"Lorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves."
Nick Nolte
as Augusto Odone
Susan Sarandon
as Michaela Odone
Peter Ustinov
as Professor Nikolais
Ann Hearn
as Loretta Muscatine
Maduka Steady
as Omuori
Aaron Jackson
as Francesco Odone
Laura Linney
as Young Teacher
Kathleen Wilhoite
as Deirdre Murphy
Gerry Bamman
as Doctor Judalon
Margo Martindale
as Wendy Gimble
James Rebhorn
as Ellard Muscatine
Colin Ward
as Jake Gimble
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
as Nurse Ruth
Jennifer Dundas
as Nurse Nancy Jo
William Cameron
as Pellerman
Becky Ann Baker
as Pellerman's Secretary
Mary Pat Gleason
as The Librarian
David Shiner
as Clown
Ann Dowd
as Pediatrician
Peter MacKenzie
as Immunosuppression Doctor
Paul Lazar
as Professor Duncan
Joyce Reehling
as Columnist
Michael O'Neill
as School Psychologist
Richard Cordery
as Suddaby's Senior Manager
Angus Barnett
as Suddaby's Junior Manager
E. G. Daily
as Lorenzo Odone (voice)
Zack O'Malley Greenburg
as Lorenzo Odone
Sandy Gore
as Murphy Family
Nora Dunfee
Rocco Sisto
Amelia Campbell
Keith Reddin
Anthony DiLeo Jr.
as Conference Parent
Lianne Kressin
as Smiling Nurse
Nicolas Petrov
as World Bank Executive
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Doug Mitchell
Producer
Richard Francis-Bruce
Editor
Arnold Burk
Executive Producer
Karen O'Hara
Set Decoration
George Miller
Director
Kristi Zea
Production Design
John Seale
Director of Photography
Marcus D'Arcy
Jane Maguire
First Assistant Editor
Daphne Paris
Script Supervisor
Paula Lourie
Jane Moran
Assistant Editor
Kimberly Walls
Rick Lisle
Carol A. Ellison Fleming
Patricia A. Galvin
Leilani Hannah
Mikki Ansin
Still Photographer
Chris Brigham
Unit Production Manager
Steve E. Andrews
First Assistant Director
Philip A. Patterson
Second Assistant Director
Johnny Friedkin
Associate Producer
Lynn O'Hare
Dennis Bradford
Art Direction
Christine Woodruff
Music Supervisor
Ben Osmo
Production Sound Mixer
Lee Smith
Sound Designer
Roger Savage
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Annabelle Sheehan
ADR Editor
Livia Ruzic
Dialogue Editor
Wayne Pashley
Gareth Vanderhope
Sound Editor
Peter Townend
Tim Jordan
Steve Burgess
Foley Editor
Jerry Long
Ian McLoughlin
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
David Jobe
ADR Recordist
Paul Zydel
Catherine Barber
Finance
Robin Douet
Production Supervisor
Neri Kyle Tannenbaum
Location Manager
Ellen M. Hillers
Production Coordinator
Ken Turner
Lead Set Dresser
Brad Einhorn
Property Master
Andrew M. Siegel
Assistant Property Master
John Wingrove
Art Direction Intern
S. Bruce Wineinger
Construction Coordinator
Eileen Garrigan
Scenic Artist
Fabrizio Sforza
Makeup Artist
David Forrest
Linda Matthews
Wardrobe Supervisor
David Davenport
Brian W. Armstrong
Camera Operator
Bobby Mancuso
First Assistant Camera
Brian S. Osmond
Second Assistant Camera
Reg Garside
Gaffer
Andrew M. Nelson
Best Boy Electric
Rick Maddux
Electrician
Robin Alan Knight
Key Grip
Dennis M. Kuneff
Best Boy Grip
Chuck Brown
Dolly Grip
Publicist
Katie Clarke
Assistant Accountant
Jessica L. Abrams
Assistant Production Coordinator
Annie Loeffler
Assistant Location Manager
Fred Sandusky
Location Assistant
Carol McClenahan
Location Scout
Michael Kuhling
Assistant Art Director
Francine Byrne
Art Department Coordinator
Gary Kosko
Draughtsman
Screenplay
Nick Enright
Kathleen Gerlach
Assistant Costume Designer
Alessandra Sampaolo
Assistant Makeup Artist
Jeffrey A. Rubis
Assistant Hairstylist
T.J. O'Mara
Boom Operator
Jerome R. Vitucci