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Encyclopedia > Awake (film)
Awake

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joby Harold
Produced by Jason Kliot
John Penotti
Joana Vicente
Written by Joby Harold
Starring Heyden Christianson
Jessica Alba
Terrence Howard
Distributed by The Weinstein Company
Release date(s) November 30, 2007
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
IMDb profile

Awake is a 2007 thriller/drama film written and directed by Joby Harold and set for release late 2007. It stars Hayden Christianson and Jessica Alba. The film is rated R for language, an intense disturbing situation, and brief drug use. Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress. ... Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actor. ... The Weinstein Company is an independent American film studio founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 2005 after the pair left the Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Amputee boxer Baxter Humby, as Spider-Man, throws a computer-generated punch through the chest of Sandman, portrayed by Thomas Haden Church 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several... The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television. ... For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ... Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated Canadian actor. ... Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress. ... Look up R, r in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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Plot

The story focuses on a man named Clay Christianson]]) who is in love with a woman named Sam (Alba) but is unwilling to tell his mother of their relationship. We later find out this is due to Sam being his mother's personal assistant. Clay suffers from a heart condition which requires a heart transplant to be carried out by a doctor who previously saved his life and is now his good friend. However during the surgery he encounters "anesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed. To escape the pain, Clay has an out of body experience and uncovers some sinister plots. Meanwhile Sam must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them. Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress. ... A personal assistant, personal aide, or PA for short, is someone who assists in daily personal tasks. ... Anesthesia awareness, or unintended intra-operative awareness occurs during general anesthesia, when a patient has not had enough general anesthetic or analgesic to prevent consciousness and the recall of events. ...


Cast

Actor Role
Hayden Christianson Clay
Jessica Alba Sam
Lena Olin Clay's Mother
Terrence Howard Jack
Christopher McDonald Dr. Larry Lupin
Steven Hinkle Young Clay

Portion of the film's plot resembles an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents entitled "Breakdown" (1955), about a man (Joseph Cotten) who is about to be misdiagnosed dead because he is unresponsive on the medical examination table. The presumably dead man is saved from a premature burial when he manages to shed a tear, indicating that he is merely paralyzed and very much alive. Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated Canadian actor. ... Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress. ... Lena Maria Jonna Olin (born March 22, 1955 in Stockholm, Sweden) is an internationally acclaimed Academy Award-nominated Swedish actress. ... Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actor. ... Christopher McDonald Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American actor. ...


See also

Anesthesia awareness, or unintended intra-operative awareness occurs during general anesthesia, when a patient has not had enough general anesthetic or analgesic to prevent consciousness and the recall of events. ...

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