Lorenzo's Oil
Some people make their own miracles.
7.1(576) 1992-12-30 135 minDrama
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.
DirectorGeorge Miller
ProducerGeorge Miller
ProducerDoug Mitchell
ScreenplayGeorge Miller
ScreenplayNick Enright
Original Music ComposerChristine Woodruff
Cast & characters
Nick Nolte
as Augusto Odone
Susan Sarandon
as Michaela Odone
Peter Ustinov
as Professor Nikolais
Ann Hearn
as Loretta Muscatine
Maduka Steady
as Omuori
Aaron Jackson
as Francesco Odone
Laura Linney
as Young Teacher
Kathleen Wilhoite
as Deirdre Murphy
Gerry Bamman
as Doctor Judalon
Margo Martindale
as Wendy Gimble
James Rebhorn
as Ellard Muscatine
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Colin Ward
as Jake Gimble
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
as Nurse Ruth
Jennifer Dundas
as Nurse Nancy Jo
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William Cameron
as Pellerman
Becky Ann Baker
as Pellerman's Secretary
Mary Pat Gleason
as The Librarian
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David Shiner
as Clown
Ann Dowd
as Pediatrician
Peter MacKenzie
as Immunosuppression Doctor
Paul Lazar
as Professor Duncan
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Joyce Reehling
as Columnist
Michael O'Neill
as School Psychologist
Richard Cordery
as Suddaby's Senior Manager
