Lorenzo's Oil (1992) - The A.V. Club

Cast

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 (Omouri)Mary Wakio (Comorian Teacher)Don Suddaby (Don Suddaby)Colin Ward (Jake Gimble)LaTanya Richardson Jackson (Nurse Ruth)Jennifer Dundas (Nurse Nancy Jo)William Cameron (Pellerman)Becky Ann Baker (Pellerman's Secretary)Mary Pat Gleason (The Librarian)David Shiner (Clown)

Director

George Miller

Synopsis

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.