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Set during the [[Great Depression]] in 1933, the film tells the story of Annie, an orphan from New York City who is taken in by America's richest billionaire, [[Oliver Warbucks]]. [[Principal photography]] took place for six weeks at [[Monmouth University]] in [[New Jersey]] in 1981.
Set during the [[Great Depression]] in 1933, the film tells the story of Annie, an orphan from New York City who is taken in by America's richest billionaire, [[Oliver Warbucks]]. [[Principal photography]] took place for six weeks at [[Monmouth University]] in [[New Jersey]] in 1981.


Produced by [[Ray Stark]]'s Rastar and released by [[Columbia Pictures]] on May 21, 1982, ''Annie'' received mixed reviews from film critics and grossed $57 million on a $35 million budget. The film was nominated for two [[Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Song Score and its Adaptation]]. A [[television film]] [[sequel]], titled ''[[Annie: A Royal Adventure!]]'' was released in 1995. Then it was followed by three additional adaptations of the musical. In their first film collaboration, [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] and [[Columbia Pictures]] produced [[Annie (1999 film)|a second film adaptation]] made-for-television in 1999. Columbia released [[Annie (2014 film)|a third film adaptation]] on December 19, 2014. A [[Annie Live!|fourth adaptation]] which was a live production of the musical was performed on December 2, 2021, on [[NBC]].
Produced by [[Ray Stark]]'s Rastar and released by [[Columbia Pictures]] on May 21, 1982, ''Annie'' received mixed reviews from film critics and grossed $57 million on a $35 million budget. The film was nominated for two [[Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Song Score and its Adaptation]]. A [[television film]] [[sequel]], titled ''[[Annie: A Royal Adventure!]]'', was released in 1995. It was followed by three additional adaptations of the musical. In their first film collaboration, [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] and [[Columbia Pictures]] produced [[Annie (1999 film)|a second film adaptation]] made-for-television in 1999. Columbia released [[Annie (2014 film)|a third film adaptation]] on December 19, 2014. A [[Annie Live!|fourth adaptation]], which was a live production of the musical, was performed on December 2, 2021, on [[NBC]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
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In 1933, during the [[Great Depression]], a young [[orphan]] named Annie is living in the Hudson Street Orphanage in [[New York City]]. It is run by Agatha Hannigan, a cruel alcoholic who forces the orphans to clean the building daily. With half of a locket as her only possession, she remains optimistic that her parents, who left her on the doorstep as a baby, will return for her. Annie sneaks out with help from laundry man, Mr. Bundles, adopting a stray dog which she names Sandy. However, Annie is escorted back to the orphanage.
In 1933, during the [[Great Depression]], a young [[orphan]] named Annie is living in the Hudson Street Orphanage in [[New York City]]. It is run by Agatha Hannigan, a cruel alcoholic who forces the orphans to clean the building daily. With half of a locket as her only possession, Annie remains optimistic that her parents, who left her on the doorstep as a baby, will return for her. Annie sneaks out with help from laundry man, Mr. Bundles, adopting a stray dog which she names Sandy. However, Annie is escorted back to the orphanage.


Grace Farrell, secretary to billionaire [[Oliver Warbucks]], arrives to invite an orphan to live with Warbucks for a week, to improve his public image. Annie is chosen and she and Sandy travel to Warbucks' mansion, meeting his many servants and two bodyguards, Punjab and the Asp. Warbucks, at first dismissive of Annie due to her being female, is charmed into letting her stay. He takes Annie and Grace to [[Radio City Music Hall]] to watch a movie, ''[[Camille (1936 film)|Camille]]'', and Warbucks begin to develop affection for Annie. Grace urges him to adopt Annie and he meets with Miss Hannigan, convincing her to sign the adoption papers.
Grace Farrell, secretary to billionaire [[Oliver Warbucks]], arrives to invite an orphan to live with Warbucks for a week, to improve his public image. Annie is chosen and she and Sandy travel to Warbucks' mansion, meeting his many servants and two bodyguards, Punjab and the Asp. Warbucks, at first dismissive of Annie due to her being female, is charmed into letting her stay. He takes Annie and Grace to [[Radio City Music Hall]] to watch a movie, ''[[Camille (1936 film)|Camille]]'', and Warbucks begins to develop affection for Annie. Grace urges him to adopt Annie and he meets with Miss Hannigan, convincing her to sign the adoption papers.


