Awakenings / Columbia Pictures presents a Lasker/Parkes production ; a Penny Marshall film ; screenplay by Steven Zaillian ; produced by Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker ; directed by Penny Marshall.
Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. The awakening of the first patient proves a rebirth for the doctor, too, as the patient reveals life's simple but sweet pleasures to the introverted docto...
| Uniform Title: | Awakenings (Motion picture) |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Corporate Authors: | |
| Other Authors: | |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Language of the Original: |
English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
Dialogue in English with optional soundtracks in French and Spanish and optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Published: |
Culver City, Calif. : Chatsworth, CA :
Columbia TriStar Home Video Distributed by Image Entertainment,
©1997, 1990.
|
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Genre: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |