Overview - Awakenings
Date of release
Budget
$31,000,000.00
Revenue
$52,096,475.00
Spoken Languages
- English
Production companies
Name: Parkes/Lasker productions
Production country
Overview
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.
Cast
Name: Robert De Niro
Character: Leonard Lowe
Popularity: 43.633
Name: Robin Williams
Character: Malcolm Sayer
Popularity: 30.33
Name: John Heard
Character: Dr. Kaufman
Popularity: 13.72
Name: Julie Kavner
Character: Eleanor Costello
Popularity: 9.431
Name: Penelope Ann Miller
Character: Paula
Popularity: 11.208
Name: Ruth Nelson
Character: Mrs. Lowe
Popularity: 2.241
Name: Max von Sydow
Character: Peter Ingham
Popularity: 14.322
Name: Anne Meara
Character: Miriam
Popularity: 4.886