Warbucks reveals his plans to Annie, even offering her a new locket, but she declines. She explains the purpose of her broken locket and her hope that her parents will return with the other half. Warbucks appears on Bert Healy's radio show and offers $50,000 to find Annie's parents. This causes mass hysteria with many would-be parents appearing to claim the money. To escape the madness, Warbucks flies Annie to the [[White House]] in Washington D.C., introducing her to President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and his wife [[Eleanor Roosevelt|Eleanor]]. Roosevelt informs them of his plan to introduce a social welfare program to help America's impoverished and asks Warbucks to head it; Annie encourages him to help. Upon returning home, Annie is disheartened when Grace reveals none of the potential parents knew about the locket.
Warbucks reveals his plans to Annie, even offering her a new locket, but she declines. She explains the purpose of her broken locket and her hope that her parents will return with the other half. Warbucks appears on Bert Healy's radio show and offers $50,000 to find Annie's parents. This causes mass hysteria with many would-be parents appearing to claim the money. To escape the madness, Warbucks flies Annie to the [[White House]] in Washington, D.C., introducing her to President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and his wife [[Eleanor Roosevelt|Eleanor]]. Roosevelt informs them of his plan to introduce a social welfare program to help America's impoverished and asks Warbucks to head it; Annie encourages him to help. Upon returning home, Annie is disheartened when Grace reveals none of the potential parents knew about the locket.


Hannigan is visited by her [[con artist]] brother Rooster and his girlfriend, Lily St. Regis; they plot to pose as Annie's parents to gain the reward. The trio searches the orphans' belongings and Hannigan reveals Annie's parents were killed in a fire; she possesses the other half of the locket. Annie's friends overhear the conversation and try sneaking out, but are discovered and locked away. Rooster and Lily succeed with the ruse, and Annie's departure from Warbucks is somber. Annie is kidnapped minutes after leaving, but her friends reach Warbucks and tell him the truth; he informs the police, beginning a city-wide search.
Hannigan is visited by her [[con artist]] brother Rooster and his girlfriend, Lily St. Regis; they plot to pose as Annie's parents to gain the reward. The trio searches the orphans' belongings and Hannigan reveals that Annie's real parents were killed in a fire; she possesses the other half of the locket. Annie's friends overhear the conversation and try sneaking out, but are discovered and locked away. Rooster and Lily succeed with the ruse, and Annie's departure from Warbucks is somber. She is kidnapped minutes after they leave the mansion, but her friends ultimately reach Warbucks and tell him the truth; shocked and stunned, he informs the police, beginning a city-wide search.


Annie convinces the felons to pull over, only to escape and destroy Warbucks' check. Rooster chases Annie up a raised drawbridge in an effort to kill her; when Hannigan realizes his intentions, she desperately tries to stop him, but Rooster easily knocks her out and continues climbing. Punjab rescues Annie from Rooster and reunites her with Warbucks and Grace. Rooster and Lily are arrested and Annie is officially adopted by Warbucks. At a party that the orphans, a redeemed Hannigan, and the Roosevelts attend, Warbucks gives Annie the new locket as they embrace.
Annie convinces the felons to pull over, only to escape and destroy Warbucks' check. An enraged Rooster chases Annie up a raised drawbridge in an effort to kill her; when Hannigan realizes his true intentions, she desperately tries to stop him, but Rooster easily knocks her out and continues climbing. Punjab rescues Annie from Rooster and reunites her with Warbucks and Grace. Rooster and Lily are arrested and Annie is officially adopted by Grace and Warbucks. At a party that the orphans, a redeemed Hannigan, and the Roosevelts attend, Warbucks gives Annie the new locket as they embrace.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Aileen Quinn]] as Annie Bennett Warbucks, a 10-year-old orphan girl. Quinn was chosen out of the 8,000 girls who auditioned for the part.<ref name="Oneill"/>
* [[Aileen Quinn]] as Annie Warbucks, a 10-year-old orphan girl. Quinn was chosen out of 9,000 girls who were interviewed at [[Casting (performing arts)|casting calls]] in the United States, Canada and Europe.<ref name="Oneill"/><ref>{{Cite news |title=HOLLYWOOD PUTS ITS MONEY ON ANNIE |work=The New York Times |date=May 2, 1982 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/02/magazine/hollywood-puts-its-money-on-annie.html |access-date=2023-11-22 }}</ref>
* [[Albert Finney]] as [[Daddy Warbucks|Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks]], a billionaire businessman who adopts Annie. [[Sean Connery]] and [[Cary Grant]] were also considered for the role before Finney was chosen.<ref name="Oneill">{{cite magazine|last=Oneill|first=Therese|title=16 Things You May Not Have Known About 'Annie'|date=October 20, 2015|magazine=[[Mental Floss]]|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/60530/16-things-you-may-not-have-known-about-annie|access-date=December 4, 2016|archive-date=November 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130085113/http://mentalfloss.com/article/60530/16-things-you-may-not-have-known-about-annie|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Albert Finney]] as [[Daddy Warbucks|Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks]], a billionaire businessman who adopts Annie and Molly. [[Sean Connery]] and [[Cary Grant]] were also considered for the role before Finney was chosen.<ref name="Oneill">{{cite magazine|last=Oneill|first=Therese|title=16 Things You May Not Have Known About 'Annie'|date=October 20, 2015|magazine=[[Mental Floss]]|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/60530/16-things-you-may-not-have-known-about-annie|access-date=December 4, 2016|archive-date=November 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130085113/http://mentalfloss.com/article/60530/16-things-you-may-not-have-known-about-annie|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Carol Burnett]] as Miss Agatha "Aggy" Hannigan, a cruel alcoholic and the older sister of Rooster who manages the all-girls orphanage where Annie and the other orphans live.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jarvis|first=Zeke|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n5eIBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA95|title=Make 'em Laugh! American Humorists of the 20th and 21st Centuries: American Humorists of the 20th and 21st Centuries|date=2015-04-07|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-4408-2995-6|pages=95|language=en}}</ref> She is shown to create bathtub gin and engage in other illegal activities. [[Bette Midler]] was considered for the role before Burnett was chosen.<ref name="Oneill"/>
* [[Carol Burnett]] as Miss Agatha "Aggy" Hannigan, a cruel alcoholic and the older sister of Rooster who manages the all-girls orphanage where Annie and the other orphans live.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jarvis|first=Zeke|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n5eIBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA95|title=Make 'em Laugh! American Humorists of the 20th and 21st Centuries: American Humorists of the 20th and 21st Centuries|date=2015-04-07|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-4408-2995-6|pages=95|language=en}}</ref> She is shown to create bathtub gin and engage in other illegal activities such as [[child abuse]]. [[Bette Midler]] was considered for the role before Burnett was chosen.<ref name="Oneill"/>
* [[Ann Reinking]] as Grace Farrell, personal secretary to Mr. Warbucks, who decides to take Annie in.
* [[Ann Reinking]] as Grace Farrell, Warbucks' personal secretary and love interest.
* [[Tim Curry]] as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan, Aggy's [[Confidence trick|con-artist]] younger brother.
* [[Tim Curry]] as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan, Aggy's [[Confidence trick|con-artist]] younger brother. [[Jack Nicholson]], [[Mickey Rooney]], [[Mick Jagger]] and [[Steve Martin]] were considered for the role before Curry was chosen.<ref name="AFI Catalog">{{cite web | url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56724 | title=AFI{{pipe}}Catalog }}</ref>
* [[Bernadette Peters]] as Lily St. Regis, petty thief and co-conspirator girlfriend of Rooster.
* [[Bernadette Peters]] as Lily St. Regis, petty thief and co-conspirator girlfriend of "Rooster" Hannigan.
* [[Edward Herrmann]] as [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], the 32nd [[President of the United States]], usually portrayed [[Paralytic illness of Franklin D. Roosevelt|in a wheelchair]].
* [[Edward Herrmann]] as [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], the 32nd [[President of the United States]], usually portrayed [[Paralytic illness of Franklin D. Roosevelt|in a wheelchair]].
* [[Lois de Banzie]] as [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], [[First Lady of the United States]].
