Lorenzo's Oil
Some people make their own miracles.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$30 000 000
Box office
$7 300 000
Director
Actors
Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov, Ann Hearn, Maduka Steady, Aaron Jackson, Laura Linney, Kathleen Wilhoite, Gerry Bamman, Margo Martindale
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
George Miller, Doug Mitchell, Arnold Burk
Camera operator
Composer
Christine Woodruff
Artist
Kristi Zea, Michael Kuhling
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Don Saddabi (playing himself) is a British chemist and the creator of erucic acid, which was used to treat Lorenzo.
- Director George Miller is actually a qualified medical doctor.
- The role of Lorenzo's mother was originally intended for Michelle Pfeiffer, but she left to star in "Batman Returns" (1992). The role then went to Susan Sarandon.
- Initially, it was planned that as Lorenzo's condition worsened, the film would gradually transition from color footage to black and white, but this idea required very large financial investments, and the film was simply shot in color from beginning to end.
- The film is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, who tried to find a cure for their son Lorenzo, who suffered from adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).
- Lorenzo Odone died in 2008 from aspiration pneumonia, just a day after his 30th birthday, living 20 years longer than doctors had predicted.
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