Awakenings

Robert De Niro as Leonard Lowe Robin Williams as Malcolm Sayer John Heard as Dr. Kaufman Julie Kavner as Eleanor Costello Penelope Ann Miller as Paula Ruth Nelson as Mrs. Lowe Max von Sydow as Peter Ingham Anne Meara as Miriam Dexter Gordon as Rolando George Martin as Frank Alice Drummond as Lucy Fishman Richard Libertini as Sidney Laura Esterman as Lolly Barton Heyman as Bert Judith Malina as Rose Mary Alice as Nurse Margaret Keith Diamond as Anthony Bradley Whitford as Dr. Tyler John Christopher Jones as Dr. Sullivan Le Clanché du Rand as Magda Yusef Bulos as Joseph Steven Randazzo as Luis Steve Vinovich as Ray Tiger Haynes as Janitor Peter Stormare as Neurochemist Charles Keating as Mr. Kean Mel Gorham as Nurse Sara Bret McCormick as Head Ward Orderly Gordon Joseph Weiss as Ward #5 Patient Byron Utley as Ward #5 Patient #2 Vincent Pastore as Ward #5 Patient #6 Harry L. Seddon as Medical Student Jack Mulcahy as Psych Ward Intern Vin Diesel as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

Penny Marshall Director Lawrence Lasker Producer Miroslav Ondříček Director of Photography Walter F. Parkes Producer Steven Zaillian Screenplay Bonnie Timmermann Casting Penny Marshall Executive Producer Alan E. Muraoka Assistant Art Director Patricia Birch Thanks Glen Trotiner Second Assistant Director Carrie Fisher Thanks Tracy Reiner Thanks Oliver Sacks Book Randy Newman Original Music Composer