Lorenzo's Oil
Lorenzo Odone was a normal child until the age of 7, until he started experiencing blackouts, memory lapses and other strange mental phenomena. Eventually diagnosed as suffering from ALD—an extremely rare and incurable degenerative brain disorders—his parents, frustrated at the failings of conventional medicine, start their quest for an unothadox treatment.
Metadata
- Tagline
- Some people make their own miracles.
- Release date
- 1992-12-30
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- IMDb
- tt0104756
- Genres
- Drama
- Global rating
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Director
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Cast
- Susan Sarandon
Michaela Odone - Laura Linney
Young Teacher - Nick Nolte
Augusto Odone - James Rebhorn
Ellard Muscatine - Margo Martindale
Wendy Gimble - Ann Dowd
Pediatrician - Mary Pat Gleason
The Librarian - Michael O'Neill
School Psychologist - Gerry Bamman
Doctor Judalon - Angus Barnett
Suddaby's Junior Manager - Becky Ann Baker
Pellerman's Secretary - Peter MacKenzie
Immunosuppression Doctor - Paul Lazar
Professor Duncan - Elizabeth Daily
Lorenzo Odone (voice) - LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Nurse Ruth - Kathleen Wilhoite
Deirdre Murphy - Peter Ustinov
Professor Nikolais - Richard Cordery
Suddaby's Senior Manager - Jennifer Dundas
Nurse Nancy Jo - Keith Reddin
Murphy Family - Sandy Gore
Murphy Family - Rocco Sisto
Murphy Family - Amelia Campbell
Murphy Family - Nora Dunfee
Murphy Family - William Cameron
Pellerman - Anthony Dileo Jr.
Conference Parent - Ann Hearn
Loretta Muscatine - Aaron Jackson
Francesco Odone - David Shiner
Clown - Maduka Steady
Omuori - Joyce Reehling
Columnist - Colin Ward
Jake Gimble - Lianne Kressin
Smiling Nurse - Zack O'Malley Greenburg
Lorenzo Odone