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Lorenzo's Oil

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For the triglyceride mixture used in treatment of adrenoleukodystrophy, see Lorenzo's oil. For discussion of several therapies for adrenoleukodystrophy, seeAdrenoleukodystrophy#Treatment.

Lorenzo's Oil
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Miller
Produced by	Doug Mitchell George Miller
Written by	George Miller Nick Enright
Starring	Nick Nolte Susan Sarandon Peter Ustinov
Cinematography	John Seale
Editing by	Richard Francis-Bruce Marcus D'Arcy
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	December 30, 1992 (limited)
Running time	129 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million (estimated)+ $90,000 from NBC
Box office	$7,286,310

Lorenzo's Oil is a 1992 American drama film directed by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, two parents in a relentless search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). The film was nominated for twoAcademy Awards. It was filmed primarily from September 1991 to February 1992 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[1] The film had a limited release in North America on December 30, 1992, with a nationwide release two weeks later on January 15, 1993.

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• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
  • 2.1 Lorenzo Played by
  • 2.2 Murphy Family Played by
  • 2.3 Symposium Doctors
  • 2.4 Conference Parents
  • 2.5 Special Children
• 3 Music
• 4 Awards
• 5 Reception
  • 5.1 Critical response
  • 5.2 Medical response
• 6 Box office
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Plot[edit]

At the beginning of the film, Lorenzo (played by Noah Banks and also Zack O'Malley Greenburg) is a bright and vibrant young boy living in the Comoros Islands, as his father Augusto (played by Nick Nolte) works for the World Bank and is stationed there. However, when his parents relocate to the United States, he begins to show neurological problems, such as 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 (Susan Sarandon) set out on a mission to find a treatment to save their child. In their quest, the Odones clash with doctors, scientists, and support groups, who are 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 (played by Peter Ustinov), badgering researchers, questioning top doctors all over the world, and even organizing an international symposium about the disease.

Despite research dead-ends, the horror of watching their son's health decline, and being surrounded by skeptics (including the coordinators of the support group they attend), they persist until they finally hit upon a therapy involving adding a certain kind of oil(actually containing two specific long chain fatty acids, isolated from rapeseed [canola] oil and olive oil) to their son's diet. They contact over 100 firms around the world until they find an elderly British chemist (Don Suddaby, who plays himself in a cameo role) working for Croda International who is willing to take on the challenge of distilling the proper formula. The oil, erucic acid, proves successful in normalizing the accumulation of the very long chain fatty acids in the brain that had been causing their son's steady decline, thereby halting the progression of the disease. There is still a great deal of neurological damage remaining which could not be reversed unless new treatments could be found to regenerate the myelin sheath (a lipid insulator) around the nerves. The father is seen taking on the new challenge of organizing biomedical efforts to heal myelin damage in patients (see The Myelin Project).

The film ends with Lorenzo at the age of 14 showing definite improvement (he could swallow for himself and answer yes or no questions by blinking) but indicating more medical research is still needed. The end credits of the film note that Lorenzo has also regained his sight and is learning to use a computer.