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The film tells the story of a neurologist who uses L-DOPA to awaken catatonic patients who survived the 1919–1930 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica. It stars Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner and others, and was nominated for three Academy Awards.
Dec 14, 2023 · Awakenings is a fictionalized retelling of Dr. Oliver Sacks' groundbreaking work on catatonic patients, featuring a powerful performance by Robin Williams. The movie stays true to the essence of Sacks' book, depicting the devastating effects of encephalitis lethargica and the potential of L-DOPA, despite some changes for dramatic purposes.
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With Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson. Dr. Sayer is a pioneering neurologist who wants to take a risk and give his patients who suffer from encephalitis a drug used for Parkinson's Disease. He tries it out on one man who miraculously wakes from his perpetual catatonic state.
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Dec 20, 1990 · Nominated for three Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Actor, and based on a true story, Awakenings stars Robin Williams as a taciturn neurologist and Robert De Niro as the patient he revives from a 30-year state of catatonia.
In 1969, a doctor tests an experimental drug on a man in an unresponsive state — who awakens after 30 years and must come to grips with life as an adult. Watch trailers & learn more.
