Movies / Awakenings (1990)
Runtime: 121 min
Languages: English
Countries: USA
In this film, Dr. Malcolm Sayer takes a job at a Bronx psychiatric hospital and is put in charge of several seemingly catatonic patients. Under Sayer's painstaking guidance, they begin responding to certain stimuli. Sayer is then given permission to test a new drug on one of his patients.
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| Directors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Penny Marshall | ... |
| Writers (2) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Oliver Sacks | (book) (as Oliver Sacks M.D.) |
| Steven Zaillian | (screenplay) |
| Composers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Randy Newman | ... |
| Editors (2) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Battle Davis | ... |
| Gerald B. Greenberg | (as Jerry Greenberg) |
| Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Miroslav Ondrícek | director of photography (as Miroslav Ondricek) |
| Actors (68) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Adam Bryant | Librarian |
| Alice Drummond | Lucy |
| Anne Meara | Miriam |
| Anthony J. Nici | Young Leonard |
| Anthony McGowen | Ward #5 Patient #3 |
| Barton Heyman | Bert |
| Bradley Whitford | Dr. Tyler |
| Buck Smith | Leonard's Friend #2 |
| Byron Utley | Ward #5 Patient #2 |
| Charles Keating | Mr. Kean |
| Chris Carolan | EEG Technician |
| Christina Huertes | Christina |
| Debra Kovner-Zaks | Cafeteria Nurse |
| Dexter Gordon | Rolando |
| Doris McCarthy | Secretary in Board Room (uncredited) |
| Gary Tacon | George, Security Guard |
| George Martin | Frank |
| Gloria Harper | Dottie |
| Gordon Joseph Weiss | Ward #5 Patient |
| Gwyllum Evans | Desmond |
| Harry L. Seddon | Medical Student |
| Harvey Miller | Hospital Director |
| Heather Rose Dominic | Neighborhood Girl (uncredited) |
| Howard Feller | Ward #5 Patient #7 |
| Jack Mulcahy | Intern on Psych Ward (uncredited) |
| James Medina | (uncredited) |
| Jan Saint | Man Hit with Ball (uncredited) |
| Jayne Haynes | Frances |
| Joan E. MacIntosh | Teacher |
| John Christopher Jones | Dr. Sullivan |
| John Heard | Dr. Kaufman |
| Judith Malina | Rose |
| Judy Jacksina | Hospital Receptionist |
| Julie Kavner | Eleanor Costello |
| Keith Diamond | Anthony |
| Laura Esterman | Lolly |
| Le Clanché du Rand | Magda (as Le Clanche Du Rand) |
| Leonard Tepper | Ward #5 Patient #5 |
| Libby Titus | Club Singer |
| Linda Burns | Fishsticks |
| Mary Alice | Nurse Margaret |
| Mary Catherine Wright | Nurse Beth |
| Max Rabinowitz | Ward #5 Orderly |
| Max von Sydow | Dr. Peter Ingham (as Max Von Sydow) |
| Mel Gorham | Nurse Sara |
| Michael Hurley | Orderly (uncredited) |
| Michael Hyde | Bus Driver |
| Oliver Block | Leonard's Friend #1 |
| Paul Montgomery | Ward #5 Patient #4 |
| Penelope Ann Miller | Paula |
| Peter Stormare | Neurochemist |
| Richard Libertini | Sidney |
| Rico Elias | Orderly #1 |
| Robert De Niro | Leonard Lowe |
| Robin Williams | Dr. Malcolm Sayer |
| Ruth Nelson | Mrs. Lowe |
| Shane Fistell | Man in Hall |
| Sherry Pagán | Mother in Subway (uncredited) |
| Steven Randazzo | Luis (as Steve Randazzo) |
| Steve Vinovich | Ray |
| Tanya Berezin | Psychiatrist |
| Tiger Haynes | Janitor |
| Tom Farrell | Patient on Film (uncredited) |
| Tomislav Novakovic | Bartender |
| Vincent Pastore | Ward #5 Patient #6 (as Vinny Pastore) |
| Vin Diesel | Hospital Orderly (uncredited) |
| Waheedah Ahmad | Hysterical Woman |
| Yusef Bulos | Joseph |