Awakenings (movie)
- User score: 7.8
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Penny Marshall
- Production companies: Parkes/Lasker productions
- Genre: Drama
- Budget: $31,000,000
- Revenue: $52,096,475
- Release date: 12/4/1990
- Run time: 120 min.
Movie description
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.
