Awakenings

7.8
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 120 min
  • Premiere: 1990. December 4.

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.

Discover

Robert De Niro

Leonard Lowe

Robin Williams

Malcolm Sayer

John Heard

Dr. Kaufman

Julie Kavner

Eleanor Costello

Ruth Nelson

Mrs. Lowe

Max von Sydow

Peter Ingham

Anne Meara

Miriam

Alice Drummond

Lucy Fishman

Mary Alice

Nurse Margaret

Jayne Haynes

Frances

Yusef Bulos

Joseph

Tiger Haynes

Janitor

Harvey Miller

Hospital Director

Tanya Berezin

Psychiatrist

Peter Stormare

Neurochemist

Shane Fistell

Man in Hall

Waheedah Ahmad

Hysterical Woman

Linda Burns

Fishsticks

Judy Jacksina

Hospital Receptionist

Gary Tacon

George

Rico Elias

Orderly #1

Mel Gorham

Nurse Sara

Chris Carolan

EEG Technician

Debra Kovner-Zaks

Cafeteria Nurse

Bret McCormick

Head Ward Orderly

Gordon Joseph Weiss

Ward #5 Patient

Byron Utley

Ward #5 Patient #2

Anthony McGowen

Ward #5 Patient #3

Paul Montgomery

Ward #5 Patient #4

Leonard Tepper

Ward #5 Patient #5

Vincent Pastore

Ward #5 Patient #6

Howard Feller

Ward #5 Patient #7

Libby Titus

Club Singer

Michael Hyde

Bus Driver

Adam Bryant

Librarian

Anthony J. Nici

Young Leonard

Oliver Block

Leonard's Friend #1

Buck Smith

Leonard's Friend #2

Harry L. Seddon

Medical Student

Jack Mulcahy

Psych Ward Intern

Jason W. Fuchs

Pot-Head Hippie

Vin Diesel

Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

Art

Anton Furst

Production Design

Bill Groom

Art Direction

George DeTitta Jr.

Set Decoration

Alan E. Muraoka

Assistant Art Director

Ron Petagna Sr.

Construction Coordinator

Sarah Knowles

Art Department Assistant

Lynn Nigro

Art Department Assistant

Robert Griffon Jr.

Property Master

Camera

Miroslav Ondříček

Director of Photography

Tom Priestley Jr.

Camera Operator

Louis Goldman

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Cynthia Flynt

Costume Design

George Potts

Assistant Costume Designer

Ilona Herman

Hairstylist

William A. Farley

Hairstylist

Scott W. Farley

Hairstylist

Bernadette Mazur

Makeup Artist

Ilona Herman

Makeup Artist

Crew

Mike Bedard

Cableman

Michael Hyde

Transportation Captain

Larry Kaplan

Unit Publicist

Jack Winter

Thanks

Directing

Penny Marshall

Director

Sheila Paige

Script Supervisor

Tony Gittelson

First Assistant Director

Glen Trotiner

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Jere Huggins

Additional Editing

Kathryn Camp

First Assistant Editor

Debbie Goldsmith

Assistant Editor

Suzanne Pillsbury

Assistant Editor

Donah Bassett

Negative Cutter

Lighting

Richard Quinlan

Chief Lighting Technician

Production

Elliot Abbott

Executive Producer

Penny Marshall

Executive Producer

Arne Schmidt

Executive Producer

Amy Lemisch

Associate Producer

Timothy M. Bourne

Unit Production Manager

Margaret Mitchell

Production Accountant

Richard Baratta

Location Manager

Sound

Jerry Ross

Supervising Sound Editor

Bob Newlan

Sound Editor

Hamilton Sterling

Sound Editor

Hugo Weng

Sound Editor

John Morris

Sound Editor

Michele Perrone

Assistant Sound Editor

Michelle Pleis

Assistant Sound Editor

Linda Yeaney

Assistant Sound Editor

James Flamberg

Music Editor

Laura Perlman

Music Editor

Les Lazarowitz

Production Sound Mixer

Gary C. Bourgeois

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Matthew Iadarola

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Linda Murphy

Boom Operator

Beth Bergeron

Supervising ADR Editor

Joe Dorn

ADR Editor

David Williams

Foley Editor

Mark Pappas

Foley Editor

Randy Newman

Original Music Composer

Writing

Steven Zaillian

Screenplay

Art

Anton Furst

Production Design

Bill Groom

Art Direction

George DeTitta Jr.

Set Decoration

Alan E. Muraoka

Assistant Art Director

Ron Petagna Sr.

Construction Coordinator

Sarah Knowles

Art Department Assistant

Lynn Nigro

Art Department Assistant

Robert Griffon Jr.

Property Master

Camera

Miroslav Ondříček

Director of Photography

Tom Priestley Jr.

Camera Operator

Louis Goldman

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Cynthia Flynt

Costume Design

George Potts

Assistant Costume Designer

Ilona Herman

Hairstylist

William A. Farley

Hairstylist

Scott W. Farley

Hairstylist

Bernadette Mazur

Makeup Artist

Ilona Herman

Makeup Artist

Crew

Mike Bedard

Cableman

Michael Hyde

Transportation Captain

Larry Kaplan

Unit Publicist

Jack Winter

Thanks

Directing

Penny Marshall

Director

Sheila Paige

Script Supervisor

Tony Gittelson

First Assistant Director

Glen Trotiner

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Jere Huggins

Additional Editing

Kathryn Camp

First Assistant Editor

Debbie Goldsmith

Assistant Editor

Suzanne Pillsbury

Assistant Editor

Donah Bassett

Negative Cutter

Lighting

Richard Quinlan

Chief Lighting Technician

Production

Elliot Abbott

Executive Producer

Penny Marshall

Executive Producer

Arne Schmidt

Executive Producer

Amy Lemisch

Associate Producer

Timothy M. Bourne

Unit Production Manager

Margaret Mitchell

Production Accountant

Richard Baratta

Location Manager

Sound

Jerry Ross

Supervising Sound Editor

Bob Newlan

Sound Editor

Hamilton Sterling

Sound Editor

Hugo Weng

Sound Editor

John Morris

Sound Editor

Michele Perrone

Assistant Sound Editor

Michelle Pleis

Assistant Sound Editor

Linda Yeaney

Assistant Sound Editor

James Flamberg

Music Editor

Laura Perlman

Music Editor

Les Lazarowitz

Production Sound Mixer

Gary C. Bourgeois

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Matthew Iadarola

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Linda Murphy

Boom Operator

Beth Bergeron

Supervising ADR Editor

Joe Dorn

ADR Editor

David Williams

Foley Editor

Mark Pappas

Foley Editor

Randy Newman

Original Music Composer

Writing

Steven Zaillian

Screenplay