* [[Lois de Banzie]] as [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], [[First Lady of the United States]].
* [[Geoffrey Holder]] as Punjab, Warbucks's turban-donning bodyguard, named for [[Pakistan]]'s and India’s [[Punjab|Punjab province]] and/or [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] culture.
* [[Geoffrey Holder]] as Punjab, Warbucks's turban-donning bodyguard, named for [[Pakistan]]'s and [[India]]'s [[Punjab|Punjab province]] and/or [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] culture.
* Roger Minami as The Asp, Warbucks's Japanese chauffeur and bodyguard, who teaches Annie [[karate]].
* Roger Minami as The Asp, Warbucks's Japanese chauffeur and bodyguard, who teaches Annie [[karate]].
* [[Toni Ann Gisondi]] as Molly, a fellow orphan who is six years old and gets adopted by Warbucks and becomes Annie's little sister.
* [[Toni Ann Gisondi]] as Molly, a fellow orphan who is six years old and gets adopted by Warbucks, making her Annie's little sister.
* [[Rosanne Sorrentino]] as Pepper, a 14-year-old fellow orphan who commands others, but then becomes nicer. She also gets adopted by Warbucks and becomes Annie and Molly's sister.
* [[Rosanne Sorrentino]] as Pepper, a 12-year-old fellow orphan who commands others, but then becomes nicer.
* Lara Berk as Tessie, a fellow orphan who is eight years old and exclaims "Oh my goodness!" throughout the film. Also, she gets adopted by Warbucks and becomes Annie, Molly and Pepper's sister.
* Lara Berk as Tessie, a fellow orphan who is eight years old and exclaims "Oh my goodness!" throughout the film.
* [[April Lerman]] as Kate, an orphan who is thirteen years old and cares for the younger orphans and often wears her hair in pigtail braids. She gets adopted by Warbucks and becomes Annie, Molly, Pepper, and Tessie's sister.
* [[April Lerman]] as Kate, an orphan who is thirteen years old and cares for the younger orphans and often wears her hair in pigtail braids.
* [[Robin Ignico]] as Duffy, an eleven year old fellow orphan who is Pepper's best friend.
* [[Robin Ignico]] as Duffy, an eleven year old fellow orphan who is Pepper's best friend. She gets by Warbucks and becomes Annie, Molly, Pepper, Tessie and Kate's sister.
* Lucie Stewart as July, a fellow orphan who is nine years old and rarely speaks.
* [[Peter Marshall (entertainer)|Peter Marshall]] as Bert Healy, prominent radio show host.
* Lucie Stewart as July, a fellow orphan who is nine years old and rarely speaks. She gets adopted by Warbucks and becomes Annie, Molly, Pepper, Tessie, Kate and Duffy's sister.
* [[Loni Ackerman]], Murphy Cross, and Nancy Sinclair as the Boylan Sisters, who sing on the Bert Healy Show.
* [[Peter Marshall (entertainer)|Peter Marshall]] as Bert Healy, a radio show host.
* [[Larry Hankin]] as the pound man.
* [[Larry Hankin]] as the man from the dog pound.
* Irving Metzman as Mr. Bundles, a man who works for a [[Laundry#Chinese laundries in North America|Chinese laundry]] company, whose truck Annie stows away in. Mr. Bundles is implied to be a love interest of Miss Hannigan. It is unclear whether he is portraying a stereotypically Asian role.
* Irving Metzman as Mr. Bundles, a man who works for a [[Laundry#Chinese laundries in North America|Chinese laundry]] company, whose truck Annie stows away in. Mr. Bundles is implied to be a romantic interest of Miss Hannigan.
* [[Ken Swofford]] as Weasel, a greasy uniformed police officer who chases down Annie when she escapes. He is based on Officer Wald from the musical. He is implied to be a love interest of Miss Hannigan.
* [[Ken Swofford]] as Weasel, a greasy uniformed police officer who chases down Annie when she escapes. He is based on Lt. Ward from the musical. He is implied to be a romantic interest of Miss Hannigan.
* I. M. Hobson as Drake, Warbucks's head butler who hides his allergy to dogs.
* I. M. Hobson as Drake, Warbucks's head butler who hides his allergy to dogs.
