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Esther's black-light paint scene is not only a Fatal Attraction (1987) reference, but also doubles a [...]	D
Because they were both set during the winter, DVD releases of both Orphan and another film released [...]	D
According to an interview on FEARnet, Isabelle Fuhrman (Esther) studied the performances of Glenn Cl [...]	D
Natalia Grace Barnett was adopted by a Florida couple in 2010, but shortly afterward her parents beg [...]	D
Vera Farmiga has made a career of demon child movies. Orphan, Joshua, The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2 [...]	D
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick wrote the part of Sister Abigail with CCH Pounder in mind.	D
In the screenplay, Esther was described as having fair skin, delicate features, and platinum blonde [...]	D
When Kate is in the car with Danny and Max, she asks if Esther hurt them. The sign Kate uses for Est [...]	D
According to the original script, it was strongly implied that Esther enjoyed harming and torturing [...]	D
The film was originally written to take place during the fall, and some exterior shots were filmed t [...]	D
There are many hints and clues in the movie that foreshadow the plot twist that reveal that Esther i [...]	D
The subtle uneasiness of the film's poster is due to the image of Esther's face. It is perfectly sym [...]	D
In earlier drafts of the script, the climax takes place entirely inside the house. Kate kills Esther [...]	D
A plaque near the doorway at Daniel and Esther's school reads, "R.J. Gilbert Elementary School." Thi [...]	D
The guinea pig featured in the film as the family pet was originally supposed to be a hamster in the [...]	D
When Kate is writing and playing music on her piano, she is actually composing a suite for Max and J [...]	D
Director Jaume Collet-Serra allowed Isabelle Fuhrman to do the swearing scene (in which Esther infor [...]	D
The makeup Esther wears to hide her true age serves several purposes: The age marks that she'll natu [...]	D
Near the end of the film, Esther is revealed to have Hypopituitarism. This is a real disorder that i [...]	D
Vera Farmiga said that the film was appealing in so many ways, but largely because she got "a payche [...]	D
The "I'm not your f...... Mommy!" line was copied from The Ring 2.	D
The name of the author listed on the study that Kate prints out is Isabelle CÃ´tÃ©, the film's g [...]	D
According to the Estonian mental institute records, Esther was born on April 20, the date of Hitler' [...]	D
In the scene where it is panning the hallway and showing a black light flashing on and off and it th [...]	D
Aryana Engineer's debut.	D
This story is very similar to the 2010 story of Natalia Barnett. She was adopted from Ukraine at age [...]	D
In earlier drafts of the script, Esther pins the murder of Sister Abigail on a homeless man in the p [...]	D
Esther's real name, Leena, means "she that allures", which makes sense given that she tries to seduc [...]	D
Kate yells at Esther and Max for playing near the pond fearing that the ice could break and Esther c [...]	D
Isabelle Fuhrman won the 2009 Fright Meter Award for Best Actress for her performance in this film.	D
The orphanage Esther is adopted from is "Saint Mariana's Home for Girls." In the Catholic faith, Sai [...]	D
The climax of the film is similar to the climax of "The Ring Two" (2005). In that film, Naomi Watts' [...]	D
An alternative ending for this film appears on the DVD version. Esther does not fight Kate in the po [...]	D
The photo of the Saarne Institute is actually of Alma College in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. The bu [...]	D
The paintball gun used is a Kingman Spyder.	D
To add to the surrealism of Kate's nightmare at the beginning, Peter Sarsgaard plays both John and t [...]	D
The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2007 Blacklist, a list of the "most liked" unmade s [...]	D
Actress Aryana Engineer, who plays Max, their completely-deaf biological daughter in this film, is a [...]	D
In the fall of 2022, Orphan: First Kill is the next installment serving as a prequel to the original [...]	D
CCH Pounder (Sister Abigail) and Genelle Williams (Sister Judith) also appeared together on the TV s [...]	D
In earlier drafts of the script, Esther does not stab John to death. Instead, as he discovers the bl [...]	D
Warner Bros. edited the film's trailer to remove Esther's line, "It must be hard to love an adopted [...]	D
Isabelle Fuhrman developed an interest in knitting from watching Vera Farmiga pass time on knitting [...]	D
Everyone in the story has biblical names with the exception of Max.	D
La mano sulla culla (1992) also has a dramatic scene involving a greenhouse, a scene where the villa [...]	D
Both Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga said they took the roles since the twist was so shocking and a [...]	D
Second collaboration between actress Vera Farmiga and actor Karel Roden, the first one being 15 minu [...]	D
The seduction scene between John and Esther was originally written to be longer and more sexually gr [...]	D
The scene at Max's school was filmed in Toronto, Ontario. The building was the Centennial College's [...]	D
Earlier drafts of the script included more information about Esther's past and explain why she attem [...]	D
There's also this incredibly bizarre and dangerous cult, the Grail Movement, whose leader, Barbora, [...]	D
This is the second movie where actress Vera Farmiga plays a mother to a deranged child. The first mo [...]	D
The scene in which Esther sinks to the bottom of the pond was shot to mimic the scene of Leonardo Di [...]	D
The film closely resembles the real-life "Kurim Case," where a woman, Barbora SkrovlÃ¡, was born w [...]	D
In earlier drafts of the script, Kate and John go to the orphanage not to see girls for the first ti [...]	D
The film has many similarities to the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction. Both John and Dan cheat on the [...]	D
The piano that Kate plays in the film is a Steinway brand piano, the price for which can go upwards [...]	D
This film was shipped to theaters under the code name "Infant Terror."	D
Isabelle Fuhrman auditioned for the part of Esther while wearing an old-fashioned dress and ribbons [...]	D
In earlier drafts of the script, the song Esther sings and hums throughout is "Que Sera, Sera (Whate [...]	D
When the Colemans take Esther home and Sister Abigail is saying goodbye to her in the door opening o [...]	D
In earlier drafts of the script, Esther's attempt to kill Daniel in the hospital is successful.	D
The language spoken by the Saarne Institute receptionist is Estonian. She says, "Saarne Instituute, [...]	D
Orphan received numerous complaints upon its release, mostly from adoption agencies, Eastern Europea [...]	D

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