Orphans (film)
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| Directed by | Alan J. Pakula |
| Produced by | Alan J. Pakula Susan Solt |
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Play/Screenplay: Lyle Kessler |
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| Music by | Michael Small |
| Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
| Edited by | Evan A. Lottman |
| Distributed by | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
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115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $252,430 (USA) |
Orphans is a 1987 American drama film directed by Alan J. Pakula. It was written by Lyle Kessler, based on his play of the same name.
Brothers Treat (Matthew Modine) and Philip (Kevin Anderson) have lived alone since they were kids when a small-time criminal enters their lives. Living without a father, the orphaned brothers subsist off the proceeds of petty theft in a run-down North Philadelphia row house. One night he kidnaps an enigmatic rich man, played by Albert Finney, who becomes the kind of father figure the boys have always longed for.
Vincent Canby of the New York Times enjoyed the film:
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it two and a half stars out of four and had this to say:
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