Lorenzo's Oil

Director: George Miller George Miller

Overview

"Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon star in this moving drama about parents fighting for the life of their child, which has been given a straightforward DVD release. Lorenzo's Oil has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo; the dialogue is in English, with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish. The film's original trailer is included as a bonus."

Product Details

Release Date:	04/06/2004
UPC:	0025192197024
Original Release:	1992
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	2:16:00
Sales rank:	44,366

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nick Nolte	Augusto Odone
Susan Sarandon	Michaela Odone
Peter Ustinov	Prof. Gus Nikolais
Kathleen Wilhoite	Deirdre Murphy
Gerry Bamman	Dr. Judalon
Margo Martindale	Wendy Gimble
James Rebhorn	Ellard Muscatine
Ann Hearn	Loretta Muscatine
Maduka Steady	Omouri
Mary Wakio	Comorian Teacher
Zack O'Malley Greenburg	Lorenzo
Don Suddaby	Don Suddaby
Colin Ward	Jack Gimble
LaTanya Richardson	Nurse Ruth
Jennifer Dundas	Nurse Nancy Jo
William Cameron	Pellerman
Becky Ann Baker	Pellerman's Secretary
Mary Pat Gleason	The Librarian
David Shiner	Clown
Ann Dowd	Pediatrician
Peter Mackenzie	Immunosuppression Doctor
Paul Lazar	Professor Duncan
Laura Linney	Young Teacher
Helena Ruoti	Judalon's Nurse
Luis Ruiz	Judalon's Resident
Joyce Reehling	Columnist
Barbara Poitier	Nikolais Secretary
Mary Schmidt Campbell	Principal,Murphy Family
Michael O'Neill	School Psycologist
William Thunhurst Jr.	Ear Specialist
Ann McDonough	Dietician
Lianne Kressin	Smiling Nurse
Nicolas Petrov	World Bank Executive
Richard Cordery	Suddaby's Senior Manager
Angus Barnett	Suddaby's Junior Manager
Keiko McDonald	Japanese Translator
Vladimir Padunov	Russian Translator
David McFadden	Father Killian
Carmen Piccini	Cristina Odone
Aaron Jackson	Francesco Odone
Noah Banks	Lorenzo
Michael Haider	Lorenzo
Cristin Woodworth	Lorenzo
Billy Amman	Lorenzo
E.G. Daily	Lorenzo
Sandy Gore	Murphy Family
Rocco Sisto	Murphy Family
April Merscher	Murphy Family
Nora Dunfee	Murphy Family
Keith Reddin	Murphy Family
Eliot Brinton	Symposium Doctor
Ayub Ommaya	Symposium Doctor
Ryonosuke Shiono	Symposium Doctor
James Merrill	Symposium Doctor
Marie Nugent-Head	Symposium Doctor
Zahra Ilkanipour	Symposium Doctor
Nancy Chesney	Conference Parent
John Mowod	Conference Parent
Berta Van Zuiden	Conference Parent
Susan Chapek	Conference Parent
Shirley Tannenbaum	Conference Parent,Female Lab Voice
Charles R. Altman	Conference Parent
Anthony Dileo	Conference Parent
Nona Gerard	Conference Parent
David Doepken	Conference Parent
Kathryn Aronson	Conference Parent
Lamont Arnold	Conference Parent
Julie Marie Remele	Conference Parent
Annie Loeffler	Conference Parent
Lisa Montgomery	Conference Parent
Raina Clifford	Special Child
Todd Bella	Special Child
Rachel Jones	Special Child
Matthew Pyeritz	Special Child
Daniel W. D'arcy	Special Child
Justin Isfeld	Special Child
Jeremy Beyer	Special Child
Christine Merriman	Special Child
Nicholas Wiese	Special Child
Tia Delaney	Special Child
Lamar Olivis	Special Child
Ryan Thomas	Special Child
Connie Cranden	Special Child
C. Alex Roberts	Special Child
Mack Hegyes	Special Child
Eric Kunkle	Special Child
Brad Einhorn	Male Lab Voice
John Lyons	Actor
Anthony di Leo, Jr.	Conference Parent
Christine Woodruff	Composer

Technical Credits

George Miller

Nick Enright

George Miller	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Nick Enright	Screenwriter
Arnold Burk	Executive Producer,Producer
Doug Mitchell	Producer
Mike Gabriel	Producer
Baker Bloodworth	Producer
Julius Chan	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

From George Miller, the Australian director/producer responsible for such action-packed works as the Mad Max trilogy and Dead Calm, comes this surprisingly modest, emotionally intense medical drama. Miller's background as a doctor drew him to the material, and he gives the film a very deliberate pace and mood. The tragic medical docudrama is familiar made-for-television territory, but Lorenzo's Oil escapes pat sentimentality, due largely to the powerful performances of Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon. Though Nolte is occasionally hampered by a distracting Italian accent, Sarandon brings remarkable reserve and intelligence to her potentially over-the-top role; she was deservedly nominated for an Academy Award. Co-written by Miller, the script is also impressive for its clear, knowledgeable presentation of medical facts, which never bogs down in disease jargon.