Dr Oliver Sacks and the Real Life 'Awakenings' Video ABC

[@bertolopez4792]

Just saw this movie on Netflix, truly bought tears to my eyes. God bless people who suffer with those type of diseases.

[@cortnygossett72]

Omg yess I could not stop crying 😩 this was one of the best movies I’ve ever seen in my life. Rest In Peace to Robin Williams to all of them 🙏🏾truly amazing

[@TheAngryWexican.]

Just watched it two days ago, had never heard of it, De Niro deserved an oscar. Was so sad how it ended

[@Mr_Jingles111]

one of the most depressing movie tht I've ever watch, excellent performance by Robin, Robert and the rest of the casts

[@tylergalvez5033]

@@TheAngryWexican. I cried when De Niro first woke! And Robin's heartwarming smile

[@pilotofthemothership]

i cried too

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Dr. Oliver Sacks (July 9, 1933 - August 30, 2015), age 82 And RIP Robin Williams (July 21, 1951 - August 11, 2014), age 63 You both will be remembered as legends

[@tylergalvez5033]

I teared up when Robin first smiled for Leonard in the movie.

[@MrJames-tw3so]

well put

[@lapetitefleur3482]

Imagine witnessing the younger actor who played you in a movie dies before you

[@o.portista]

What a great movie Awakenings was, done by two legendary actors. This film was said to be Williams top favourite film he enjoyed being apart of, same thing for De Niro. The film literally touches your heart, and teaches you the value of life and how many people take it for granted. God bless Williams and Oliver Sacks. Two heros in a better place now. It's also amazing how Williams a few years later would battle a similar brain trauma/disease. Theres no words that can fully describe this movie. Astonishing. I could say the part that hit me the most was when Leonard had said he counden't read anymore, and how he told his lover that it was his final time seeing her, like holy there is so much that could be said about the film, just you can't describe it, you can only see the film for yourself. God bless Williams, Sacks and all those patients who had suffered, and battled. Legends. Such an under-rated film.

[@tavolorgia3472]

I just watched it right now on Netflix. Great movie. Great people

[@wkeil1981]

just watched it on netflix, was sad but happy at same time. Never heard of the movie before today.

[@tylergalvez5033]

ED, I notice you posting this comment to nearly Every Awakening video lol

[@o.portista]

@@tylergalvez5033 I notice you've been watching Awakening clips lol, It's a great film, literally can say so much about it, However not all

[@lhu8891]

It was nothing more than a cruel experiment

[@emwabe]

He looks exactly like Robin Williams! (Who plays him in the movie Awakenings)

[@o.portista]

fr

[@davidkruse4030]

robin williams looks like him.

[@lmc2664]

I think it was the other way around. Robin Williams looked exactly like Dr. Sacks :)

[@matthewbishop9255]

@@davidkruse4030 you’re a philosophical genius.

[@alkaseltzer84]

@@matthewbishop9255 stop

[@Raao1]

These patients and medical staff are real heroes and should be role models for society.

[@Marion2.p.0]

Sans aucun doute..Without a doubt in France a shame

[@Superduper666]

I’m so glad they came alive, even if only for a little while

[@stephenjemyers]

Exactly what I just felt

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

It was kind of like they were immune to the drug

[@MysterousBear]

"devil puttin' a part in, though." Man. 40 years locked in your own body, can't stop shaking your head if you want to come out, still doing your own hair and cracking a joke. Unimaginable spirit.

[@derekgreene7436]

The man should of won the Nobel peace prize, maybe he did !! I don't know, but a caring doctor that went to the length he did to help these poor people, unbelievably brilliant.

[@HolowatyVlogs]

Unfortunately, he never won a Nobel Prize, but he was highly rewarded and decorated throughout his career.

[@wendyjohnston1943]

That movie can make the hardest person cry. These clips, movies, et cetera et cetera give me a good smack in the face of how blessed & lucky my self-centered self is. Father God in heaven please forgive me and God bless us and all who read this. No Edits: just adding great movie amazing actors. Rest Easy Mr Williams.

[@lesliegarza7170]

It's so sad to hear that Robin Williams himself thought he was succumbing to Parkinson's but was wrongly diagnosed. He had a brain tumor where he suffered with hallucinations. When I saw this movie, it made me think of how scared he must have been toward the end of his life.

[@bridgelaurie9490]

Gosh I’d do anything have Robin back. Dude was such a gift to us a true pure soul in Hollywood which can be rare.

[@tylergalvez5033]

His sweet, but sad smile is one of a kind!

[@alexb2351]

A true understanding doctor.

[@littlebull8881]

Touche

[@A777K]

Never take the life we have for granted. Truly God's gift, beyond body, we have a true consciousness that knows only love. They're not just ghosts, they are conscious people who need love

[@rioborzeli147]

Well said 👏👏

[@coasterfreek219]

"though he looks like a stray santa claus" what the hell has that reporter ever done!!!

[@WendyLopezGazquez]

Indeed! That was rude! 😳

[@lovewhitey2027]

Disgusting 🗣👹

[@charlotteb9997]

lmao, I know, they did him dirty

[@nedisahonkey]

I know what you mean but Diane Sawyer is a very accomplished journalist

[@chronicillz1879]

Where does she say that lol

[@1cnevarez]

I saw this movie when I was 15 in 1990. Recently in 2013 my father had a massive stroke. half his body was paralyzed and could not talk. he could only use one hand. Me and my mother took care of him till 2020 when he passed away from Covid regulation. This film was constantly in my mind. my father wanted to live and I helped him. the most valuable thing in life is the human spirt. you could only imagine and be amazed what the human spirt can do. Thank youand RIP Dr Oliver.. RIP Penny Marshal, Robin Williams ....Mr Robert Dinero Thank you!!😂

[@andycap8469]

I just watched this movie. I have so many different emotions. :(

[@sarahlee4718]

The lady who sings at the end made me cry. She was so adorable. It reminded me of my mom in her last years. 😭

[@sean---the-other-one]

I was struck by how much Diane Sawyer reminded me of Leonard’s love interest in the movie. The scene that always gets me in Awakenings, though, is when Robin’s character Dr Sayer falters in recording the deteriorating condition of Leonard but Leonard urges him to go on: “Learn! Learn! Learn! Learn!” What a powerful scene that was.

[@duxwiththefux]

“Learn from me”

[@lindiehammond7921]

@Sean Do you mean Penny Marshall, the director of the movie for Eleanor, Not Diane Sawyer?

[@sean---the-other-one]

@@lindiehammond7921 No, I thought Diane looked remarkably like the movie’s love interest for Leonard, Paula, who was played by Penelope Anne Miller.

[@andeekahler4497]

Love seeing a scene with Dr. Sacks and Robin Williams! Sent chills down my fangirl spine to see those two worlds collide!

[@ISEEKSPACE]

This is what a doctor should be.

[@dandelacroix7348]

Here Sacka looks like a lion. I love him so much trough his works in medical literature. He was a wonderful human. Hugs from Argentina and thanks a lot for this documet

[@stephenbirks6458]

I worked in a psychiatrc hospital and know the highs & lows of seeing a patient go back home fixed with medication ! - Knowing you have to keep that barrier between them & yourself ? -You still get a buzz -After we lost Robin Williams I went to a local record & dvd store in UK -And was dissapointed that that 'Awakinings' - was not available to buy off the shelf on such a big company like that ?the other one of Williams movies I wanted was 'World according to Garp' -I had both on VHS but alas no player ? - But it was out of print on Dvd ? Awakenings is a wonderful movie all the cast do a fantastic job ! -Thanks for showing this ! S.B. British Isles God bless those People !

[@khaledsoliman1125]

Never cried while watching a film but cried a lot while watching this movie

[@webwizard65]

My God... Penny Marshall and Robin Williams side by side... I couldn't hold back the tears, what a staggering loss for humanity...

[@MrFrankthatank77]

Who’s watching in 2021 on Netflix?

[@coolpiraterapstar]

2024

[@kaganturktur]

Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro are straight up legends.

[@TheStormyClouds]

"Though he looks like a stray Santa Claus' God DAYUM you did not have to roast him, lady. Sheesh

[@MCV-xg7kc]

Thank you for posting this. I watched it on an abc site and the volume cut in and out all through it. I was glad to be able to hear it ☺️

[@thesharonroseful]

One of my favorite Robin Williams movies.

[@bishoyromani4058]

Watching this make you know how good De Niro was in the film.

[@garysparks7960]

Thank you for posting this

[@tenderlemon3318]

Wow I remember loving the movie years ago, and I literally just got a book by Oliver Sacks, I had no idea the movie was based on him!

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

Oliver Sacks is a fantastic writer. I loved "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat." That book came out around the same time "Art of the Deal" was the #1 bestseller, just as an aside. I worked for the now defunct WaldenBooks at the time.

[@mahonrimartins1767]

I remember watching this movie as a kid and it moved me deeply. I've always liked this kind of movies Lorenzo's Oil is another one I saw in elementary school. Based in true stories movies have always been my jam.

