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AWAKENINGS DVD--MASTERED IN HIGH-DEFINITION ON THE SONY/COLUMBIA -LABEL--BRAND SPANKING NEW--STILL FACTORY SEALED---Based on the true
story of a research physician who uses an experimental drug to "awaken"
the catatonic victims of a rare sleeping sickness. The first patient to
receive the drug (De Niro in an astounding performance) is filled with
awe and enthusiasm that teaches the introverted doctor to value life's
simple pleasures. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture,
Best Actor--Robert De Niro, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
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Based on the true story of a research physician who uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare sleeping sickness. The first patient to receive the drug (De Niro in an astounding performance) is filled with awe and enthusiasm that teaches the introverted doctor to value life's simple pleasures. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Robert De Niro, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
Credits
Cast:
John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Robert De Niro, Robin Williams
Details
Edition:
Closed Captioned; Subtitled French and Spanish
Notes
DVD Features:
Keepcase
DVD Features:
Region 1 Encoding Keepcase
The film is based on the experiences of British-born neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks at a hospital in the Bronx, New York. It was shot in the Kingsboro Psychiatric Center in Brooklyn.
Shot in Technicolor.
Robert De Niro won the New York Film Critics Circle award for his starring performance in this film, and the Martin Scorsese film "Goodfellas," which also opened in 1990.
Editorial reviews
"...An emotional knockout....Williams and DeNiro are astounding. So's the movie. It takes a piece out of you..." Rolling Stone - p.58 - Peter Travers
"...De Niro's widely praised performance is like the rest of the film: competent, a product of hard work..." -- 3 out of 4 stars USA Today - p.5D - Mike Clark
"...Marshall has a gift for reticence..." Los Angeles Times - Peter Rainer (01/11/1991)
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