Released
Awakenings
December 4 1990 (almost 34 years ago)Rating
78
Based on
2505 reviews
There is no such thing as a simple miracle.
- Director: Penny Marshall
- Writer: Steven Zaillian
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 2 h
- Budget: $31,000,000
- Box office: $52,096,475
- Country: United States of America
- Company: Parkes/Lasker productions
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.