[@jaredscroggins9410]

Apparently you missed the sentence at the very end of the film.

[@akhodagu]

I highly recommend people watch the movie Awakenings. Possibly Robin William’s best work.

[@inesfreire9135]

"Fisher King" is, imo, his best work.

[@sMarti4803]

One of my fans of Robin an Robert.. the amazing work the real people made happen.. a fav movie of mine for LIFE

[@GGoAwayy]

10:20 Release a patient who made it and will set sail on his own? Yeah they didn't read the script

[@kennarajora6532]

yeah that didn't happen in the movie, or real life.

[@zubeidakaker1228]

Amazing film with Robin williems I loved it a wept xx

[@DeSantiagoDavid]

Amazing story! ❤️🌹💪

[@paradoxinmotion]

thank you for sharing

[@tipsygypsy8741]

If only Robin and Dr. Sacks had still been in contact at the time just before he took his life, I truly believe the doctor could have helped him! I really think that Dr. Sacks would’ve been able to help him with his LBD, and as a result he would still be here today!

[@joanofarc33]

Tipsy Gypsy What is LBD?

[@mariestreeting9145]

@@joanofarc33 Hey there, i didn't know what it was either so i googled it ha ha. It means Lewy Body Dementia, I didn't read it all but it seems Robin Williams was in the first stages of this disease. So very sad. All the best , Marie :)

[@aneta6839]

LBD is not curable and Williams was given 3 years to live at the time of his diagnosis, that was 6 years ago, so no he wouldnt be here today.

[@derekgreene7436]

Yeh pitty,I didn't know he had that, great actor, and made his mark,on a grave stone between the date your born and date you've passed,theres a line,its how you filled it, he filled it. R.I.P R.W

[@1cnevarez]

Ditto

[@fullmetalyellowjacket8560]

What a fascinating story

[@gagansingh6731]

You're my hero doctor thank you for helping and serving the humanity. Mental health is everything.

[@learnenglishwithtreesongte5915]

Thanku Father for the healthy life u gave me

[@tankguy1981]

Amazing!

[@philosophyofmany4317]

God bless them.

[@mrmeeseeks2534]

What a great film!!!!

[@davidhunter6134]

Wow. Great story.

[@bobbybyrd1236]

Trapped in my body without movement and alone with my thoughts is worse than hell to me. I would beg to be killed.

[@jaredscroggins9410]

But you couldn’t talk.

[@ChinoGreen]

You must have never died before

[@peteaxe2067]

@@ChinoGreen neither have you

[@mish375]

It would be like being in a prison within your own body.

[@Rinkyu]

This makes me cry

[@Wongwongwong10000]

How Robert De Niro didn’t win the Oscar for his role in Awakenings is why the Academy is all politics. Jeremy Irons was good as Claus von Bülow but Robert De Niro was better.

[@theamazingandtalentedblake8296]

Good question

[@rioborzeli147]

Just seen this movie in 2023, WOW amazing

[@bekindandmerciful5145]

incredibly sad...yet full of hope

[@ionutcristian9650]

If you think your life sucks.......thank your lucky star you've got your health.

[@MostafaMoghbel]

This guy actually looks like Robin Williams, wow!

[@Marsupial2]

Watched the movie and loved it, weird to see the actors here with Dr Sacks lol

[@chikkachinijohannady]

Woah. He looks so much like Robin Williams.

[@sunsuncorda5977]

Sorprendente

[@TheGameSeekers]

who's here after watching the movie?

[@blackcitroenlove]

Essentially an autoimmune version of locked-in syndrome. Have there been any findings regarding what the antibodies were, and what could keep them at bay?

[@zaggaona]

they dont know what caused it, how it spread, no cure obviously. one of the greatest medical mysteries of the 20th century

[@bekit7131]

I saw the documentary about Sleepy Sickness & read about it. Apparently there is no known cure. It’s Encephalitis Lethargica is the medical name. After the person develops it they can also develop post encephalitic Parkinson’s disease. In the documentary it showed that Dr. Sacks prescribed L Dopamine which helped the patients come out of the vegetative state. So the L Dopamine is what kept the disease at bay & unfortunately had limitations & side affects.

[@keepitsimple7042]

I miss Robin so much 💔

[@blindpeopledostuff3587]

I swear we are living in our area’s plague days. We’ve got more ways to do things now but still kind of hellish.

