Lorenzo's Oil
Some people make their own miracles.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$30000000
Revenue
$7300000
Runtime
135 min
Release Date
1992-12-30
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
542
Vote Average
7.1
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
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Deirdre Murphy
Gerry Bamman
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Margo Martindale
Wendy Gimble
James Rebhorn
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Colin Ward
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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.
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Lianne Kressin
Smiling Nurse
Nicolas Petrov
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