* [[Colleen Zenk]], Mavis Ray, and [[Pamela Blair]] as Cecile, Mrs. Greer and Annette, Warbucks's maids.
* [[Colleen Zenk]] and [[Pamela Blair]] as Cecille and Annette, Warbucks's French maids.
* [[Lu Leonard]] as Mrs. Pugh, Warbucks's maid and cook.
* [[Lu Leonard]] as Mrs. Pugh, Warbucks's cook.
* Victor Griffin as Saunders, one of Warbucks's servants.
* Mavis Ray as Mrs. Greer, Warbucks' housekeeper.
* [[The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show|Angela Lee]], [[Martika]], [[Amanda Peterson]], and [[Shawnee Smith]] as orphans/backup dancers.
* [[The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show|Angela Lee]], [[Martika]], [[Amanda Peterson]], and [[Shawnee Smith]] as orphans/backup dancers.
* [[The Rockettes]] as Themselves (uncredited).
* [[The Rockettes]] as Themselves (uncredited).
* Bingo the dog as Sandy, a stray dog who becomes the family pet.
* Bingo the dog as Sandy, a stray dog who becomes the family pet.{{efn|Bingo was credited in the film as "Sandy as himself".}}


==Production==
==Production==
After winning a bidding war with [[Paramount Pictures]], Columbia purchased the rights to the broadway musical for $9.5 million.<ref name=budget>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=March 8, 1982|page=1|title=Hollywood's High Summer Hopes|last=Maloney|first=Lane}}</ref> [[Film producer]] [[Ray Stark]] wanted both [[John Huston]] and [[Joe Layton]] (while working as the director and choreographer, respectively) to also be the [[executive producer]] on the film, because it was too large an enterprise for one person. Regarding Huston being given the job of directing the first (and what would be the only) musical in his 40-year directing career, screenwriter [[Carol Sobieski]] stated: "Hiring John [Huston] is an outsider risk, and Ray's [Stark] a major gambler. He loves this kind of high risk situation."<ref name=times>Turan, Kenneth. [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/02/magazine/hollywood-puts-its-money-on-annie.html "Annie"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408104326/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/02/magazine/hollywood-puts-its-money-on-annie.html |date=April 8, 2016 }}, ''The New York Times'', p. SM 40, May 2, 1982.</ref> The film cost over $35 million, with some suggesting it cost as much as $59 million after marketing and distribution, making it one of the most expensive films at the time, and the most expensive project financed by Columbia Pictures up to that point.<ref name=budget/>
Following the stage musical in 1977, the writers of the stage play asked $5 million for the rights and requested [[Mike Nichols]] to direct the film, After winning a bidding war with [[Paramount Pictures]], Columbia purchased the rights to the Broadway musical for a record $9.5 million.<ref name=budget>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=March 8, 1982|page=1|title=Hollywood's High Summer Hopes|last=Maloney|first=Lane}}</ref><ref name="AFI Catalog"/> [[Film producer]] [[Ray Stark]] wanted both [[John Huston]] and [[Joe Layton]] (while working as the director and choreographer, respectively) to also be the [[executive producer]] on the film, because it was too large an enterprise for one person. Regarding Huston being given the job of directing the first (and what would be the only) musical in his 40-year directing career, screenwriter [[Carol Sobieski]] stated: "Hiring John [Huston] is an outsider risk, and Ray's [Stark] a major gambler. He loves this kind of high risk situation."<ref name=times>Turan, Kenneth. [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/02/magazine/hollywood-puts-its-money-on-annie.html "Annie"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408104326/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/02/magazine/hollywood-puts-its-money-on-annie.html |date=April 8, 2016 }}, ''The New York Times'', p. SM 40, May 2, 1982.</ref> The film cost over $35 million, with some suggesting it cost as much as $59 million after marketing and distribution, making it one of the most expensive films at the time, and the most expensive project financed by Columbia Pictures up to that point.<ref name=budget/>


===Writing===
===Writing===
Sobieski, who wrote the screenplay, introduced major differences between the stage musical and the film adaptation. In the stage musical, it is [[Christmas]] when Miss Hannigan, Rooster and Lily are caught at the Warbucks mansion by the [[United States Secret Service]] thus foiling their plan to kidnap Annie, while in the film (due to summertime shooting) Annie ''is'' kidnapped and on the eve of the [[Fourth of July]], leading to Warbucks organizing a citywide search and a climactic ending on the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad|B&O Bridge]]. Punjab and The Asp, Warbucks's servants/bodyguards, from the original comic strip, appear in the film in supporting roles.
