Lorenzo's Oil 1992 Movie

IMDB Rating 7.3  (20K)
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. More details

Directors

George Miller

Cast

Nick NolteSusan SarandonPeter Ustinov

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dramadoctordiseasealdbrainhopemedicinesufferingboycrying manreference to jesus christfeeding someonetranslatorvegetablebiosynthesismoneymortgagewashington postimmunitynational institute of healthbathesda hospitalcroda chemicalsred seed oilreference to the once and future kingatomic bombmanhattan projectedinburgh scotlandeye blinkingbrushing teethracistafricanmuslimairportcosmeticsface creamguitarbackpackingindiasongsingingsingerdoguniversity of wisconsinbrain cell transplantmultiple sclerosispuppycholesterolhypothesisreference to hansel and gretellondon englandbeachworld bankwood carvingcandlefeeding a goldfishaltar boybirth defectspasticmutefatty acidparadoxitalyreaganomicsgenetic inheritanceenzymeclownpaper hatpajamasrome italyboston massachusettsstorytellingclinical trialsymposiumseminarfired from the jobdiabeteskitefallingsnowingrainrespiratory systemmyelinelectroencephalogramreference to ronald reagandulles international airportfrustrationtantrumfriendshipfriendmerry christmaswheelchairdifficulty breathingchokingvaporizerlaetrileeegcat scanmedical schools.d.s.sudden death syndromespecial educationclassroomclassstudentteacherlecturemale nuditynudityspaghettilistening to operahyperactivityrecordingrecord playereyesearssense of sighteyeglassestelephone calleatingfoodletterwashington d.c.deafnesssense of hearingnewsreel footagetomatocouragebirthday cakecomputeranguishdoubtmedical sciencesciencesnowfalling off a bicyclebicyclereference to godbirthday partybirthdaysister sister relationshipbrother sister relationshipchristiancatholic churchbleedingbloodchristmas treechristmascigarette smokingtime lapse photographyflash forwardreadingschoolchildrenbookneurologybiochemistrydreamnightmaremassageolive oildespairgeneticsguiltcomadementiablindnessnursetearscryingmedical examinationmarriagescientistterminal illnessfamily relationshipstenacitysistine chapelseizuresaving a liferesearchreligionprayerpragmatismphysical deterorationparalysispainoilobsessionnervous systemmysticismmother son relationshipmedical researchmedical professionloveitalianitalian americanillnesshusband wife relationshiphospitalfather son relationshipfatal illnessfaithexperimentdyingdietdevotiondeathchurchcatholic1980slibraryerucic acidalternative medicineoleic acidadrenoleukodystrophybased on true storycharacter name in titlecomoros islands
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