[@Monica-sf5eq]

such a good movie

[@Danfrank24]

Bit of an insulting introduction. Stray Santa Claus 😂

[@kerryhola]

I came here because of the movie awakening😭 i cried 🤍🤍

[@rloperfido3817]

What a doctor is supposed to do his JOB!

[@madmurd6596]

RIP Dr Sachs!

[@bekit7131]

Rip Dr. Sacks, Robin Williams & Penny Marshall.

[@blazayblazay8888]

⚾️ awakenings! ⚾️ awakenings! ⚾️ awakenings! 🏀 awakenings!

[@READYTEDDYBEAR]

Is there any footage of the real Leonard Lowe?

[@roydemeo509]

Literally around the 3:05 mark she even says his name.

[@READYTEDDYBEAR]

Roy Demeo 2 seconds long if that?

[@lukamarkac6706]

9:32 too

[@Marion2.p.0]

Quel film, histoire vraie enfin romancer, j'aimerais faire voir se film dans les hôpitaux psychiatriques en France, juste pour l'humanité, je suis allée voir un proche dans le public une horreur. Honte de ne pas pouvoir intervenir dans ces endroits.... je ne raconte même pas

[@stylishsalim6849]

Here after watching the movie.. 10.9.2023..

[@jaseyraeTV]

Oliver Sacks looks so much like Robin Williams. 😮

[@user-rg6ct2np1u]

God if robin wiliams couldn’t get any better! Good movie!

[@jsan3743]

What caused the 1920s sleeping sickness?

[@tristancraven3685]

What a lovely and amazing man ❤

[@MrFrankthatank77]

Did I miss that scene or was it deleted where they say he let him go off on his own? Cause I don’t remember that?

[@OkamiKuma]

Could have been an alternate ending but in the movie Leonard does not go back into the world. The last scene is Deniro and Williams working away at the Quiji board.

[@janejamison6056]

Not in the final version, probably deleted

[@ALADAR16]

el dopa sounds like a name jessy pinkman would come up for a drug

[@roseblanc4291]

😢😢

[@daytripperhd]

He looks alot like Robin Williams wow

[@anotherarmchairhistorian2831]

A stray Santa Claus? Talk about extremely rude.

[@heistruth2865]

Is that what she said? I thought she said "a straight Santa clause" haha

[@TallPoe]

The magic of anti fungal stimulants 🍀🌳

[@ArsyaUtomo]

AWAKENINGS

[@ShaneFlett]

Nick Mullen?

[@venyredun5221]

To o to sleep at 20 something and wake up as 60 something... Daaaamn.

[@READYTEDDYBEAR]

Why did they change his name in the film?

[@jacobshirley3457]

If I had to guess, "Sacks" may have made some viewers think of the word "nutsack." Sounds dumb, but I don't know the real reason.

[@READYTEDDYBEAR]

@@jacobshirley3457 I was wondering if it had anything to do with Sacks still working as a doctor in 1990 and patient confidentiality?

[@jacobshirley3457]

@@READYTEDDYBEAR Maybe it was to further emphasize that the film was partially fiction, despite being based on real events and people.

[@READYTEDDYBEAR]

@@jacobshirley3457 There was a book called Awakenings that was written by and had Oliver Sacks name on the cover.

[@jacobshirley3457]

@@READYTEDDYBEAR I know. But films often stray from the book by a lot.

[@ann-mariepaliukenas19]

Did anyone notice “la Corona” crayons Dustin was using in the film?

[@suppleTits]

Wow that’s amazing that I found to read this comment after just watching this movie & I sure did notice it instantly

[@StephEWaterstram]

I wonder how much of the movie was fictionalized? Did Leonard really want to go for that walk?

[@jilliangrannon1939]

Wouldn't their legs have atrafied?

[@Clarkkent163]

The brain was clearly getting use to the medicine! That's why no other medicine and drug worked on those with severe mental/neurological disorders and will likely still not work if say the neurologists were to ever try again! The brain of say someone with severe autism is clearly because of the neurons and synapses not being right, like someone with bipolar, they have a chemical imbalance inside their brain

[@kurdapya_explorer1407]

Robbie Williams 😢why oh why

[@horsunluimparatoru0984]

Leonard doesnt look like de niro

[@Wheelchair_Winkler]

There is absolutly no way, you just start walking after 40 years, without any muscles left in the legs...

[@f1faith015]

Thing is that their muscles might not have atrophied, as they were not paralysed. All the patients probably had good muscle tones. Parkinsonism only affects the part of your nervous system thats supposed to organise and refine your movements. If this system fails, muscles are still able to work, it's just that your brain doesn't "let them" to. There would surely be some atrophy from years of inactivity but not to the point of immobility.

