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Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. The awakening of the first patient proves a rebirth for the doctor, too, as the patient reveals life's simple but sweet pleasures to the introverted docto...

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Main Author: Newman, Randy (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures, Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Zaillian, Steven (screen writer.), Parkes, Walter F. (Producer), Lasker, Lawrence (Producer), Marshall, Penny (Director), De Niro, Robert (Actor), Williams, Robin, 1951-2014 (Actor), Heard, John, 1945- (Actor), Kavner, Julie (Actor), Miller, Penelope Ann (Actor), Nelson, Ruth, 1905-1992 (Actor), Sydow, Max von, 1929-2020 (Actor), Meara, Anne (Actor), Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990 (Actor), Drummond, Alice, 1929- (Actor), Ondrícek, Miroslav, 1934- (Cinematographer), Greenberg, Gerald B. (Editor), Davis, Battle, 1952-1994 (Editor), Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Chatsworth, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video Distributed by Image Entertainment, c1997, 1990.
Subjects:
Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease > Case studies > Drama.
Epidemic encephalitis > Complications > Case studies > Drama.
Dopa > Therapeutic use > Case studies > Drama.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. The awakening of the first patient proves a rebirth for the doctor, too, as the patient reveals life's simple but sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor. Encouraged by Leonard's stunning recovery, Sayer administers the drug to other patients.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990.
Based on the book: Awakenings / by Oliver Sacks.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby surround stereo.; widescreen presentation (aspect ratio 1.85:1).
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek ; editors, Jerry Greenberg, Battle Davis ; music, Randy Newman.
ISBN:0800177363
9780800177362
Author Notes:Robin McLaurin Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 21, 1951. He studied acting at the Juilliard School. He was an actor and comedian, who appeared in both television shows and feature films. His television shows included Mork and Mindy and The Crazy Ones. He starred in numerous films including Popeye, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, Awakenings, Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Patch Adams, Bicentennial Man, Insomnia, Night at the Museum, Lee Daniels' The Butler, Merry Friggin' Christmas, and Boulevard. He won an Oscar in 1998 for Good Will Hunting.

He also appeared in stand-up comedy specials like Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met and in an annual series of HBO telethons for Comic Relief, a charity organization that helps homeless people and others in need. In 2011, he made his acting debut on Broadway in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. He suffered from drug and alcohol addiction in the past and was currently battling severe depression. He died of a suspected suicide due to asphyxia on August 11, 2014 at the age of 63.

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