Awakenings
Year | 1990 |
Starring | John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Rober De Niro, Robin Williams |
Director(s) | Penny Marshall |
Rating | PG-13 |
Genre(s) | Drama |
Runtime | 121 min |
Twenty-five years after being rendered catatonic by an encephalitis epidemic, the patients at Bainbridge Hospital have little chance for a cure. When Dr. Sayer arrives, he is told he will essentially be babysitting the ward. But Dr. Sayer sees something behind the blank stares of his patients. When he finally gets approval to try a new wonder-drug on them, the results are extraordinary.