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.
Director: George Miller
Stars: Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104756/
Watched online, good print.
Previously rated 7 on Netflix, I'll affirm that today. I've thought of the film often, and decided to watch it again.
The story is amazing, and the struggles of the child are difficult to hear; fortunately the filmmakers don't show us his face during those scenes.
The research by the father (NN) is what comes back to me; that was incredible, especially in the days before the internet. How did librarians find an article (in a book) about the very specific issue he sought?
IMDb trivia says that the mother (SS) died of lung cancer in 2000. The husband is depicted smoking outside, she is not shown sitting with him. But perhaps he only smoked outdoors after Lorenzo was ill.
Another IMDb trivia item says Lorenzo died in 2008 at age 30, well beyond the 2-year life expectancy predicted when diagnosed in childhood. The film credits say he had recovered some eyesight and ability to make noise, and was learning to communicate via computer by '92.
The director, best known for the Mad Max franchise, is a former medical doctor.
Rated 7.3 (18,545).
Universal & more, dir. Miller; 7
