- Orphans (film)
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Orphans 
Theatrical release posterDirected by Alan J. Pakula Produced by Alan J. Pakula
Susan SoltWritten by Play/Screenplay:
Lyle KesslerStarring Albert Finney
Matthew Modine
Kevin AndersonMusic by Michael Small Cinematography Donald McAlpine Editing by Evan A. Lottman Distributed by Lorimar Motion Pictures Release date(s) 18 September 1987 Running time 115 minutes Country 
United StatesLanguage English Box office $252,430 (USA) Orphans is a 1987 film directed by Alan J. Pakula. It was written by Lyle Kessler, based on his play.
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Plot
Brothers Treat (Matthew Modine) and Philip (Kevin Anderson) have lived alone since they were kids when a small time criminal enters their lives.
Principal cast
Actor Role Albert Finney Harold Matthew Modine Treat Kevin Anderson Phillip John Kellogg Barney Anthony Heald Man in Park Novella Nelson Mattie Elizabeth Parrish Rich Woman Critical reception
French Version of Orphans Movie Poster
Vincent Canby of the New York Times enjoyed the film:
“ Mr. Pakula's achievement is in making a film that's simultaneously theatrical and cinematic. Orphans honors both worlds.[1] ” Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it two and a half stars out of four and had this to say:
“ Orphans is a good play about behavior that has been turned into a mediocre movie about nothing much at all.[2] ” References
External links
- Orphans at the Internet Movie Database
- Orphans at AllRovi
Films directed by Alan J. Pakula 1960s The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)1970s Klute (1971) • Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973) • The Parallax View (1974) • All the President's Men (1976) • Comes a Horseman (1978) • Starting Over (1979)1980s Rollover (1981) • Sophie's Choice (1982) • Dream Lover (1986) • Orphans (1987) • See You in the Morning (1989)1990s Presumed Innocent (1990) • Consenting Adults (1992) • The Pelican Brief (1993) • The Devil's Own (1997)Categories:- English-language films
- 1987 films
- American drama films
- Films about orphans
- Films based on plays
- Films shot in New York City
- 1980s drama films
- Films directed by Alan J. Pakula
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