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Awakenings (1990) 7.8
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Metascore: 74/100
Reviews: 169 user | 35 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them. Director:Penny Marshall |
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Cast
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Paula
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Lucy
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Rose
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Barton Heyman | ... |
Bert
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Miriam
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Sidney
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Lolly
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Rolando
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Frances
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A new doctor finds himself with a ward full of catatonic patients. He is disturbed by them and the fact that they have been catatonic for decades with no hope of any cure. When he finds a possible chemical cure he gets permission to try it on one of them. When the first patient awakes, he is now well into his 50s having gone into a catatonic state at 20 years of age. The film then delights in the new awareness of the patients and then on the reactions of their relatives to the changes in the newly awakened. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Plot Keywords:
patient | hope | doctor | title directed by female | man with glasses |Taglines:
There is no such thing as a simple miracle.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 January 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$52,096,475 (USA)Company Credits
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Famed jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon who portrayed Rolando in the film passed away 8 months before the films release. See more »Goofs
Lucy's feet relative to the checkered floor pattern when she walks towards the window. See more »Quotes
Orderly #1: You see doc, we got MS, Tourette's Syndrome, Parkinson's disease, some of 'em we ain't even got a name for...See more »
Besides when I was a child, I never actually cried during a movie. I've felt the urge to cry during some of them or had tears forming in my eyes, but they never really came out. Before I viewed "Awakenings," "Schindler's List" was the closest one to making me cry. Now, "Awakenings" has done it.
Another great thing about "Awakenings," is that it truly teaches us to appreciate the simple things in life that we take for granted, from taking a walk by yourself or reading a book or even just brushing your teeth.
I don't care what anyone says, both Robin Williams' and Robert DeNiro's performances were excellent and touching. I found this more touching then "Patch Adams." (But I guess "Patch Adams" is more of a Comedy/drama).
Give this great film a try. Grab the Kleenexs during Robert De Niro's first dance.