Malcolm Sayer

Malcolm Sayer is a fictional character appearing in the 1990 film Awakenings, from which he serves as the protagonist. He is portrayed by Robin Williams.
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== Biography ==
Dr. Sayer is a neurologist who has been fascinated by science since he was seven years old, when he memorized the periodic table of elements. He now works at a poor private chronic hospital in the Bronx and is treating patients who survived the 1920s encephalitis epidemic. His patients are all suffering from a condition that causes them to stare into space with blank expressions, but Dr. Sayer believes that their minds are still working. He is treating them with a new drug called L-Dopa, which replenishes dopamine in their brains, in the hopes that they will be able to rejoin society.
== Personality ==
While Dr. Sayer is socially awkward and blunt with his patients' relatives, he truly cares for his patients and wants them to live a better life. He is daring and caring at heart.
==Appearances==
*Awakenings (1990)
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