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Awakenings (1990)

2 Ratings: 5.0

A movie directed by Penny Marshall

Based on the acclaimed book by neurologist Oliver Sacks, director Penny Marshall's hit 1990 drama stars Robin Williams as Dr. Malcolm Sayer. Sayer is a neurologist who discovers that the drug L-Dopa can be used to "unlock" patients in a … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Drama Movies

Cast: Robert De Niro, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner

Director: Penny Marshall

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review by MichaelN. February 19, 2004

posted in Movie Hype

Williams & DeNiro are Great!

Robert DeNiro in a totally different role as a boy who awakens from a coma, after many years, as a man! Williams as the doctor who tries desperately to revive other patients like DeNiro and then act as a father and mentor to each. Then later Williams tries everything humanly possible to keep his patients from relapsing to their former coma state.The scene where DeNiro wakes up for the first time and puts his arms out with a big smile is one of my favorite movie scenes of all-time. This was probably … more

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review by AdamHunnicutt. April 16, 2002

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'Awakenings' has been my favorite movie for a long time now, but it hasn't always been so. I suppose it took a bit of maturing, and maybe a couple years of vigorous movie watching to come to the conclusion that this is my favorite. Robin Williams plays a realistic, tender, giving person named Doctor Sayer. His innocence and humbleness in the movie is something that baffled me all through my younger years. How could the crazy Robin Williams pull of something so real? Well, I was unknowing … more

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