![Awakenings](https://i3.wp.com/image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9gztZXuHLG6AJ0fgqGd7Q43cWRI.jpg)
Plot
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
Writer | Steven Zaillian |
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Director | Penny Marshall |
Actor | Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard |
Country | United States of America |
Production | Parkes/Lasker productions |