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Awakenings

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Awakenings

Release Date: December 04, 1990

Year    :   1990
Slogan    :   «There is no such thing as a simple miracle.»
Genres    :   Drama
Production Companies    :   Parkes/Lasker productions
Director    :   Penny Marshall
Producers    :   Bonnie Timmermann, Walter F. Parkes, Arne Schmidt, Lawrence Lasker, Penny Marshall, Richard Baratta, Timothy M. Bourne, Elliot Abbott, Margaret Mitchell, Amy Lemisch
Writers    :   Steven Zaillian, Oliver Sacks
RunTime    :   120 mins.
Revenue    :   52096475

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.


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