Awakenings
1990 - ENGLISH - MOVIE
Biography Drama
The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them. Awakenings is a 1990 American English-language Biography Drama motion picture starring Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Max Von Sydow and Jan Saint. The movie is inspired from Awakenings by Oliver Sacks. Lasker/Parkes Productions was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker. Awakenings is written by Oliver Sacks and Steven Zaillian and it is directed by Penny Marshall. Columbia Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. Awakenings was released on 11th January 1991 and takes a screen time of 121 minutes. Awakenings was made on a budget of $29 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Steven Zaillian. Cinematography was done by Miroslav Ondricek and editing by Battle Davis and Jerry Greenberg. The music was composed by Randy Newman.
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Date31 DEC 1990
Budget$ 29 MILLION
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Biography , Drama
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Awakenings Reviews and Ratings
Average Review Rating : positive
Positive Review Rating : 60%
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Owen Gleiberman
With a true story this eerie and compelling, and with a cast this talented, Awakenings could hardly be a washout. ( Read More )
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Simon Miraudo
a curiously underloved film... Awakenings will get a re evaluation in the wake of Williams passing, and thats great. Its just a tragedy it took a tragedy to precipitate it. ( Read More )
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Nell Minow
Directed by Penny Marshall, Awakenings is a powerful and moving story, brilliantly acted and directed. ( Read More )
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Try to picture being engulfed by a sickness that has taken away 30 years of your life by putting you to sleep. ( Read More )
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Robert Roten
Like the book on which it was based Awakenings tries to bring across the point that we should all learn to better appreciate the beauty and wonder of everyday life.It does not make the point very well, relying largely on a single speech to deliver the message rather than actions. ( Read More )
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