Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil

135 mins | Drama | Dec. 30, 1992

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.

Lorenzo's Oil

135 mins | Drama | Dec. 30, 1992

Lorenzo's Oil
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Lorenzo's Oil
Directors Daphne Paris, George Miller
Writers Nick Enright, George Miller

Cast

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

Colin Ward

as Jake Gimble

Jennifer Dundas

as Nurse Nancy Jo

William Cameron

as Pellerman

Becky Ann Baker

as Pellerman's Secretary

Mary Pat Gleason

as The Librarian

David Shiner

as Clown

Ann Dowd

as Pediatrician

Peter MacKenzie

as Immunosuppression Doctor

Paul Lazar

as Professor Duncan

Joyce Reehling

as Columnist

Michael O'Neill

as School Psychologist

Richard Cordery

as Suddaby's Senior Manager

Angus Barnett

as Suddaby's Junior Manager

Elizabeth Daily

as Lorenzo Odone (voice)

Zack O'Malley Greenburg

as Lorenzo Odone

Sandy Gore

as Murphy Family

Nora Dunfee

as Murphy Family

Rocco Sisto

as Murphy Family

Amelia Campbell

as Murphy Family

Keith Reddin

as Murphy Family

Anthony Dileo Jr.

as Conference Parent

Lianne Kressin

as Smiling Nurse