Several stories interweave during two days in Los Angeles involving a collection of inter-related characters, a police detective with a drugged out mother and a thieving younger brother, two car thieves who are constantly theorizing on society and race, the white district attorney and his irritated and pampered wife, a racist white veteran cop (caring for a sick father at home) who disgusts his more idealistic younger partner, a successful Hollywood director and his wife who must deal with the racist cop, a Persian-immigrant father who buys a gun to protect his shop, a Hispanic locksmith and his young daughter who is afraid of bullets, and more.
In "Awake," a psychological thriller that tells the story of a man undergoing heart surgery while experiencing a phenomenon called "anesthetic awareness," which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama.
In October of 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first man-made object to orbit the Earth. It struck fear into the hearts of Americans, who had come to view their World War II ally as an enemy, and who saw their own efforts ast space flight ending in flaming wrecks on the launchpad.. Homer H. Hickam Jr., the son of a West Virginia coal miner, would watch the night sky hoping to see the satellite pass overhead. He and his friends decided that they could play a role in the space race, and began making and launching their own rockets. Their early attempts were less than successful, and drew the ire of Homer Sr., their school, and local authorities. But one teacher encouraged them, and eventually their efforts were successful.
The sudden appearance of one man in a world where apes are in charge and humans are enslaved serves as a challenge to the status quo in this exciting sci-fi thriller.
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