Awakenings (1990) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers

Check out the official Awakenings (1990) Trailer starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Watch on FandangoNOW: Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date on all your favorite movies. Starring: Robin Williams, Robert De Niro Directed By: Penny Marshall Synopsis: The story of a doctor’s extraordinary work in the Sixties with a group of catatonic patients he finds languishing in a Bronx hospital. Speculating that their rigidity may be akin to an extreme form of Parkinsonism, he seeks permission from his skeptical superiors to treat them with L-dopa, a drug that was used to treat Parkinson’s disease at the time. Watch More Classic Trailers: ► Dramas: ► Trailers By Year: Fuel Your Movie Obsession: ► Subscribe to CLASSIC TRAILERS: ► Watch Movieclips ORIGINALS: ► Like us on FACEBOOK: ► Follow us on TWITTER: ► Follow us on INSTAGRAM: Subscribe to the Fandango MOVIECLIPS CLASSIC TRAILERS channel to rediscover all your favorite movie trailers and find a classic you may have missed.