Awakenings is a 1990 American biographical drama film directed by Penny Marshall and written by Steven Zaillian, based on Oliver Sacks's 1973 memoir. It tells the story of neurologist Dr. … See more

In 1969, Dr. Malcolm Sayer is a dedicated and caring physician at a local hospital in the Bronx borough of New York City. After working extensively with the catatonic patients … See more

• Robert De Niro as Leonard Lowe
• Robin Williams as Dr. Malcolm Sayer
• Julie Kavner as Eleanor Costello
• John Heard as Dr. Kaufman See more

Casting
On September 15, 1989, Liz Smith reported that those being considered for the role of Leonard Lowe's mother were Kaye Ballard, Shelley Winters and Anne Jackson; not quite three weeks later, Newsday named See more

Awakenings was released theatrically on December 12, 1990, with an opening weekend gross of $417,076, opening in second place, behind Home Alone's ninth weekend, with $8,306,532. It went on to gross $52.1 million in the United States and Canada, and … See more

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