Awakenings

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Robert De Niro

Leonard Lowe

Age : 80 | Popularity : 56%

Robin Williams

Malcolm Sayer

Age : 63 | Popularity : 40%

John Heard

Dr. Kaufman

Age : 72 | Popularity : 13%

Julie Kavner

Eleanor Costello

Age : 73 | Popularity : 30%

Penelope Ann Miller

Paula

Age : 60 | Popularity : 32%

Ruth Nelson

Mrs. Lowe

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Max von Sydow

Peter Ingham

Age : 90 | Popularity : 56%

Anne Meara

Miriam

Age : 85 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Crew	Thanks	Carrie Fisher Tracy Reiner Patricia Birch Yakov Sklyansky Ed. Weinberger Jack Winter
	Transportation Captain	Michael Hyde
	Unit Publicist	Larry Kaplan
	Cableman	Mike Bedard
Editing	Editor	Gerald B. Greenberg Battle Davis
	Additional Editing	Jere Huggins
	Assistant Editor	Suzanne Pillsbury Debbie Goldsmith
	Negative Cutter	Donah Bassett
	First Assistant Editor	Kathryn Camp
Production	Casting	Bonnie Timmermann
	Producer	Walter F. Parkes Lawrence Lasker
	Executive Producer	Arne Schmidt Penny Marshall Elliot Abbott
	Location Manager	Richard Baratta
	Unit Production Manager	Timothy M. Bourne
	Production Accountant	Margaret Mitchell
	Associate Producer	Amy Lemisch
Writing	Screenplay	Steven Zaillian
	Book	Oliver Sacks
Art	Production Design	Anton Furst
	Art Department Assistant	Sarah Knowles Lynn Nigro
	Assistant Art Director	Alan E. Muraoka
	Set Decoration	George DeTitta Jr.
	Construction Coordinator	Ron Petagna
	Art Direction	Bill Groom
	Leadman	Gerald DeTitta
	Property Master	Robert Griffon Jr.
Camera	Director of Photography	Miroslav Ondříček
	Camera Operator	Tom Priestley Jr.
	Still Photographer	Louis Goldman
Sound	Music Editor	Laura Perlman James Flamberg
	Music	Randy Newman
	Sound Editor	Hugo Weng Hamilton Sterling Bob Newlan John Morris
	Foley Editor	David Williams Mark Pappas
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Matthew Iadarola Gary C. Bourgeois
	Supervising Sound Editor	Jerry Ross
	ADR Editor	Joe Dorn
	Assistant Sound Editor	Michele Perrone Linda Yeaney Michelle Pleis
	Supervising ADR Editor	Beth Bergeron
	Production Sound Mixer	Les Lazarowitz
	Boom Operator	Linda Murphy
Directing	Director	Penny Marshall
	Script Supervisor	Sheila Paige
	Second Assistant Director	Glen Trotiner
	First Assistant Director	Tony Gittelson
Costume & Make-Up	Hairstylist	Scott W. Farley Ilona Herman William A. Farley
	Makeup Artist	Ilona Herman Bernadette Mazur
	Costume Design	Cynthia Flynt
	Assistant Costume Designer	George Potts
Lighting	Chief Lighting Technician	Richard Quinlan
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