Lorenzo's Oil
Some people make their own miracles.
1992 | 135m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | George Miller |
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| Writer: | Nick Enright, George Miller |
| Staring: |
| Augusto and Michaela Odone are dealt a cruel blow by fate when their five-year-old son Lorenzo is diagnosed with a rare and incurable disease. But the Odones' persistence and faith leads to an unorthodox cure which saves their boy and re-writes medical history. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 30, 1992 |
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| Director: | George Miller |
| Writer: | Nick Enright, George Miller |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | washington dc, usa, parent child relationship, medicine, based on true story, incurable disease, 1980s, comoros |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Kennedy Miller Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $7,300,000
Budget: $30,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Paul Lazar | Professor Duncan |
| Joyce Reehling | Columnist |
| Michael O'Neill | School Psychologist |
| Richard Cordery | Suddaby's Senior Manager |
| Angus Barnett | Suddaby's Junior Manager |
| E. G. Daily | Lorenzo Odone (voice) |
| Zack O'Malley Greenburg | Lorenzo Odone |
| Sandy Gore | Murphy Family |
| Nora Dunfee | Murphy Family |
| Rocco Sisto | Murphy Family |
| Amelia Campbell | Murphy Family |
| Keith Reddin | Murphy Family |
| Anthony DiLeo Jr. | Conference Parent |
| Lianne Kressin | Smiling Nurse |
| Nicolas Petrov | World Bank Executive |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nick Enright | Screenplay |
| George Miller | Director, Screenplay |
| Kristi Zea | Production Design |
| Colleen Atwood | Costume Design |
| Marcus D'Arcy | Editor |
| Karen O'Hara | Set Decoration |
| Patricia A. Galvin | Assistant Editor |
| Rick Lisle | Assistant Editor |
| Kimberly Walls | Assistant Editor |
| Jane Maguire | First Assistant Editor |
| Mikki Ansin | Still Photographer |
| Leilani Hannah | Assistant Editor |
| Carol A. Ellison Fleming | Assistant Editor |
| Jane Moran | Assistant Editor |
| Paula Lourie | First Assistant Editor |
| Daphne Paris | Script Supervisor |
| John Seale | Director of Photography |
| Richard Francis-Bruce | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Doug Mitchell | Producer |
| Arnold Burk | Executive Producer |
| George Miller | Producer |
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