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Lorenzo's Oil
Starring: Susan Sarandon Director: George Miller  Rated: Parents Strongly Cautioned for Children Under 13

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Format: DVD

Genre: Drama

Average Customer Rating: Rating 4.5
Based on 49 ratings.

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region [unknown]
Package Type: Keep Case

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - 01/21/1993

"...[Sarandon] delivers a stunning, emotionally direct performance..."

USA Today - 12/30/1992

"...[A] cinematic wonder....An exhilarating experience akin to watching a breathless mystery thriller unfold..." -- 4 out of 4 stars

Chicago Sun-Times - 01/15/1993

"...It takes a heartbreaking story and pushes it to the limit, showing us the lengths of courage and imagination that people can summon when they must. The performances, by Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte, are daring, too..."

Product Description:

Based on a true 1985 story, "Lorenzo's Oil" chronicles a couple's search for a cure for their son's fatal disease. After diagnosing 5-year-old Lorenzo Odone's condition as an extremly rare degeneration of the nervous system known as Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), the doctors tell his parents that there is nothing that can be done, and that he has only two years to live. Refusing to accept the word of the medical establishment, the Odones begin researching ALD themselves. As her husband desperately seeks a cure, the boy's mother devotes herself to keeping her child alive with a single-minded fanaticism that alienates everyone around her, including, at times, her husband. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best (Original) Screenplay, Best Actress--Susan Sarandon.

Plot Keywords:

Achievers | Children | Diseases | Doctors | Drama | Drama (General) | Family (General) | Family Crises | Family Interaction | Fathers And Sons | Health | Heartwarming | Illness | Parenthood | Parents | Personal Triumph | Recommended | Tear Jerker

Production Notes:

  • Color by Technicolor and Atlab.
  • Filmed in location predominantely in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • "Lorenzo's Oil" is based on a true story. The real Lorenzo Odone survived the supposedly incurable disease, thanks to his parents discovery, and is now 14-years-old.
  • Australian director George Miller ("Mad Max") was a medical doctor before becoming a film director.

Cast and Crew:

Starring Susan Sarandon
Directed by George Miller
Produced by George Miller
Screenwriting by George Miller
Performer Nick Nolte, Peter Ustinov, Kathleen Wilhoite, Zack O'Malley Greenburg & Laura Linney

DVD Details:

  • Label: Universal Studios
  • Originally Released in: 1993
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rated: Parents Strongly Cautioned for Children Under 13
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 16 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Release Date: April 6, 2004
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 54,380
  • Item UPC: 025192197024
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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Average Customer Rating: Rating 4.5
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