---
title: 'Lorenzo''s Oil (1992)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Miller'
released: '1992-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/lorenzos-oil-1992'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104756/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Lorenzo's Oil (1992)

1992 · 135 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Lorenzo's Oil is a 1992 drama film directed and co-written by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, parents who search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), leading to the development of Lorenzo's oil. The film was shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, primarily from September 1991 to February 1992.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-miller)
- **Screenplay:** [George Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-miller), [Nick Enright](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-enright)
- **Producer:** [George Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-miller), [Doug Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/doug-mitchell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Samuel Barber](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-barber)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Seale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-seale)
- **Editor:** [Richard Francis-Bruce](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-francis-bruce), [Marcus D'Arcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcus-d-arcy)

## Cast

- [Michael O'Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-o-neill)
- [Laura Linney](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-linney)
- [Joyce Reehling](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyce-reehling)
- [Keith Reddin](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-reddin)
- [Peter MacKenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mackenzie)
- [Eddie Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-murphy)
- [David Shiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-shiner)
- [William Cameron](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-cameron)
- [James Rebhorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-rebhorn)
- [Don Suddaby](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-suddaby) as self
- [Nick Nolte](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-nolte)
- [Colin Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-ward)
- [Elizabeth Daily](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-daily)
- [Kathleen Wilhoite](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-wilhoite)
- [James Merrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-merrill)

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