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Release Date:
15 January 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
Some people make their own miracles.
Plot:
A boy develops a disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his father decides to learn all about it and tackle the problem himself. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 2 nominations
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(6 articles)
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Susan shines and who would expect any less??
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nick Nolte | ... | Augusto Odone |
 | Susan Sarandon | ... | Michaela Odone |
 | Peter Ustinov | ... | Professor Nikolais |
 | Kathleen Wilhoite | ... | Deirdre Murphy |
| Gerry Bamman | ... | Doctor Judalon |
| Margo Martindale | ... | Wendy Gimble |
| James Rebhorn | ... | Ellard Muscatine |
| Ann Hearn | ... | Loretta Muscatine |
 | Maduka Steady | ... | Omuori |
| Mary Wakio | ... | Comorian Teacher |
| Don Suddaby | ... | Don Suddaby |
| Colin Ward | ... | Jake Gimble |
| LaTanya Richardson | ... | Nurse Ruth (as La Tanya Richardson) |
| Jennifer Dundas | ... | Nurse Nancy Jo |
| William Cameron | ... | Pellerman |
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Runtime:
129 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
UK:12 |
UK:12 (video re-release) |
UK:15 (video) |
Australia:PG |
South Korea:12 (DVD rating) |
South Korea:All |
Brazil:Livre |
Argentina:16 |
Finland:K-10 |
Germany:12 |
Peru:14 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
USA:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG
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Michelle Pfeiffer was originally cast as Michaela Odone but dropped out in order to play Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992) a role that Susan Sarandon also expressed interest in. The script for "Lorenzo's Oil" was given to Sarandon but she steadfastly refused to read it until she knew that Pfeiffer was no longer participating in the film.
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Augusto Odone:
Dr. Nikolias, what about the other boys, what results are you seeing in them?
Professor Nikolias: As with Lorenzo it's too early to tell. We need this study to run for the full six months.
Augusto Odone: And that would tell you what is obvious right now? That avoiding apple skins and pizza has no effect on this brutal disease?
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Professor Nikolias: As with Lorenzo it's too early to tell. We need this study to run for the full six months.
Augusto Odone: And that would tell you what is obvious right now? That avoiding apple skins and pizza has no effect on this brutal disease?
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Referenced in "Animaniacs: Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth (#1.47)" (????)
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Susan Sarandon is one of the greatest actresses ever, in my opinion. Some may not agree, but I would surely have a strong argument, with her performance in Lorenzo's Oil as my just part of my evidence. I have come to expect a lot of Susan, after her performances in Rocky Horror, Bull Durham and Thelma & Louise and she didn't disappoint me here. As Michaela Odone, the mother of Lorenzo, who has a terminal disease ALD, she perfectly skates that fine line between being a caring parent and a crazed mother obsessed with keeping her son alive, and if the nurses don't like it, too bad. Even Michaela's own sister is told to leave, because she thinks Michaela is losing it. Susan exquisitely shows the pain and sacrifice of a mother watching her son deteriorate while she is basically powerless to stop it. "How can I enjoy anything when he enjoys nothing?" This question truly reveals Michaela's agony. I think she was criminally robbed of an oscar. I would watch this movie for her performance alone. However, this is not all the movie has to offer. Nick Nolte also delivers as the father, Augusto, showing a slightly different angle with his side of the story. Together, they create what I consider to be a masterpiece. 10/10