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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.
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Directed by: Penny Marshall, Miroslav Ondříček, Alan E. Muraoka
Produced by: Walter F. Parkes, Lawrence Lasker, Elliot Abbott
Composed by: Randy Newman
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