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Starring: John Heard, Steve Vinovich, Le Chance DuRand, Steve Randazzo, Waheedah Ahmad, Judith Malina, Tiger Haynes, Alice Drummond, Max Rabinowitz, Joan E. MacIntosh, Jayne Haynes, Keith Diamond, Vincent Pastore, Richard Libertini, Barton Heyman, Robert De Niro, Tomislav Novakovic, Debra Kovner-Zaks, Harvey Miller, Gloria Harper, Byron Utley, Chris Carolan, Anthony J. Nici, Charles Keating, Robin Williams, Mel Gorham, Libby Titus, Linda Burns, Ruth Nelson, Julie Kavner, Max Raven, Shane Fistell, Leonard
Director: Penny Marshall
DVD, PG13, 120 minutes, COLUMBIA TRISTAR
Based on a true story as related by neurologist Oliver Sacks, Awakenings stars Robin Williams as the Sacks counterpart, here named Dr. Malcolm Sayer. Something of a klutz and naif, Dr. Sayer takes a job at a Bronx psychiatric hospital in 1969. Here he's put in charge of several seemingly catatonic patients who, under Sayer's painstaking guidance, begin responding to certain stimulati. Apprised of the efficacy of a new drug called L-DOPA in treating degenerative-disease victims, Sayer is given permission to test the drug on one of his patients: Leonard Lowe (Robert De Niro), who has not communicated with anyone since lapsing into catatonia as a child. Gradually, Lowe comes out of his shell, encouraging Sayers to administer L-DOPA to the other patients under his care. Julie Kavner and John Heard also star. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.
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| Director: | Penny Marshall |
| Studio Name: | Sony Pictures Home Ent. |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Format: | DVD |
| Screen Format: | Widescreen |
| Run Time (in minutes): | 121 minutes |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Audio Tracks: | Dolby Surround |
| Shipping Weight (in pounds): | 0.3 |
| Product in Inches (L x W x H): | 0.7 x 5.5 x 7.8 |
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