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Awakenings (VHS, 1999, Closed Captioned; Box Office Hits Edition)

 
Awakenings (VHS, 1999, Closed Captioned; Box Office Hits Edition)

Director: Penny Marshall
Rating: Rated PG
Release Date: May 1999
Format: VHS
Additional Info: Closed Captioned; Box Office Hits Edition
UPC: 043396036123
Product ID: EPID3168965
Description: 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 ...
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Movie Description
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:Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Robert De Niro, Robin Williams

Details
Edition:Closed Captioned; Box Office Hits Edition

Notes
DVD Features:

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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