[@kimmyfreak200]

i've seen miracles with medical marijuana too...wonder if it would have worked

[@krisushi1]

What I can't understand is why, when Robin Williams did an amazing impersonation of Dr. Sacks, did the movie portray Dr. Oliver Sacks as having an American accent? Is there some reason that Americans want to lay claim to everything achieved when shown by Hollywood??

[@arai6147]

You know its hard to do accents while portraying it as natural. Maybe robin didn't have that natural vibe with his accent. This was too harsh of a criticism

[@krisushi1]

@@arai6147 Robin Williams was a natural at imitations and did a great British accent. No excuses here. Only Hollywood changing history yet again. A "harsh critism", really? Hollywood is always changing real life events and people, this is a slap in the face to those portrayed. The world doesnt revolve around America, it's about time America came back down to earth and joined everyone else. Actors from around the globe are always using American accents in movies and TV Shows, it's not that hard. Just look at the British actor Hugh Laurie who played the lead in 'House'! He's just one example of literally thousands upon thousands.

[@jflsdknf]

Relax.

[@krisushi1]

@@jflsdknf Says the American?

[@heshamhany8470]

@@krisushi1 he's Swedish actually.

[@keyalex9250]

This shit actually scary.. you telln me they jus went to sleep one day and that was it? 👀

[@Centane]

Just got here after watching Awakenings. Seeing his work is so inspiring, wish I could thank him for giving so many people a chance 🤍

[@ReadingRambo152]

I absolutely loved your reaction to Awakenings, it's one of my most favorite movies! There is a full documentary with Dr. Sacks from 1973 that I think you'd enjoy, many of the clips in this video are from the documentary, you can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnvMpYenityJm8U

[@bomark2002]

I just wonder if the drug worked too well? So well that it would have cost hospitals a lot of money to have lost those patients? I just wonder if the L-Dopa was minutely substituted for something else so it would stop working

[@imtheonlyusianwithmynameso1159]

No. That’s not true. These were post-encephalitic Parkinson’s patients, in other words they developed Parkinson’s symptoms after contracting the flu and after having encephalitis lethargica, or the sleepy-sickness, during the 1920s epidemic. This was a small hospital and, anyway, L-dopa’s side effects are less pronounced but still present in Parkinson’s patients after a long time. Dr. Sacks invoked ‘chaos theory’ in order to explain why they cycled through experiencing tics and dyskinesia. There are a lot of reasons why your theory isn’t as plausible as L-dopa being an imperfect drug (all drugs are imperfect and cause side effects) and I recommend you read the book Awakenings.

[@ann-mariepaliukenas19]

@@imtheonlyusianwithmynameso1159 i fear that some covid 19 sufferers may suffer this way, though we know many developments in medicine have/are continuing to be made, though im not medically knowledgeable.

[@ann-mariepaliukenas19]

Bonmark i think there could be truth in that.

[@paul5899]

People who "wonder" without a shred of evidence are the worst. Like me saying "I wonder if Oprah is actually a box of Corn Flakes"

[@lesliegarza7170]

@@paul5899 thank goodness most proven theories started with an 'I wonder' and went from there, not the other way around.

[@dr.pepper8154]

Ik know i guy he gate post ssri sex disorder from prozac ssri pils. ..He gate l dopa to fore gate beter ....L dopa en dex amfetamine and his feeling coming back

[@AdamGeest]

What? Leonard doesn't go back into the real world. Robin williams doesn't say goodbye. L-dopa stops working for Leonard. Period.

[@julie_puff]

Yeah I’m confused

[@rtharmon454]

El dopea Hahaha

[@timsharpe6652]

Not funny ! Show some respect here !!

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

Back when DeNiro was a good actor and not just a mouthpiece for corporate media and left wing Hollywood politics. It's really sad to see HIM almost become a sleepwalker who can't think for himself anymore. Makes you wonder who he sold his soul to.

[@joemiller947]

Keep crying lmao, if you honestly care about the politics of actors you've never met before, then you need to reevaluate your life.

[@otterhero6229]

Corporate and left wing have completely different interests lol I think you're slightly misled

[@brianblair8160]

Paula, you’re an idiot.

[@thamara2130]

Stfu you don’t have rights to judge someone’s political views. He has his own political view just like you have one. And politics has nothing to do with his acting ability.

[@Beyondhumanlimits1]

It’s you dude not him…take a look in the mirror.

[@boccia2409]

Thats not how the movie ended