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Overview
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Release Date:
15 January 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
Some people make their own miracles.
Plot:
A boy develops a disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his father decides to learn all about it and tackle the problem himself. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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NewsDesk:
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Really,really great!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 | ... | Nurse Ruth (as La Tanya Richardson) |
| Jennifer Dundas | ... | Nurse Nancy Jo |
| William Cameron | ... | Pellerman |
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Runtime:
129 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
UK:12 |
UK:12 (video re-release) |
UK:15 (video) |
Australia:PG |
South Korea:12 (DVD rating) |
South Korea:All |
Brazil:Livre |
Argentina:16 |
Finland:K-10 |
Germany:12 |
Peru:14 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
USA:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG
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Trivia:
Don Suddaby (who plays himself in the film) is the actual London biochemist that has synthesized the pure oil (erucic acid) that was used to treat Lorenzo.
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Augusto Odone:
When we first went to the Comoros, what did we do? We got to know the country, right?
Michaela Odone: Yes
Augusto Odone: We studied, we got to know the language, resources, its law. We studied, right? We should threat Lorenzo's illness like another country.
Michaela Odone: I don't quite see the analogy.
Augusto Odone: All right, all right. ALD has many dimensions, right?
Michaela Odone: Yes
Augusto Odone: So, in order to understand it, we need to command genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, neurology, ology-ology.
Michaela Odone: Augusto, we don't have time to go to medical school.
Augusto Odone: Michaela, the doctors are in the dark. They're groping in the dark. The've got Lorenzo on a turvy-topsy diet. And that bloody immunosuppression is brutal and useless. Michaela, we should not have consigned him blindly into their hands. He should not suffer by our ignorance. We take responsibility. So... we read a little. And we go out and inform ourselves.
Michaela Odone: But... to miss time with him while he can still speak to us...
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Michaela Odone: Yes
Augusto Odone: We studied, we got to know the language, resources, its law. We studied, right? We should threat Lorenzo's illness like another country.
Michaela Odone: I don't quite see the analogy.
Augusto Odone: All right, all right. ALD has many dimensions, right?
Michaela Odone: Yes
Augusto Odone: So, in order to understand it, we need to command genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, neurology, ology-ology.
Michaela Odone: Augusto, we don't have time to go to medical school.
Augusto Odone: Michaela, the doctors are in the dark. They're groping in the dark. The've got Lorenzo on a turvy-topsy diet. And that bloody immunosuppression is brutal and useless. Michaela, we should not have consigned him blindly into their hands. He should not suffer by our ignorance. We take responsibility. So... we read a little. And we go out and inform ourselves.
Michaela Odone: But... to miss time with him while he can still speak to us...
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Earthworm Jim 2 (1995) (VG)
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Wow!,what a film.Based on a true story about little boy Lorenzo who gets an incurable disease called ALG.Parents never gives up to get a cure for the disease.And a cure there is,in form of an oil.This is an heartwarming,interesting and very important movie.Great performances all around.Especially Nick Nolte who did a great job with his italian accent.Definately one of his best performances. Sarandon and Ustinov are also great.Not to mention the little boy who played Lorenzo,fantastic. However this movie is not so well known.For us who have seen it,we all agree this is one outstanding movie,that sticks to your mind for a long time...
Rating 8/10