AWAKENINGS - BLU-4K

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• Release Year: 1990
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Robert De Niro and Robin Williams star in this powerful, ture story of a maverick doctor and the patients whose lives he changes.; ; Williams plays Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to 'awaken' the catatonic victims of a rare disease. DeNiro co-stars as Leonard, 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. Encouraged by Leonard's stunning recovery, Sayer administers the drug to the other patients. the story of their friendship during this emotional journey is a testament to both the tenderness of the human heart and the strenth of the human soul.
• Cast: Robert de Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Alice Drummond, Judith Malina, Barton Heyman, George Martin, Anne Meara, Richard Libertini, Laura Esterman, Dexter Gordon, Jayne Haynes, Le Clanché du Rand, Yusef Bulos, Steven Randazzo, Gloria Harper, Gwyllum Evans, Mary Catherine Wright, Mary Alice, Keith Diamond, Steve Vinovich, Tiger Haynes, John Christopher Jones, Bradley Whitford, Max Von Sydow, Harvey Miller, Tanya Berezin, Peter Stormare, Shane Fistell, Waheedah Ahmad, Charles Keating, Christina Huertes, Linda Burns, Judy Jacksina, Gary Tacon, Rico Elias, Mel Gorham, Chris Carolan, Debra Kovner-Zaks, Max Rabinowitz, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Byron Utley, Anthony McGowen, Paul Montgomery, Leonard Tepper, Vincent Pastore, Howard Feller, Libby Titus, Michael Hyde, Tomislav Novakovic, Adam Bryant, Anthony J. Nici, Oliver Block, Buck Smith, Joan E. MacIntosh, Harry L. Seddon, Vin Diesel, Heather Rose Dominic, Tom Farrell, Michael Hurley, Doris McCarthy, James Medina, Jack Mulcahy, Sherry Pagán, Jan Saint, Ruth Leon Weiman, Penny Marshall, Oliver Sacks, Steven Zaillian
• Director: Penny Marshall
• Runtime: 2:01
• Company: Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie