Awakenings

There is no such thing as a simple miracle.

120 mins
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.

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

Alice Drummond

Lucy Fishman

Mary Alice

Nurse Margaret

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

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)

Miroslav Ondříček

Director of Photography

Steven Zaillian

Screenplay

Elliot Abbott

Executive Producer

Arne Schmidt

Executive Producer

Penny Marshall

Executive Producer

Cynthia Flynt

Costume Design

Anton Furst

Production Design

Mike Bedard

Cableman

Ilona Herman

Hairstylist

George DeTitta Jr.

Set Decoration

Sheila Paige

Script Supervisor

Ron Petagna Sr.

Construction Coordinator

Scott W. Farley

Hairstylist

Bernadette Mazur

Makeup Artist

George Potts

Assistant Costume Designer

Bill Groom

Art Direction

Alan E. Muraoka

Assistant Art Director

Timothy M. Bourne

Unit Production Manager

Jerry Ross

Supervising Sound Editor

James Flamberg

Music Editor

Linda Murphy

Boom Operator

Robert Griffon Jr.

Property Master

Bob Newlan

Sound Editor

Larry Kaplan

Unit Publicist

Hugo Weng

Sound Editor

Richard Baratta

Location Manager

Tony Gittelson

First Assistant Director

Debbie Goldsmith

Assistant Editor

Laura Perlman

Music Editor

Matthew Iadarola

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom Priestley Jr.

Camera Operator

Margaret Mitchell

Production Accountant

Louis Goldman

Still Photographer

Hamilton Sterling

Sound Editor

David Williams

Foley Editor

John Morris

Sound Editor

Gary C. Bourgeois

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Hyde

Transportation Captain

Beth Bergeron

Supervising ADR Editor

Donah Bassett

Negative Cutter

Suzanne Pillsbury

Assistant Editor

Michele Perrone

Assistant Sound Editor

Glen Trotiner

Second Assistant Director

Sarah Knowles

Art Department Assistant

Richard Quinlan

Chief Lighting Technician

Amy Lemisch

Associate Producer

Les Lazarowitz

Production Sound Mixer

Lynn Nigro

Art Department Assistant

Joe Dorn

ADR Editor

Kathryn Camp

First Assistant Editor

Michelle Pleis

Assistant Sound Editor

Ilona Herman

Makeup Artist

Mark Pappas

Foley Editor

Jere Huggins

Additional Editing

Linda Yeaney

Assistant Sound Editor

Randy Newman

Original Music Composer

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