Awakenings
A doctor (Robin Williams) tries the drug L-dopa on an immobile man (Robert De Niro).
Description
Drama121 Mins1990PG-13
Starts06/12/2020Expires06/01/2021
The story of a doctor's extraordinary work in the Sixties with a group of catatonic patients he finds languishing in a Bronx hospital. Speculating that their rigidity may be akin to an extreme form of Parkinsonism, he seeks permission from his skeptical superiors to treat them with L-dopa, a drug that was used to treat Parkinson's disease at the time.
Moods
- Emotional
- Inspiring
Cast
Robert De Niroas Leonard Lowe Robert De Niroas Leonard Lowe
Robin Williamsas Dr. Malcolm Sayer Robin Williamsas Dr. Malcolm Sayer
Julie Kavneras Eleanor Costello Julie Kavneras Eleanor Costello
Ruth Nelsonas Mrs. Lowe Ruth Nelsonas Mrs. Lowe
John Heardas Dr. Kaufman John Heardas Dr. Kaufman