Awakenings (1990)
Awakenings (1990)

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Cast & Crew.

Robert De Niro
Leonard Lowe

Robin Williams
Malcolm Sayer

John Heard
Dr. Kaufman

Julie Kavner
Eleanor Costello

Penelope Ann Miller
Paula

Ruth Nelson
Mrs. Lowe

Max von Sydow
Peter Ingham

Anne Meara
Miriam

Dexter Gordon
Rolando

George Martin
Frank

Alice Drummond
Lucy Fishman

Richard Libertini
Sidney

Laura Esterman
Lolly

Barton Heyman
Bert

Judith Malina
Rose

Mary Alice
Nurse Margaret

Keith Diamond
Anthony

Bradley Whitford
Dr. Tyler

John Christopher Jones
Dr. Sullivan

Mary Catherine Wright
Nurse Beth

Jayne Haynes
Frances

Le Clanché du Rand
Magda

Yusef Bulos
Joseph

Steven Randazzo
Luis

Gloria Harper
Dottie

Gwyllum Evans
Desmond

Steve Vinovich
Ray

Tiger Haynes
Janitor

Harvey Miller
Hospital Director

Tanya Berezin
Psychiatrist

Peter Stormare
Neurochemist

Shane Fistell
Man in Hall

Waheedah Ahmad
Hysterical Woman

Charles Keating
Mr. Kean

Christina Huertes
Christina

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

Max Rabinowitz
Ward #5 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 / Transportation Captain

Tomislav Novakovic
Bartender

Adam Bryant
Librarian

Anthony J. Nici
Young Leonard

Oliver Block
Leonard's Friend #1

Buck Smith
Leonard's Friend #2

Joan E. MacIntosh
Teacher

Harry L. Seddon
Medical Student

Jack Mulcahy
Psych Ward Intern

Jason W. Fuchs
Pot-Head Hippie

Vin Diesel
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

Penny Marshall
Director / Executive Producer

Steven Zaillian
Screenplay

Lawrence Lasker
Producer

Walter F. Parkes
Producer

Miroslav Ondříček
Director of Photography

Battle Davis
Editor

Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor

Bonnie Timmermann
Casting

Anton Furst
Production Design

Cynthia Flynt
Costume Design

Elliot Abbott
Executive Producer

Arne Schmidt
Executive Producer

Mike Bedard
Cableman

Bill Groom
Art Direction

George DeTitta Jr.
Set Decoration

Alan E. Muraoka
Assistant Art Director

Ron Petagna Sr.
Construction Coordinator

George Potts
Assistant Costume Designer

Sheila Paige
Script Supervisor

Ilona Herman
Hairstylist / Makeup Artist

William A. Farley
Hairstylist

Scott W. Farley
Hairstylist

Bernadette Mazur
Makeup Artist

Amy Lemisch
Associate Producer

Timothy M. Bourne
Unit Production Manager

Tony Gittelson
First Assistant Director

Glen Trotiner
Second Assistant Director

Jere Huggins
Additional Editing

Sarah Knowles
Art Department Assistant

Lynn Nigro
Art Department Assistant

Kathryn Camp
First Assistant Editor

Debbie Goldsmith
Assistant Editor

Suzanne Pillsbury
Assistant Editor

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

Tom Priestley Jr.
Camera Operator

Gerald DeTitta
Leadman

Richard Quinlan
Chief Lighting Technician

Margaret Mitchell
Production Accountant

Richard Baratta
Location Manager

Robert Griffon Jr.
Property Master

Beth Bergeron
Supervising ADR Editor

Joe Dorn
ADR Editor

David Williams
Foley Editor

Mark Pappas
Foley Editor

Larry Kaplan
Unit Publicist
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Details.
Release DateDecember 4, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Budget$31,000,000
Box Office$52,096,475
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Awakenings is a 1990 American biographical drama film written by Steven Zaillian, directed by Penny Marshall, and starring Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Stormare and Max von Sydow. It is based on Oliver Sacks's 1973 nonfiction memoir of the same title. The film tells the story of the fictional neurologist Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Williams), whose character is based on Sacks.
In 1969, Sayer discovers the beneficial effects of the drug L-DOPA and administers the drug to catatonic patients who survived the 1919–1930 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica. The patients - among them the focal character Leonard Lowe (De Niro) - are awakened after decades and must therefore try to acclimate to life in a new and unfamiliar time.
Produced by Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, who first encountered Sacks's book as undergraduates at Yale University. Released on 12 December 1990, Awakenings was a critical and commercial success, earning $108.7 million on a $29 million budget. It was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (De Niro), and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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