Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Ian Toynton

Writers (WGA):

Harold Gray (comic "Little Orphan Annie")
Martin Charnin (play)
(more)

Release Date:

18 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Musical

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Ashley Johnson	...	Annie
Joan Collins	...	Lady Edwina Hogbottom
George Hearn	...	Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks
Ian McDiarmid	...	Dr. Eli Eon
Emily Ann Lloyd	...	Hannah
Camilla Belle	...	Molly
Crispin Bonham-Carter	...	Rupert Hogbottom
Perry Benson	...	Mean Murphy Knuckles
George Wood
Antony Zaki	...	Punjab
David Tse	...	Asp
Jayne Ashbourne
Carol Cleveland	...	Miss Hannigan
Buffy Davis
Ian Redford
Timothy Bateson
Deborah MacLaren
Ann Morrish
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Kay Bergman	...	Miss Hannigan / British children / New York children / additional voices (voice)
Sam Mancuso	...	Foreman

Directed by
Ian Toynton

Writing credits (WGA)
Harold Gray		(comic "Little Orphan Annie")
Martin Charnin		(play "Annie lyrics")
Thomas Meehan		(book of musical play "Annie")
Charles Strouse		(play "Annie music")
Trish Soodik		(written by)

Produced by
Wendy Dytman	....	executive producer
Ruth Slawson	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
David Michael Frank

Cinematography by
Alan Hume

Film Editing by
James Galloway

Production Design by
Robin Tarsnane

Art Department
Colin Thurston	....	stand-by prop

Sound Department
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer
Robert Miles	....	production sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Dennis Brock	....	gaffer (as Denis Brock)
Alex Howe	....	focus puller: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daryl Bristow	....	wardrobe supervisor

Other crew
Stefano Priori	....	production accountant
Lisa Vick	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Rastar Productions
• TriStar Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1995) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television
• LK-TEL Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)

Other Companies

• Micheal Samuelson Lighting  lighting rental facility

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Iceland:L | UK:U | USA:G

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Rastar Productions

Trivia:

When Columbia Pictures bought the film rights to "Annie", it included the rights to make sequels. Despite the poor commercial performance of the original film in relation to its high budget, producer Ray Stark still kept the idea of making a sequel alive. It was on and off Columbia's production slate for several years until TriStar Television, noting the original film's popularity with children on home video, agreed to make it as a made-for-TV movie, to be released simultaneously on home video.

Quotes:

Miss Hannigan: [Annie has sneaked Molly on the ship] STOWAWAY! STOWAWAY!
Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks: What's she saying Annie?
Annie: Um she's saying stay a while, stay a while. She doesn't want us to leave.
[waves]
Annie: Bye Miss Hannigan

Movie Connections:

Follows Annie (1982)

Mixed Feelings

The Aileen Quinn version was one of my favourite movies when I was 10, and still is to some extent. The remake with Kathy Bates was alright, but lacked the charm of the original. Now this TV movie, is good, but it isn't great. In fact, I have mixed feelings for this-I liked some bits, and disliked others. The acting was a mixed bag. Ashley Johnson gives a spirited performance as Annie, however if you compare her to Aileen Quinn and Alicia Morton she may be too old, and I think because of that, she lacked the innocence that both girls gave to their performances. I liked the actresses of Hannah and Molly, but not Carol Cleveland as Miss Hannigan. You don't see her very much, and compared to Carol Burnett and Kathy Bates, she isn't the Miss Hannigan we grow to love, with the love of gin, and control, and I felt both were absent here. George Hearn doesn't do too bad a job as Daddy Warbucks, and Joan Collins, looking as fabulous as she did in the 50s-60s, has a ball playing an otherwise pantomime character. I didn't care very much of the supporting characters though. The main flaw with the film was the plot. It was fast moving but it was also predictable and a little too silly at times, especially the scenes with Murphy and Rupert. I wasn't crazy about the music either. In conclusion, an acceptable movie. Is it the worst movie ever? No far from it! That dishonour goes to Home Alone 4, which made me vomit when I saw what they did to two comedic near-masterpieces, and an adequate second sequel. 5/10, but that doesn't mean I hate it at all. I've just seen better. Bethany Cox