Lorenzo's Oil

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Cast

Nick Nolte
as Augusto Odone

Susan Sarandon
as Michaela Odone

Peter Ustinov
as Prof. Gus Nikolais

Kathleen Wilhoite
as Deirdre Murphy

Gerry Bamman
as Dr. Judalon

Margo Martindale
as Wendy Gimble

James Rebhorn
as Ellard Muscatine

Ann Hearn
as Loretta Muscatine

Maduka Steady
as Omouri

Mary Wakio
as Comorian Teacher

Zack O'Malley Greenburg
as Lorenzo

Don Suddaby
as Don Suddaby

Colin Ward
as Jack Gimble

LaTanya Richardson
as Nurse Ruth

Jennifer Dundas
as Nurse Nancy Jo

William Cameron
as Pellerman

Becky Ann Baker
as Pellerman's Secretary

Mary Pat Gleason
as The Librarian

David Shiner
as Clown

Ann Dowd
as Pediatrician

Peter Mackenzie
as Immunosuppression Doctor

Paul Lazar
as Professor Duncan

John Lyons

Laura Linney
as Young Teacher

Helena Ruoti
as Judalon's Nurse

Luis Ruiz
as Judalon's Resident

Joyce Reehling
as Columnist

Barbara Poitier
as Nikolais Secretary

Mary Schmidt Campbell
as Principal

La Tanya Richardson
as Nurse Ruth

Ann McDonough
as Dietician

Elizabeth Daily
as Lorenzo

Lianne Kressin
as Smiling Nurse

Nicolas Petrov
as World Bank Executive

Richard Cordery
as Suddaby's Senior Manager

Angus Barnett
as Suddaby's Junior Manager

Keiko McDonald
as Japanese Translator

Vladimir Padunov
as Russian Translator

David McFadden
as Father Killian

Carmen Piccini
as Cristina Odone

Aaron Jackson
as Francesco Odone

William Thunhurst Jr.
as Ear Specialist

Noah Banks
as Lorenzo

Michael Haider
as Lorenzo

Cristin Woodworth
as Lorenzo

Billy Amman
as Lorenzo

E.G. Daily
as Lorenzo

Sandy Gore
as Murphy Family

Rocco Sisto
as Murphy Family

April Merscher
as Murphy Family

Neri Kyle Tannenbaum
as Female Lab Voice

Nora Dunfee
as Murphy Family

Brad Einhorn
as Male Lab Voice

Amelia Campbell
as Murphy Family

Keith Reddin
as Murphy Family

Eliot Brinton
as Symposium Doctor

Ayub Ommaya
as Symposium Doctor

Ryonosuke Shiono
as Symposium Doctor

James Merrill
as Symposium Doctor

Marie Nugent-Head
as Symposium Doctor

Zahra Ilkanipour
as Symposium Doctor

Nancy Chesney
as Conference Parent

John Mowod
as Conference Parent

Berta Van Zuiden
as Conference Parent

Susan Chapek
as Conference Parent

Shirley Tannenbaum
as Conference Parent

Charles R. Altman
as Conference Parent

Anthony DiLeo Jr.
as Conference Parent

Nona Gerard
as Conference Parent

David Doepken
as Conference Parent

Kathryn Aronson
as Conference Parent

Lamont Arnold
as Conference Parent

Julie Marie Remele
as Conference Parent

Anthony di Leo Jr.
as Conference Parent

Annie Loeffler
as Conference Parent

Lisa Montgomery
as Conference Parent

Raina Clifford
as Special Child

Todd Bella
as Special Child

Rachel Jones
as Special Child

Matthew Pyeritz
as Special Child

Daniel W. D'Arcy
as Special Child

Justin Isfeld
as Special Child

Jeremy Beyer
as Special Child

Christine Merriman
as Special Child

Nicholas Wiese
as Special Child

Tia Delaney
as Special Child

Lamar Olivis
as Special Child

Ryan Thomas
as Special Child

Connie Cranden
as Special Child

C. Alex Roberts
as Special Child

Mack Hegyes
as Special Child

Eric Kunkle
as Special Child

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Critic Reviews for Lorenzo's Oil

Audience Reviews for Lorenzo's Oil

• Aug 23, 2011

  An emotionally draining examination of possibly the most relentless and heartless disease I've ever heard of, Lorenzo's Oil is well wrought, and most definitely worth watching, due largely in part to the fine performances and educatory stance the film takes. It may frustrate you, but it will undoubtedly affect you.
  Cody H Super Reviewer
• Feb 07, 2011

  A true story about two determined parents who fight to find a cure for their son Lorenzo who has been diagnosed with a rare terminal illness. I found the movie quite boring sometimes when talking about the technical scientific parts of the disease but other times I found myself filled with tears during emotional and heartwarming moments. This movie was very inspiring. However, it could have been a lot better. For one thing, I felt like I was listening to Tommy Pickles' baby gurgling the whole time which was very annoying and distracted me. (This is because Elizabeth Daily played Lorzenzo's heavy breathing. She is also the voice of Tommy Pickles on the Nickelodeon TV show "Rugrats.") Also, sometimes the movie was so technical, it would appeal to someone with a scientific mind and lose people who have less interest in the science and more in the relationships. The acting was really good in this movie and I was very impressed with Zack O'Malley Greenburg's acting. He must have been QUITE a child actor or maybe he really did have a disease. He also spoke different languages! Wow. There was also a slightly heavy-handed scene where the father falls down the stairs and starts tearing at his shirt. This was bizarre and concerning but maybe a parent really would act like that if he knew his son would probably die and there wasn't much he could do about it. The best part of this movie was seeing the love that Lorenzo's parents had for him, and watching his mother Michaela reading to him and talking to him as a human being, not a vegetable, even though he was incapacitated and couldn't respond without blinking his eyes and moving his pinky finger.
  Dannielle A Super Reviewer
• Nov 07, 2010

  Like cod liver oil, this is a film to watch because it is good for you. You get to see the love of parents for their ailing child and how they find the cure on their own. Yee haw! Yes it is good but haven't we all seen these things before?
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Sep 06, 2010

  A great true story, but it's so boring as a film. I had to watch this in a class I had once, and I just couldn't get into it, it was dull. I'd only recommend this to real die hard drama fans who love real life stories played realistically. Overall, it's pretty good, but could have been more exciting.
  Aj V Super Reviewer

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