Awakenings (1990)

When a neurologist tests an experimental drug on a catatonic patient, he must come to grips with life as an adult as he awakens from a 30-year coma.

Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Robert De Niro, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Max von Sydow, Julie Kavner, Barton Heyman, Robin Williams, Alice Drummond, Judith Malina, Ruth Nelson
Runtime: 02h 00m
Type: Movie

Awakenings (1990)

When a neurologist tests an experimental drug on a catatonic patient, he must come to grips with life as an adult as he awakens from a 30-year coma.

Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Robert De Niro, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Max von Sydow, Julie Kavner, Barton Heyman, Robin Williams, Alice Drummond, Judith Malina, Ruth Nelson
Runtime: 02h 00m
Type: Movie
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