Sinopsis
A finales de los años sesenta, el doctor Malcolm Sayer, un neurólogo neoyorquino, decide utilizar un medicamento nuevo para tratar a sus pacientes de encefalitis letárgica, enfermedad que priva de las facultades motoras a las personas que la padecen hasta reducirlas a un estado vegetativo. Poco a poco empezará a manifestarse cierta mejoría en los pacientes, especialmente en Leonard Lowe.
Reparto
Robert De Niro — Leonard LoweRobin Williams — Malcolm SayerJohn Heard — Dr. KaufmanJulie Kavner — Eleanor CostelloPenelope Ann Miller — PaulaRuth Nelson — Mrs. LoweMax von Sydow — Peter InghamAnne Meara — MiriamDexter Gordon — RolandoGeorge Martin — FrankAlice Drummond — Lucy FishmanRichard Libertini — SidneyLaura Esterman — LollyBarton Heyman — BertJudith Malina — RoseMary Alice — Nurse MargaretKeith Diamond — AnthonyBradley Whitford — Dr. TylerJohn Christopher Jones — Dr. SullivanMary Catherine Wright — Nurse BethJayne Haynes — FrancesLe Clanché du Rand — MagdaYusef Bulos — JosephSteven Randazzo — LuisGloria Harper — DottieGwyllum Evans — DesmondSteve Vinovich — RayTiger Haynes — JanitorHarvey Miller — Hospital DirectorTanya Berezin — PsychiatristPeter Stormare — NeurochemistShane Fistell — Man in HallWaheedah Ahmad — Hysterical WomanCharles Keating — Mr. KeanChristina Huertes — ChristinaLinda Burns — FishsticksJudy Jacksina — Hospital ReceptionistGary Tacon — GeorgeRico Elias — Orderly #1Mel Gorham — Nurse SaraChris Carolan — EEG TechnicianDebra Kovner-Zaks — Cafeteria NurseBret McCormick — Head Ward OrderlyGordon Joseph Weiss — Ward #5 PatientByron Utley — Ward #5 Patient #2Anthony McGowen — Ward #5 Patient #3Paul Montgomery — Ward #5 Patient #4Leonard Tepper — Ward #5 Patient #5Vincent Pastore — Ward #5 Patient #6Howard Feller — Ward #5 Patient #7Libby Titus — Club SingerMichael Hyde — Bus DriverTomislav Novakovic — BartenderAdam Bryant — LibrarianAnthony J. Nici — Young LeonardOliver Block — Leonard's Friend #1Buck Smith — Leonard's Friend #2Joan E. MacIntosh — TeacherHarry L. Seddon — Medical StudentJack Mulcahy — Psych Ward InternJason W. Fuchs — Pot-Head HippieVin Diesel — Hospital Orderly (uncredited)