Awakenings

Starring: Vincent Pastore, Richard Libertini, Anne Meara, Julie Kavner, Peter Stormare, Penelope Ann Miller, Robin Williams, Max von Sydow, Dexter Gordon, Mel Gorham

Director: Penny Marshall
Release Date: December 20th, 1990
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Studio: Matalon

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Synopsis: Based on a true story, a passionate and somewhat unorthodox doctor struggles to cure patients of encephalitis, a sleeping disorder which struck many victims in the 1920s, rendering them motionless and seemingly thoughtless.