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Orphan: First Kill ()

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After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family.
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Esther / Leena
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Tricia Albright
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Allen Albright
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Detective Donnan
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Gunnar Albright
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Dr. Segar
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Dr. Novotny (as Dave Brown)
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Officer Leahy
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Anna
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Federica
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Lobby Guard
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Betsy
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Mike
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Karen
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Dude 1
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Girl 1 / Madison
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Receptionist / Claire
Maxwell Nelson ...
Little Boy
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Officer Kusnetsov
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Flight Attendant
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Society 1 / Olive
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Society 2 / Gertrude
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Esther Body Double
Sadie Lee ...
Esther Body Double
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Orderly
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Laughing Partier #1
Maxine Sanders ...
Laughing Partier #2
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Morgan Easton-Fitzgerald ...
Young Esther (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
Dennis Scullard ...
The Handstand Man (uncredited)

Directed by

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William Brent Bell ... (directed by)

Written by

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David Coggeshall ... (screenplay by)
 
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick ... (story by) and
Alex Mace ... (story by)
 
Alex Mace ... (based on characters created by)

Produced by

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Robert Bell ... co-producer
David Coggeshall ... co-producer
Ethan Erwin ... producer (produced by)
Isabelle Fuhrman ... associate producer
Kelly Gallagher ... co-producer
Jen Gorton ... executive producer
Kyle Irving ... executive producer
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick ... executive producer
Chloe Katz ... executive producer
Daryl Katz ... executive producer
Josie Liang ... executive producer
Alex Mace ... producer (produced by)
Paul Marcaccio ... executive producer
Victor Moyers ... executive producer
Hal Sadoff ... producer (produced by)
James Tomlinson ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Brett Detar ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Karim Hussain ... director of photography

Editing by

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Josh Ethier ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Jim Fleming ... supervising colorist
Tom Mayclim ... data manager: Company 3
Dave Muscat ... additional colorist
Antonello Parlato ... Featurette Editor
Anna Terebelo ... assistant editor
Zach Wiegmann ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Gail Goldberg
Lorna Johnson
Carmen Kotyk ... (canadian casting)

Production Design by

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Matthew Davies

Art Direction by

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Andrea Kristof

Set Decoration by

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Sara McCudden

Costume Design by

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Kim H. Ngô ... (as Kim H. Ngo)

Makeup Department

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Lexy Fabiano ... dailies hair stylist
Kristy Greig ... first assistant makeup artist
Travis Marszalek ... first assistant hair stylist
Stacey Mendoza ... hair department head
Doug Morrow ... makeup department head

Production Management

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Justin Bursch ... executive in charge of production
Ashley Contino ... post supervisor
Danielle Dumesnil ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jamie Ashton ... assistant director
Michelle Fitzpatrick ... second assistant director
Florencia Gor ... production assistant
Tamara Harland ... third assistant director
Bob Warwick ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Heather Arabsky ... set dresser
Gary Barringer ... graphic designer
Lindsey Bart ... set dresser
Steve Benson ... set dresser
Rosie Blais ... art department coordinator
Jason Gibbs ... property master
John Gordon ... scenic artist
Rowan Gray ... art department assistant
Matt Holm ... sets buyer
Zsombor Huszka ... storyboard artist
Donna Jenkyns ... set decorator coordinator
Robert Kestler ... assistant set decorator
Skye Rolick ... on set dresser
Kathryn Slessor ... lead dresser
Brian Smith ... construction coordinator
Alex Stearns ... scenic artist
Vincent Tang ... set designer
Corey Ticknor ... key greens
Ashley Toews ... assistant property master
Janelle Tougas ... assistant property master
Remi Verfaillie ... set dresser
Mike Wolchok ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Jason Charbonneau ... foley artist
Mark Coffey ... first assistant sound editor
Russ Dyck ... sound mixer
Jesse Fellows ... adr recordist
Stefan Fraticelli ... foley artist
Alex Gerbrandt ... Re-recording Mix Technician
Judah Getz ... adr mixer
Justin Helle ... foley mixer
Krystin Hunter ... dialogue editor
Christopher King ... first assistant sound editor
John Loranger ... sound designer
Craig Mann ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
David McCallum ... supervising sound editor
Kristi McIntyre ... sound effects editor
Ron Mellegers ... foley mixer
Bianca Monteiro ... adr coordinator
Sacha Rosen ... boom operator
Dan Sexton ... sound effects editor
Matt Smalley ... adr recordist
Ryan Wall ... sound assistant
Laura Wiest ... re-recording mixer
Randy Wilson ... foley mixer / foley supervisor
Jennie Breckenridge ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Chris Navarro ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Jean-Mathieu Bérubé ... pyrotechnic effects / special effects foreman
Carlo Harrietha ... pyrotechnic effects / special effects foreman
Robert K. Laurie ... 1st assistant special effects
Eric Madill ... special effects assistant
Casey Markus ... special effects coordinator / special effects supervisor
Jason Wilkins ... special effects foreman

Visual Effects by

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Nao Adachi ... compositor
Brandon Barney ... Lead Compositor
Saeed Bidzardi ... compositor
Justin Bunt ... lead compositor
Keaton Cardoza ... de-age lead
Eric Galliani ... i/o coordinator: Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies
Pino Gengo ... matte painter
Alexander Greenberg ... Senior Compositor: Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies
Rishabh Kapur ... visual effects coordinator
Liam Karp ... visual effects assistant
Kvss Lohith ... visual effects coordinator
Scott MacKay ... Senior Compositor
Denise Maitan ... visual effects artist
Kristine Middlemiss ... head of technology: Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies
Guto Miranda ... compositor
Ken U. Ogbo ... digital compositor: Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies
Chris Rogoski ... visual effects artist
Manish Rohith ... compositor
Luca Gabriele Rossetti ... senior matte painter
Aryan Sehgal ... visual effects artist
Arani Sen ... visual effects editor: Company 3
Austin Van Cardinal ... visual effects editor
Fabián Varela ... visual effects producer
Craig Wilson ... visual effects coordinator
Kenny Yong ... layout supervisor
Karthik Kumar Durairaj ... compositor (uncredited)
Robin Dutta ... Senior Compositing Technical Director (uncredited)

