Awakenings

1990 · 120 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 167,239 VOTES · DIR. Penny Marshall

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Overview

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

Dialogue Timeline — 739 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:32 - Want to go fishing? - The fish are frozen.
00:06:40 - It cannot. - I know that now. I proved it.
00:13:34 Her name is Lucy Fishman. She was found with her sister -
00:17:11 Nestle's chocolate flavour is out of this world.
00:21:13 Tea?
00:24:48 The virus did not spare their higher faculties.
00:29:39 - It is one of your statues. - Exactly.
00:34:30 I will begin by moving the pointer to L for Leonard.
00:38:26 As I was saying... by administering L-dopa.
00:41:21 No... His symptoms are like Parkinson's disease -
00:50:39 Anthony. How are you?
00:58:00 - Come on! - No.
01:01:34 What is most striking is the profound facial masking -
01:06:08 Dr Sayer, something about fruit trees.
01:10:14 - Are you ready? - I will stay here.
01:13:40 He used to go to all the games, so I like to read him the sports pages.
01:18:37 I feel old and I feel swindled. That is how I feel.
01:21:36 Work, play, friendship... family.
01:24:51 Yes.
01:27:45 Yes, because he is in this place... We wake him up and lock him in a cage.
01:30:28 Your medicine could be taken away... They can do that.
01:36:56 - Can you stop this? - I am not sure, but I am trying.
01:40:25 You are not.
01:48:30 The summer was extraordinary. A season of rebirth and innocence. A miracle.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed739
Dialogue density6.2 lines / min
First line00:00:32
Final line01:48:30

Production Record

DirectorPenny Marshall
LanguageEnglish
Budget$31,000,000
Revenue$52,096,475
IMDb votes167,239