Annie (1982)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

John Huston

Writers:

Thomas Meehan (musical)
Carol Sobieski (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 June 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Musical

Tagline:

The movie of 'Tomorrow'

Plot:

Broadway musical based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip. A young orphan girls adventures in finding a family that will take her.

Plot Keywords:

Girl | Orphan | Broadway Musical | 1930s | Orphanage

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Albert Finney	...	Daddy Oliver Warbucks
Carol Burnett	...	Miss Hannigan
Ann Reinking	...	Grace Farrell
Tim Curry	...	Rooster Hannigan
Bernadette Peters	...	Lily St. Regis
Aileen Quinn	...	Annie
Geoffrey Holder	...	Punjab
Roger Minami	...	Asp
Toni Ann Gisondi	...	Molly
Rosanne Sorrentino	...	Pepper
Lara Berk	...	Tessie
April Lerman	...	Kate
Robin Ignico	...	Duffy
Lucie Stewart	...	July
Edward Herrmann	...	FDR

Runtime:

126 min | USA:127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby

Certification:

USA:G (original rating) | USA:PG (edited for re-rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Iceland:L | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:U | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Administration Building, Monmouth College - 45 Elm Road, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The top three candidates for the title role of Annie were Aileen Quinn (who won the role), Robin Ignico (who played Duffy in the film), and Angela Lee (who was told she looked too much like Aileen Quinn to play a lead orphan, but was offered a smaller role; In the Hard-Knock Life number, Angela is seen as an orphan sleeping).

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Grace plays the harp in a big production scene, she plays it from the wrong side.

Quotes:

Grace: Annie, how would you like to spend a week with Mr. Warbucks at his house?
Annie: Oh boy! I would love to. I would really, really love to.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The School of Rock (2003)

Soundtrack:

Maybe (Reprise)

First musical I've watched

This is the first musical I've ever watched, and I must say that I compare all musical productions with this one from then on. I've never seen the original play, but I feel that the production was pretty splendid, and the casting of the girls were quite good. Though young, they all seem to be able to sing in tune and beautifully, and I just love the way Burnett acts as Miss Hannigan - a kind and non-violent kind of 'eveilness'. Overall, this is a superb production with an excellent musical score - I seldom buy movie soundtracks, but this was one where I enjoyed every single song, and can even sing some of them today despite having last watched the movie on video many years ago.