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 p... Read allLorenzo 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.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.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 8 nominations total
- Nurse Ruth
- (as La Tanya Richardson)
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- TriviaDon Suddaby (himself) is the actual British biochemist that has synthesized the pure oil (erucic acid) that was used to treat Lorenzo. He was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, where he has a street named after him, "Suddaby Close", which runs adjacent to "Lorenzo Way".
- Quotes
Professor Nikolias: Do you know how many children die every year from choking on french fries? Many more than from Adrenoleukodistrophy. You see, ours is what is known as an orphan disease, too small to be noticed, too small to be funded, especially with the iron hand of "Reaganomics".
- Crazy creditsDuring the credits pictures of children are shown, which were cured by "Lorenzo's Oil".
- SoundtracksKijana Mwana Mwali
Written by Idylio Cortini and Roberto Marini
Performed by Gonda Traditional Entertainers
I wept several times when watching this film. Notwithstanding all the odds, the Odones struggled and conquered their misfortune, and their achievement was outstanding. This is an intense drama with fine acting and something to think about deeply.
- RachelLone
- Feb 29, 2004
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- Also known as
- Un milagro para Lorenzo
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- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,286,388
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $79,353
- Jan 3, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $7,286,388
- Runtime2 hours 9 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1