Drama
Lorenzo's Oil
“Some people make their own miracles.”
Lorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves.
Directed by George Miller, Arnold Burk
71
User score
577 votes
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Status
Released
Released
December 30, 1992
Runtime
2h 15m
Language
English, Italian, Swahili
Budget → Revenue
$30M → $7.3M
Top cast
Nick Nolte
Augusto Odone
Susan Sarandon
Michaela Odone
Peter Ustinov
Professor Nikolais
Ann Hearn
Loretta Muscatine
Maduka Steady
Omuori
Aaron Jackson
Francesco Odone
Laura Linney
Young Teacher
Kathleen Wilhoite
Deirdre Murphy
Gerry Bamman
Doctor Judalon
Margo Martindale
Wendy Gimble
James Rebhorn
Ellard Muscatine
Colin Ward
Jake Gimble
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Nurse Ruth
Jennifer Dundas
Nurse Nancy Jo
William Cameron
Pellerman
Becky Ann Baker
Pellerman's Secretary
Mary Pat Gleason
The Librarian
David Shiner
Clown
Ann Dowd
Pediatrician
Peter MacKenzie
Immunosuppression Doctor
