Lorenzo's Oil 1992

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 135 min

genre: drama

director: George Miller

Score: 6 / 10

Lorenzo's Oil is a 1992 American drama film directed and co-written by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, parents who search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), leading to the development of Lorenzo's oil. The film was shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, primarily from September 1991 to February 1992. It had a limited release in North America on December 30, 1992, with a nationwide release two weeks later, on January 15, 1993. Though it was a box office disappointment, grossing $7.2 million against its $30 million budget, the film was generally well received by the critics and garnered two nominations at the 65th Academy Awards.

Plot

Lorenzo is a bright and vibrant young boy living in the Comoro Islands, as his father Augusto Odone works for the World Bank and is stationed there. However, after relocating with his parents to the United States, he begins to show signs of neurological problems (such as falling, loss of hearing, tantrums, etc.). The boy is diagnosed as having adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), which is fatal within two years. Failing to find a doctor capable of treating their son's rare disease, Augusto and his wife, Michaela, set out on a mission to find a treatment to save their son. In their quest, the Odones clash with doctors, scientists and a support group that is skeptical that anything could be done about ALD, much less by laypeople. But they persist, setting up camp in medical libraries, reviewing animal experiments, enlisting the aid of Professor Gus Nikolais, badgering researchers, questioning top doctors all over the world and even organizing an international symposium about the disease.

Cast

More details

author	George Miller Nick Enright
contentLocation	Washington, D.C.
director	George Miller
editor	Marcus D'Arcy Richard Francis-Bruce
events	X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
genre	drama
keywords	adrenoleukodystrophy around the world begin biomedical efforts to heal myelin damage in patients clinical trials comoro islands croda international fall hear isolated learn lipid long chain fatty acids lorenzo\'s oil meet myelin sheath oil might help their son olive oil question rapeseed oil rare disease support group surround the myelin project world bank young boy
musicBy	Samuel Barber
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
producer	Doug Mitchell George Miller
productionCompany	Kennedy Miller Mitchell
publisher	Universal Pictures
recordedAt	Pittsburgh