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Orphans

  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Orphans (1987)
Brothers Treat and Philip have lived alone since they were kids. Interdependent, they dwell in a loft house and live on little thefts, until an aging minor criminal moves in with them and takes over the role of a father.
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Brothers Treat and Philip have lived alone since they were kids. Interdependent, they dwell in a loft house and live on little thefts, until an aging minor criminal moves in with them and ta... Read allBrothers Treat and Philip have lived alone since they were kids. Interdependent, they dwell in a loft house and live on little thefts, until an aging minor criminal moves in with them and takes over the role of a father.Brothers Treat and Philip have lived alone since they were kids. Interdependent, they dwell in a loft house and live on little thefts, until an aging minor criminal moves in with them and takes over the role of a father.

  • Director
    • Alan J. Pakula
  • Writer
    • Lyle Kessler
  • Stars
    • Albert Finney
    • Matthew Modine
    • Kevin Anderson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    910
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alan J. Pakula
    • Writer
      • Lyle Kessler
    • Stars
      • Albert Finney
      • Matthew Modine
      • Kevin Anderson
    • 17User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Matthew Modine and Kevin Anderson in Orphans (1987)
    Matthew Modine and Albert Finney in Orphans (1987)
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    Albert Finney
    Albert Finney
    • Harold
    Matthew Modine
    Matthew Modine
    • Treat
    Kevin Anderson
    Kevin Anderson
    • Phillip
    John Kellogg
    John Kellogg
    • Barney
    Anthony Heald
    Anthony Heald
    • Man in Park
    Novella Nelson
    Novella Nelson
    • Mattie
    Elizabeth Parrish
    • Rich Woman
    B. Constance Barry
    • Lady in Crosswalk
    Frank Ferrara
    Frank Ferrara
    • Cab Driver
    Clifford Fearl
    • Doorman
    • Director
      • Alan J. Pakula
    • Writer
      • Lyle Kessler
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    • Trivia
      (1990, Movieline) Alan J. Pakula remarked on his casting of Matthew Modine that, at first, "there was 1 in 20 chances of his getting the role," largely because Modine had shown only the more innocent side of his range so far on screen. But, "when Modine came in to discuss the film, he had a shaved head and was very tall, so he looked intimidating, and he made me laugh a lot. I saw colors that were not in the other roles he'd done."
    • Quotes

      Harold: You're a dead-end kid though, ain't you? I know... I know a fucking dead-end kid when I see one.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Fatal Attraction/The Principal/Orphans/Amazon Women on the Moon/In the Mood (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      The Charge of the Light Brigade
      Written by Max Steiner

      © 1936 Warner Bros., Inc. Copyright Renewed. All Rights Reserved.

    User reviews17

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    8/10
    Cool movie
    I love when I just stumble on to a movie like this late at night, I wouldn't have known the title if not for IMDb here. Modine and Anderson are great, believable brothers. Albert Finney is always good

    I gave this 8/10 8)
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    • Apr 22, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kellerkinder - Orphans
    • Filming locations
      • Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Lorimar Motion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $252,430
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,588
      • Sep 20, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $252,430
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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