Sobieski, who wrote the screenplay, introduced major differences between the stage musical and the film adaptation. In the stage musical, it is [[Christmas]] when Miss Hannigan, Rooster and Lily are caught at the Warbucks mansion by the [[United States Secret Service]] thus foiling their plan to kidnap Annie, while in the film (due to summertime shooting) Annie ''is'' kidnapped and on the eve of the [[Fourth of July]], leading to Warbucks organizing a citywide search and a climactic ending on the Former Erie Railroad Bridge. Punjab and The Asp, Warbucks's servants/bodyguards, from the original comic strip, appear in the film in supporting roles.


Miss Hannigan's redemption at the end is also a new development on the part of the film in the musical, Miss Hannigan briefly balks at Rooster's intention to make Annie "disappear" with his switchblade, but is soon lured by his promises of a life on Easy Street. In Meehan's 1980 novelization, Miss Hannigan shows no qualms whatsoever about Annie being killed. In both of these media, Miss Hannigan ends up being arrested alongside Rooster and Lily at the Warbucks mansion.
Miss Hannigan's redemption at the end in which she tries to save Annie from Rooster changed the usual ending of the musical to that date. In the stage musical, Miss Hannigan is always portrayed as fully aware that Rooster intends to kill Annie, and is arrested with Rooster and Lily at the end at Warbucks' mansion. In Meehan's 1980 novelization, Miss Hannigan shows no qualms whatsoever about Annie being killed.


The film also featured five new songs, "Dumb Dog", "Sandy", "Let's Go to the Movies", "Sign" and "We Got Annie", and cut "We'd like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover", "N.Y.C", "You Won't Be an Orphan for Long", "Something Was Missing", "Annie" and "New Deal for Christmas". In addition, the song "Maybe" has two reprises whereas "Little Girls" and "Easy Street" do not.
The film also featured five new songs, "Dumb Dog", "Sandy", "Let's Go to the Movies", "Sign" and "We Got Annie", and cut "We'd like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover", "N.Y.C", "You Won't Be an Orphan for Long", "Something Was Missing", "Annie" and "New Deal for Christmas". In addition, the song "Maybe" has two reprises whereas "Little Girls" and "Easy Street" do not.


[[Martin Charnin]], the lyricist of ''Annie'', was not impressed with the cinematic interpretation. In a 1996 interview, he dismissed the adaptation and its production. "The movie distorted what this musical was", Charnin reported. "And we were culpable for the reason that we did not exercise any kind of creative control because we sold the rights for a considerable amount of money." Charnin even said that Huston, who had never directed a musical before, and producer Ray Stark made major changes in the film that destroyed the essence of ''Annie''. Warbucks, played by Finney, "was an Englishman who screamed". Hannigan, played by Burnett, was "a man-crazy drunk", and Annie was "cute-ed up". Worse, the emotional relationship between Annie and Warbucks was distorted. They even downplayed the hit song "Tomorrow" because "Stark thought it was corny".<ref>{{cite news|last=Rizzo|first=Frank|title=Another Tomorrow For 'Annie,' Goodspeed's Guardian Angel|url=http://articles.courant.com/1996-09-29/entertainment/9609270030_1_charnin-first-goodspeed-opera-house-broadway-annie/2|newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]]|date=September 29, 1996|access-date=June 7, 2012|archive-date=March 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324112924/http://articles.courant.com/1996-09-29/entertainment/9609270030_1_charnin-first-goodspeed-opera-house-broadway-annie/2|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Martin Charnin]], the lyricist of ''Annie'', was not impressed with the cinematic interpretation. In a 1996 interview, he dismissed the adaptation and its production. "The movie distorted what this musical was", Charnin reported. "And we were culpable for the reason that we did not exercise any kind of creative control because we sold the rights for a considerable amount of money." Charnin said that Huston, who had never directed a musical before, and producer Ray Stark made major changes in the film that destroyed the essence of ''Annie''. Warbucks, as played by Finney, "was an Englishman who screamed". Hannigan, as played by Burnett, was "a man-crazy drunk", and Annie was "cute-ed up". Worse, the emotional relationship between Annie and Warbucks was distorted. They even downplayed the hit song "Tomorrow" because "Stark thought it was corny".