Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Drama
Overview
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.
Cast
- Nick Nolte as Augusto Odone
- Susan Sarandon as Michaela Odone
- Peter Ustinov as Professor Nikolais
- Ann Hearn as Loretta Muscatine
- Maduka Steady as Omuori
- Aaron Jackson as Francesco Odone
- Laura Linney as Young Teacher
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Deirdre Murphy
- Gerry Bamman as Doctor Judalon
- Margo Martindale as Wendy Gimble