Lorenzo's Oil
“Some people make their own miracles.”
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.
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Cast
35 people
Nick Nolte
Augusto Odone
Known for
Cape Fear
The Thin Red Line
Susan Sarandon
Michaela Odone
Known for
Thelma & Louise
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Peter Ustinov
Professor Nikolais
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Death on the Nile
Ann Hearn
Loretta Muscatine
Known for
The Accused
Omen IV: The Awakening
Maduka Steady
Omuori
Known for
Match
Aaron Jackson
Francesco Odone
Known for
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
Laura Linney
Young Teacher
Known for
The Truman Show
Ozark
Kathleen Wilhoite
Deirdre Murphy
Known for
The Edge
Murdaugh: Death in the Family
Gerry Bamman
Doctor Judalon
Known for
Home Alone
The Bodyguard
Margo Martindale
Wendy Gimble
Known for
Your Honor
The Americans
James Rebhorn
Ellard Muscatine
Known for
The Game
Scent of a Woman
Colin Ward
Jake Gimble
Known for
Baphomet
Mother's Boys
George Miller Director · Nick Enright Screenplay Christine Woodruff Composer
Worldwide gross $7.3M · Budget $30M · United States release December 30, 1992
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$7,300,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Kennedy Miller Productions
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
Australia · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Hungarian · Italian · Swahili
Release dates
United States · December 30, 1992
Limited theatrical
United States
January 29, 1993 · Theatrical
Argentina
February 25, 1993 · Theatrical
Australia
February 25, 1993 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 2, 1993 · Theatrical · ContraCapa DVD
Canada
January 29, 1993 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 5, 1993 · Theatrical
Finland
March 26, 1993 · Theatrical
France
March 10, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
April 22, 1993 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 23, 1993 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 26, 1993 · Theatrical
Japan
May 15, 1993 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 26, 1993 · Theatrical
October 3, 2011 · Physical · DVD Premiere
Philippines
April 16, 1993 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 19, 1993 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 20, 1993 · Theatrical
Spain
March 18, 1993 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 26, 1993 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 5, 1993 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 26, 1993 · Theatrical
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