<ref>{{cite news|last=Rizzo|first=Frank|title=Another Tomorrow For 'Annie,' Goodspeed's Guardian Angel|url=https://www.courant.com/1996/09/29/another-tomorrow-for-annie-goodspeeds-guardian-angel/|newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]]|date=September 29, 1996|access-date=June 7, 2012|archive-date=March 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324112924/http://articles.courant.com/1996-09-29/entertainment/9609270030_1_charnin-first-goodspeed-opera-house-broadway-annie/2|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Filming===
===Filming===
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[[Principal photography]] took place in 1981 over the course of six weeks at Monmouth College, now [[Monmouth University]], in [[West Long Branch, New Jersey]], which has two mansions that were used in the film, one of which is the [[Shadow Lawn (New Jersey)|Shadow Lawn Mansion]].<ref name="times" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.app.com/story/news/history/erik-larsen/2014/12/16/daddy-warbucks-moved-monmouth/20506665/|title=When 'Daddy' Warbucks moved into Monmouth U|work=Asbury Park Press|access-date=2018-10-17|language=en}}</ref> The [[NX Bridge]], an abandoned railroad bridge over the Passaic River in Newark, was used for location shooting of one of the climactic scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hingepepper.com/anniemovie.htm |title=Jon Merrill's "Annie" movie trivia |publisher=Hingepepper.com |date=December 31, 2002 |access-date=2012-01-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320081724/http://www.hingepepper.com/anniemovie.htm |archive-date=March 20, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Vianna |first=Joao |url=http://news.jornal.us/article-5179.City-of-Newark-announces-2010-Passaic-Riverfront-boat-Tours.html |title=City of Newark announces 2010 Passaic Riverfront boat Tours |publisher=News.jornal.us |date=August 20, 2010 |access-date=2012-01-14 |archive-date=November 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122000747/http://news.jornal.us/article-5179.City-of-Newark-announces-2010-Passaic-Riverfront-boat-Tours.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Principal photography]] took place in 1981 over the course of six weeks at Monmouth College, now [[Monmouth University]], in [[West Long Branch, New Jersey]], which has two mansions that were used in the film, one of which is the [[Shadow Lawn (New Jersey)|Shadow Lawn Mansion]].<ref name="times" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.app.com/story/news/history/erik-larsen/2014/12/16/daddy-warbucks-moved-monmouth/20506665/|title=When 'Daddy' Warbucks moved into Monmouth U|work=Asbury Park Press|access-date=2018-10-17|language=en}}</ref> The [[NX Bridge]], an abandoned railroad bridge over the Passaic River in Newark, was used for location shooting of one of the climactic scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hingepepper.com/anniemovie.htm |title=Jon Merrill's "Annie" movie trivia |publisher=Hingepepper.com |date=December 31, 2002 |access-date=2012-01-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320081724/http://www.hingepepper.com/anniemovie.htm |archive-date=March 20, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Vianna |first=Joao |url=http://news.jornal.us/article-5179.City-of-Newark-announces-2010-Passaic-Riverfront-boat-Tours.html |title=City of Newark announces 2010 Passaic Riverfront boat Tours |publisher=News.jornal.us |date=August 20, 2010 |access-date=2012-01-14 |archive-date=November 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122000747/http://news.jornal.us/article-5179.City-of-Newark-announces-2010-Passaic-Riverfront-boat-Tours.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


Many of the street sets were filmed at [[Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank|Warner Bros. Burbank Studios]], 4000 Warner Boulevard, [[Burbank, California]]. [[Production designer]] [[Dale Hennesy]] overhauled the old "Tenement Street" back lot set at Warner Bros. by outfitting many of the New York styled apartment and store front facades with actual New York fire escapes and other treatments specifically brought in for this production. Hennesy died during filming and the back lot set was renamed "Hennesy Street" in honor of the late production designer.
