Annie

"The movie of 'Tomorrow.'"

1982 2h 7m EN

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Synopsis

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An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.

“The movie of 'Tomorrow.'”

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Cast

Aileen Quinn
Annie
Albert Finney
'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks
Carol Burnett
Miss Hannigan
Ann Reinking
Grace Farrell
Tim Curry
Rooster Hannigan
Bernadette Peters
Lily St. Regis
Geoffrey Holder
Punjab
Roger Minami
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Huston
Writers: Thomas Meehan, Carol Sobieski
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Annie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Huston, shot by Richard Moore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Charles Strouse. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael A. Stevenson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Aileen Quinn and Albert Finney and Carol Burnett carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The movie of 'Tomorrow.'".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Huston directs. Richard Moore behind the camera. Charles Strouse scores. Michael A. Stevenson cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Annie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by John Huston, shot by Richard Moore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Charles Strouse. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Michael A. Stevenson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aileen Quinn and Albert Finney and Carol Burnett carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The movie of 'Tomorrow.'".
8IMDB entry: tt0083564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "child abuse", "musical", "based on play or musical", "based on comic".

The technical file

Cinematography: Richard Moore
Original score: Charles Strouse
Editing: Michael A. Stevenson
Production design: Dale Hennesy
Makeup / hair: Lee Crawford
Runtime: 127 min · 2h 7m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $35,000,000
Box office: $57,063,861
Return: 163% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Annie (1982)

Awards

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress

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Part of

Annie Collection

Annie is a 1982 American musical comedy-drama film adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan, which in turn is based on Little Orphan Annie, the 1924 comic strip by Harold Gray. Annie: A Royal Adventure! is a TV sequel, released in the United States in 1995 and internationally in 1996. With no songs apart from a reprise of "Tomorrow", the sequel features an entirely new cast.

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CinemaSerf2023-06-08
★ 7/10
Carol Burnett is wonderful as the conniving, neglectful manager of the orphanage ("Miss Hannigan") who cares not a jot for her charges and treats them like skivvies whilst she drinks//smokes and generally misbehaves her way through life. One day, multi-gazillionaire "Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks" (Albert Finney) decides to allow an orphan to spend some time with him at his mansion and "Annie" (Aileen Quinn) is the winner of this golden ticket. Quickly, she charms the pants off them all - including the hard-hearted industrialist. When he decides to help her find her long lost parents by offering a reward "Hannigan" scents an opportunity and gets her equally dodgy brother "Rooster" (Tim Curry) and his delinquent girlfriend to fake parenthood, claim the reward - and kidnap the girl! The story is a bit strained at times, but it does have some fun dance routines; "The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow" & "It's a Hard Knock Life" and also a superbly statuesque Geoffrey Holder as "Warbucks" Indian equivalent of "Oddjob" to help it over the odd bumps of tedium. Messrs. Finney & Curry very much enter into the spirit of it all and Quinn captures the vulnerability/feistiness of the title character charmingly.

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