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Plot summary
Clay Beresford, Jr. is a young billionaire who needs a heart transplant and wants his friend Dr. Jack Harper to perform it. He loves Samantha Lockwood, called Sam, his mother's personal assistant; they have been engaged for six months and keep the relationship from Lilith Beresford, who tells him the match is too soon and threatens to cut him off. For the operation Lilith pushes for Dr. Jonathan Neyer, noting the malpractice suits pending against Jack. Jack helps Clay and Sam marry privately at midnight, and Clay is admitted to the hospital, where he stays conscious but paralyzed through the surgery.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Awake (2007)
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- A group representing anesthesiologists in Ontario criticized the film after its release for having its "science completely wrong", declaring numerous scientific and procedural distortions and disputing the film's claim that anaesthesia awareness occurred as frequently as one in every 700 patients.
- Portions of the film were shot at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in New York City, where Lowenstein Hall was dressed to resemble a hospital, while scenes set in Dr. Jack Harper's office, the cafeteria and the elevator bank were filmed at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan.
- Despite negative reviews from critics, who criticized the performances, direction and editing, the film performed moderately well at the box office, grossing approximately $32.7 million worldwide against a production budget of $8.6 million.
