Annie (1982)

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:

Bathtub Gin | Laundry | Dogcatcher | Broadway Musical | Based On Musical

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

Also Known As:

Annie (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Annie (Argentina) [es]
Annie (Canada: French title) [fr]
Annie (Finland) [fi]
Anny (Greece) [el]

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:

In the song "Let's Go to the Movies" the line Greta Garbo is probably crying, while Robert Taylor is locked in her dying embrace' is a reference to the movie Camille (1936). Camille (1936) is the movie they watch at the theatre.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Miss Hannigan is dancing toward Rooster, Rooster looks to be saying something completely different to her.

Quotes:

Daddy Warbucks: They say it can land on a dime... whatever that may be.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Muppet Babies: This Little Piggy Went to Hollywood (#4.6)" (1987)

Soundtrack:

You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile (Dressed Children)

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.