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Synopsis
Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte give brilliant performances as parents trying to save the life of their son in George Miller's harrowing and heartbreaking Lorenzo's Oil. Based on a true story, the film begins as bright young Lorenzo (Zack O'Malley Greenburg) is leading a pleasant life on the Comoro Islands. But things start to go wrong with him -- he collapses, he raves, and he loses his hearing -- so his concerned parents, Augusto (Nick Nolte) and Michaela Odone (Susan Sarandon), take him to a doctor. The diagnosis is a death warrant; they are told that Lorenzo has been diagnosed with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), an rare and incurable nerve disease that is always fatal. When Augusto and Michaela are told to be patient as they watch their son sink further into the debilitating illness, they take matters into their own hands and start their own investigation of the disease. Using rapeseed oil, they find their own treatment for ALD. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast

Gerry Bamman Doctor Judalon
Zack O'Malley Greenburg Lorenzo Odone
Ann Hearn Loretta Muscatine
Margo Martindale Wendy Gimble
Nick Nolte Augusto Odone
James Rebhorn Ellard Muscatine
Susan Sarandon Michaela Odone
Maduka Steady Omouri
Don Suddaby Himself
Mary Wakio Comorian Teacher
Peter Ustinov Professor Nikolais
Kathleen Wilhoite Deirdre Murphy

Production Crew

Dennis Bradford Art Director
John Seale Cinematographer
Colleen Atwood Costume Designer
George Miller Director
Lee Smith Editor
Marcus D'Arcy Editor
Richard Francis-Bruce Editor
Lee Smith Musical Direction/Supervision
Doug Mitchell Producer
Doug Mitchell Producer
George Miller Producer
Kristi Zea Production Designer
George Miller Screenwriter
Nick Enright Screenwriter
Karen O'Hara Set Designer
Year: 1992
Runtime: 135
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
Atlab Australia/Technicolor

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Kennedy Miller Productions
Universal

Release
December 30, 1992 (USA)
by Universal