Orphans
“Love moves in mysterious ways.”
Brothers Treat and Philip have only had each other since they were kids, when a small-time criminal abruptly upends their routine lives.
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Cast
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Albert Finney
Harold
Known for
Big Fish
Erin Brockovich
Matthew Modine
Treat
Known for
Stranger Things
Full Metal Jacket
Kevin Anderson
Philip
Known for
Sleeping with the Enemy
Rising Sun
John Kellogg
Barney
Known for
Twelve O'Clock High
The Greatest Show on Earth
Anthony Heald
Man in Park
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
8MM
Novella Nelson
Mattie
Known for
A Perfect Murder
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Elizabeth Parrish
Rich Woman
Also in
See You in the Morning
Law & Order
B. Constance Barry
Lady in Crosswalk
Also in
Trading Places
Arthur
Frank Ferrara Sr.
Cab Driver
Known for
Step Up
Rollerball
Clifford Fearl
Doorman
Also in
That's Adequate
Alan J. Pakula Director · Lyle Kessler Writer Michael Small Composer
Worldwide gross $252K · United States release September 18, 1987 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$252,430
Production
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 18, 1987
Limited theatrical
Australia
February 25, 1988 · Theatrical
Finland
July 22, 1988 · Theatrical
France
July 20, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
September 8, 1988 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 24, 1989 · Theatrical
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