Stunts

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Tristan Carlucci ... stunt rigger
Alexandra Frohlinger ... stunt double: Isabelle Fuhrman
Jake Kennerd ... stunt rigger
Sam Robinson ... stunt rigger
Kristen Sawatzky ... stunt double: Julia Stiles
Rick Skene ... stunt performer
Anders Strome ... stunt double: Allen Albright
BJ Verot ... stunt coordinator / stunt double: Matthew Finlan

Camera and Electrical Department

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Steve Ackerman ... still photographer
Pascal Boisvert ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Damian Frazee ... digital camera utility
Patrice Lapointe ... dolly grip
Robert K. Laurie ... rigging grip
Craig Leatherdale ... B dolly
Antoine Masson Maclean ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Yoann Malnati ... camera operator: "a" camera/steadicam
Reil Munro ... key grip
Daniel Quesnel ... Digital Image Technician

Casting Department

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Alexandre Maistrovicz ... extras casting crew
Jake Warnecke ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Quita Alfred ... assistant costume designer
Paula Dunfield ... costume supervisor
Chris Eastman ... costume assistant
Tj Kshymensky ... costume set supervisor
Lauren D. Martin ... background costumer
Brenda Zachanowich ... truck supervisor

Location Management

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Dantz Berard ... location production assistant
Michael Cowles ... location manager
Karen Tusa ... location scout
Chrussy Byrd ... location production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ian Broucek ... music supervisor
Deonte Fly Deezy Chambers ... music editor
Brett Detar ... score producer
Chris Dudley ... composer: additional music
Nate Underkuffler ... music editor

Script and Continuity Department

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Joshua Hood ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Sean Nacionales ... picture car coordinator
Cameron A. Tucker ... transportation

Additional Crew

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Eric Armstrong ... dialect coach: Ms. Fuhrman
Josh Assor ... assistant: Mr. Irving
Sharon Bajer ... intimacy coordinator
David Boyle ... business and legal affairs: Entertainment One
DJ Brotherson ... stand-in
Ben Budianto ... vp: content planning and analysis - eOne
Justin Bursch ... svp production: eOne
Cathy Cavadini ... loop group (as Catherine Cavadini)
Winnie Chong ... business and legal affair executive: eOne
Wendy Cox ... health and safety manager
Kendra Dousette ... svp business and legal affairs: eOne
Lesley Dyer ... svp post production: eOne
Aaron Fors ... loop group
Angela Gagliano ... health and safety supervisor
Zsombor Huszka ... main & end titles designed and produced by / original artwork by
Kennedy Irwin ... body double: Esther
Joanne Knowles ... animal trainer
Max Kondziolka ... international sales agent
Konstantin Lavysh ... loop group
Sadie Lee ... body double
Jeremy Maxwell ... loop group
Natalia Maymi ... studio executive
Douglas McClure ... business and legal affairs: Dark Castle
Hannah McLean ... post-production accountant
Ritvick Mehra ... assistant: Mr. Bell
Aaron Michiel ... svp business and legal affairs: eOne
Anthony Monsour ... senior accounting executive: eOne
Morgan Neplyk-Beattie ... second assistant accountant
Kelly Nichols ... vp production finance: accounting and operations - eOne
Angel Oquendo ... loop group
Scarlett Pettyjohn ... svp distribution services and operations: eOne
Gloria Pongoski ... first assistant accountant
Rosalind Read ... senior vice president of business and legal affairs: eOne
RoseAnna Schick ... unit publicist
Rebecca L. Smith ... payroll accountant
Twylla Verwymeren ... office production assistant
Manella Vila Nova ... assistant production coordinator
Courtney Voth ... animal coordinator
Renata Wasylkewycz ... production coordinator
Andreana Weiner ... loop group

Thanks

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Jaume Collet-Serra ... the producers wish to thank
Kenneth T. Deutsch ... the producers wish to thank
Leonardo DiCaprio ... the producers wish to thank
Nanci Newman ... the producers wish to thank
Adam Raichilson ... the producers wish to thank (as Adam R. Raichilson)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Esther's terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel to the original and shocking horror hit, Orphan. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. Yet, an unexpected twist arises that pits her against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous "child" at any cost.

Plot Keywords
Taglines There's always been something wrong with Esther. See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'orpheline: Les origines du mal (Canada, French title)
  • La Huérfana: El Origen (United States, Spanish title)
  • Orphan First Kill (World-wide, English title)
  • Orphan 2 (India, English title)
  • Esther 2 : Les Origines (France)
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Runtime
  • 99 min
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Box Office

Budget $8,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $43,806,934, 31 Jan 2024

Did You Know?

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Trivia Some of the cast who were of the same height as Isabelle Fuhrman while in frame had to wear tall platform shoes while standing next to her to make her appear shorter, acting as forced perspective. See more »
Goofs In Orphan (2009), when they speak of the fire that Esther survives that is seen at the end of this movie, they refer to the family as the Sullivans. In this film, the family's last name is Albright. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Orphan (2009) Kill Count (2022). See more »
Soundtracks Les Saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37 See more »
Quotes Tricia Albright: I'm gonna go upstairs and fuck my husband.
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