Lorenzo's Oil

Starring:Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov, Kathleen Wilhoite, Gerry Bamman, Margo Martindale, James Rebhorn, Ann Hearn, Maduka Steady, Mary Wakio, Don Suddaby, Colin Ward (II), LaTanya Richardson, Jennifer Dundas, William Cameron, Becky Ann Baker, Mary Pat Gleason, David Shiner, Ann Dowd, Peter Mackenzie
Director: George Miller (II)
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

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With this powerful 1992 drama, director-producer George Miller (The Road Warrior) proved that a movie about a disease doesn't have to be a typical disease-of-the-week movie. Based on the real-life case of the Odones family, the story concerns 5-year-old Lorenzo, suffering mightily from an apparently incurable and degenerative brain illness called A.L.D. His parents, an economist (Nick Nolte) and a linguist (Susan Sarandon), refuse to accept the received wisdom that there is no hope, and set about learning biochemistry to pursue a cure on their own. The film becomes an intriguing scientific mystery mixed with a story of pain, grief, and the strain on the two adults. In other words, Lorenzo's Oil is similar to all those medical-mayhem TV flicks but with some key differences: a pair of great actors in Sarandon and Nolte--who actually do some of the finest work of their careers here--and Miller's bold and typically inventive direction. Miller, a doctor himself, refuses to shirk from the chaos and horrors of a child's agony, and he makes us hear the death chains rattling behind images that would be purely sentimental in another director's hands. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

Just a moving story.......2007-05-07

I just love this movie, it is so moving the dedication of the two parents and the horrible fight the little boy had to go through. The soundtrack is haunting as well. Great performances by all actors.

Great True Life Story.......2007-03-14

The struggles that parents go through during a child's illness are poignantly scripted. The stars all stand on their own merit. A great movie to open up the heart!

Overacted with a poor view of medical science.......2007-03-07

Nick Nolte whispers with an Italian accent through most of the film. Susan Sarandan makes you want to pull your hair out. Medical researchers are depicted as uncaring slackers or paperwork wonks. Oh, and Lorenzo's Oil is not actually effective in most cases of ALD. If you must buy it and watch it, please Google the ALD Foundation and note that they're really an excellent organization. But please don't let Hollywood sucker you into this; it's only partly a true story.

Black gold.......2007-02-25

Lorenzo's oil is a treasure of emotion and fearless acting. It took a lot of commitment and emotion to pull off this tour de force. The story is heartwrenching and relentless and the cast never flinches. It can make a heart of stone bleed and care deeply. This is a public service as well as first rate entertainment. Lorenzo's oil is a tribute to the human spirit. There has never been a challenge as daunting as finding a cure to Lorenzo's illness. The final chapter hasn't been written in the saga but the family went a long way to move mountains and almost accomplish the impossible. It is hard to fathom the heartache suffered for the family afflicted with a cruel disease. The courage to face it head on is a tribute to the human spirit. In the end it gives us hope for Lorenzo and others like him as well as others afflicted with other cruel diseases. Life can be cruel but in the end love can conquer all. This film proves that beyond a doubt.

Lorenzo's Oil.......2007-01-26

I and my wife like this movie because it shows the other alternative medicines that also is also backed with dedicated research. It also shows the sacrificial love of parents that aides in recovery.

Mask (Director's Cut) / Lorenzo's Oil (Double Feature)

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Mask (Director's Cut) / Lorenzo's Oil (Double Feature)
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Just a moving story
Great True Life Story
Overacted with a poor view of medical science
Black gold
Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil [Region 2]
Starring: Nick Nolte , Susan Sarandon , Peter Ustinov , Kathleen Wilhoite , and Gerry Bamman
Director: George Miller (II)
ProductGroup: DVD
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Customer Reviews:

Just a moving story.......2007-05-07

Great True Life Story.......2007-03-14

The struggles that parents go through during a child's illness are poignantly scripted. The stars all stand on their own merit. A great movie to open up the heart!

Overacted with a poor view of medical science.......2007-03-07

Black gold.......2007-02-25

Lorenzo's Oil.......2007-01-26

I and my wife like this movie because it shows the other alternative medicines that also is also backed with dedicated research. It also shows the sacrificial love of parents that aides in recovery.

Average customer rating:

Just a moving story
Great True Life Story
Overacted with a poor view of medical science
Black gold
Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil [Region 2]
Starring: Nick Nolte , Susan Sarandon , Peter Ustinov , Kathleen Wilhoite , and Gerry Bamman
Director: George Miller (II)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Drama | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $14.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( L ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

First Do No Harm
Awakenings
The Doctor
Osmosis Jones
Gattaca

ASIN: B0001E5TAG

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Customer Reviews:

Just a moving story.......2007-05-07

Great True Life Story.......2007-03-14

The struggles that parents go through during a child's illness are poignantly scripted. The stars all stand on their own merit. A great movie to open up the heart!

Overacted with a poor view of medical science.......2007-03-07

Black gold.......2007-02-25

Lorenzo's Oil.......2007-01-26

I and my wife like this movie because it shows the other alternative medicines that also is also backed with dedicated research. It also shows the sacrificial love of parents that aides in recovery.

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