Awake
Drama, Thriller
Weinstein Company  (11/30/2007) 84 mins R

6.5 (16,627 votes)
Awake turns the disturbingly real phenomenon of anesthetic awareness - in which surgery patients, through completely paralyzed, are conscious of everything they are experiencing, including the pain - into a "completely absorbing" thriller (Roger Ebert). When failed anesthesia leaves a rich young tycoon (Hayden Christensen, Star Wars) alert but immobilized during open heart surgery, he overhears a devious plot to have him killed. Co-starring Jessica Alba (Sin City) and Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard (Crash), Awake does "for operations what Jaws did for the beach" (Frank Scheck,Hollywood Reporter)...

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Cast and Crew
Christopher McDonald  ......  Dr. Larry Lupin
Arliss Howard  ......  Dr. Jonathan Neyer
Lena Olin  ......  Lilith Beresford
Jessica Alba  ......  Sam Lockwood
Terrence Howard  ......  Dr. Jack Harper
Fisher Stevens  ......  Dr. Puttnam
Director  .....  Joby Harold
Producer  .....  Joana Vicente; John Penotti; Kelly Carmichael; Donny Deutsch; Jason Kliot
Writer  .....  Joby Harold
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: The endotracheal tube (breathing tube) was not secured to the patient. It is standard practice to secure this tube to the patient in order to keep it in place. (more)

Trivia:
Hayden Christensen replaced Jared Leto. (more)

Filming Locations:
Bellevue Hospital - 550 First Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
Clay Beresford: Am I supposed to still hear you? (more)

Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations (more)