Annie (1982)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

John Huston

Writers:

Carol Sobieski (screenplay)
Thomas Meehan (book)

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:

Orphan | 1930s | Orphanage | Broadway Musical | Radio Commercial

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 13

8:00 PM

ABCF

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

Trivia:

David Begelman was originally intended to be the producer of the film; it was he who brought the property's attention to Columbia Pictures. However, due to the scandal from his forgery of _Cliff Robertson's signature on a check, the creators of the stage show refused to sell the rights to the studio if Begelman was producer.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the musical number "Sign", Miss Hannigan's bathroom contains several large bottles of her bathtub gin, and she even drinks from one during the number. These bottles are label-less 16-oz. Sheaffer Skrip "master" ink bottles, easily identifiable by their shape (similar to the CN Tower). However, Skrip master ink bottles didn't come in this shape until the 1950s. In the 1930s, Skrip master ink bottles were cylindrical, with grooves running around the top & bottom 1/4 of them.

Quotes:

Miss Hannigan: [singing] Some women are drippin' with diamonds / Some women are drippin' with pearls / Lucky me, lucky me, look at what I'm drippin' with / Little girls!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Family Guy: Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater (#2.1)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Tomorrow (Opening Titles)

Really great, and I'm a cold-heart film cynic

I loved this film as a child and will always hold fond nostalgia for it. You definitely have to watch this from the point of view as a child (with so many "family" films out today, I know this might be hard, when their goal has been to entertain everyone). I loved all the performances in it from Albert Finney to Carol Burnett and Tim Curry. My most favorite Huston film is The Misfits, but don't expect that from this film, which I think alot of people are doing. As most directors age, they tend to get "soft" in their filmmaking as their hunger is replaced with complacency, but this film isn't as bad as some people describe it. It's a musical, it was made in the 80's, and it's primarily for kids. Compared to other movies made in that time period, this one is actually quite good. And although I've only seen parts of the newer one made by Disney, this one seems alot more mature and crafted, and not so candy-coated.