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Whistle Stopper - Orphans (1987)
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List Price: $19.98
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Albert Finney, Matthew Modine, Kevin Anderson, John Kellogg, Anthony Heald
Directed By: Alan J. Pakula
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301652049
Format: Color
ISBN: 6301652045
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Running Time: 115
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1987-09-18
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Summary: One of my all time favorite films.
Comment: Orphans is an incredibly heart-warming and inspiring film. It's first-rate on all counts. Pleeeeezzz, make this genius film on Blu-Ray.
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Summary: A movie adapted from a play that really works
Comment: The producer and director managed to take the original play and smartly craft it into a film that has modest but effective sets; the actors have a chance to really show their craft (since the dialogue is so good) and the cinematography manages to capture the mood and style of the inner circumstances of the cast. The message is a simple one, yet somehow our culture has yet to heed it. To promote a just society, we need to give all our children 'a little encouragement.' Don't confuse this film by the Irish film of the same title.
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Summary: Movie Max
Comment: I first saw this film several years ago and found it quite entertaining. The range of emotions from sadness to happiness to despair is remarkable; the characters are immediately likable and lasting. So many films that have appeared on DVD would never be missed; this one has been missing from the DVD format far too long. It is overdue...
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Summary: where's the DVD??
Comment: I have the tape. Years ago I switched to DVD and no longer have a VHS tape player, would love to see this on DVD! Come on Criterion pick this up and do it right!!!
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Summary: Mesmerizing performances
Comment: Lyle Kessler's powerful play brought very stagely to the screen, featuring three extraordinary performances. Two bothers share a dilapidated house in Newark. The older brother, Treat (Matthew Modine), is a petty thief with a wild temper who steals to put food on the table. The younger boy, Philip (Kevin Anderson), is kept a prisoner in the house, afraid to go out for fear of germs and a million other "dangers." Treat has complete control of him (he calls it "taking care" of him). One day Treat brings home a loud drunk (Albert Finney) he met in a bar with the idea of rolling him; he learns the guy is rich and decides to kidnap him. Finney becomes a surrogate father to the boys, getting Philip not to fear the world so much and Treat to control his temper and not hate so much (though less successfully). It is obvious throughout that we are watching a stage production tranferred onto film, and character development evolves only as it would on a stage and not as it might on film. But the three characters (and the writing) are so powerful that they are amazing to watch. A truly brilliant production. So where's the DVD??
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