Many of the street sets were filmed at [[Warner Bros. Studios Burbank|Warner Bros. Burbank Studios]], 4000 Warner Boulevard, [[Burbank, California]]. [[Production designer]] [[Dale Hennesy]] overhauled the old "Tenement Street" back lot set at Warner Bros. by outfitting many of the New York styled apartment and store front facades with actual New York fire escapes and other treatments specifically brought in for this production. Hennesy died during filming and the back lot set was renamed "Hennesy Street" in honor of the late production designer.{{cn|date=September 2024}}


Originally, the song "Easy Street" was going to be the biggest musical number in the film. For this purpose, a specially-created outdoor street set was built, costing more than $1&nbsp;million. It took one week to shoot the scene, but on reviewing the [[dailies]], the scene was considered to be "overstuffed" and "sour." Therefore, a re-shoot was undertaken nearly two months after principal filming had been completed. The scene was replaced with a version shot indoors in a style that mimicked the ambience portrayed in the original stage musical.<ref name=times/>
Originally, the song "Easy Street" was going to be the biggest musical number in the film. For this purpose, a specially-created outdoor street set was built, costing more than $1&nbsp;million. It took one week to shoot the scene, but on reviewing the [[dailies]], the scene was considered to be "overstuffed" and "sour". Therefore, a re-shoot was undertaken nearly two months after principal filming had been completed. The scene was replaced with a version shot indoors in a style that mimicked the ambience portrayed in the original stage musical.<ref name=times/>


==Soundtrack==
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==Reception==
==Reception==
===Critical response===
===Critical response===
''Annie'' received mixed reviews upon its release. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 49% based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "John Huston proves an odd choice to direct, miring ''Annie'' in a sluggish, stagebound mess of an adaptation, but the kids are cute and the songs are memorable."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/annie_1981 |title=Annie (1982) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=May 20, 1982 |access-date=April 16, 2022|archive-date=August 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830141959/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/annie_1981 |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/annie|title=Annie (1982) Reviews - Metacritic|website=[[Metacritic]]|date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025114516/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/annie|access-date=November 12, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref>
''Annie'' received mixed reviews upon its release. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 49% based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "John Huston proves an odd choice to direct, miring ''Annie'' in a sluggish, stagebound mess of an adaptation, but the kids are cute and the songs are memorable."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/annie_1981 |title=Annie (1982) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=May 20, 1982 |access-date=November 23, 2024|archive-date=August 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830141959/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/annie_1981 |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/annie|title=Annie (1982) Reviews - Metacritic|website=[[Metacritic]]|date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025114516/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/annie|access-date=November 12, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref>


[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film three stars out of four and reported that ''Annie'' was "so rigorously machine-made, so relentlessly formula" that the film "is not about anything" despite its series of scenarios, but nonetheless "I sort of enjoyed the movie. I enjoyed the energy that was visible on the screen, and the sumptuousness of the production numbers, and the good humor of several of the performances -- especially those by [[Albert Finney]], as [[Daddy Warbucks]], and [[Carol Burnett]], as the wicked orphanage supervisor, Miss Hannigan. Aileen Quinn sort of grew on me, too."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/annie-1982 |title=Annie movie review |last=Ebert |first=Roger |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222080813/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/annie-1982 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "'Annie' is far from a great film but, like the Music Hall in the good old days, it is immaculately maintained and almost knocks itself out trying to give the audience its money's worth. They don't build movies like this anymore."<ref>Canby, Vincent (May 21, 1982). [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/21/movies/huston-s-annie-makes-its-lavish-debut.html "Film: Huston's 'Annie' Makes Its Lavish Debut".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219040535/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/21/movies/huston-s-annie-makes-its-lavish-debut.html |date=December 19, 2019 }} ''[[The New York Times]]''. C4.</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote, "Whatever indefinable charm the stage show has is completely lost in this lumbering and largely uninteresting and uninvolving exercise, where the obvious waste reaches almost [[The Pentagon|Pentagonian]] proportions."<ref>"Film Reviews: Annie". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. May 12, 1982. 11.</ref> [[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and called it "a bit of a letdown," writing that Quinn "often comes across as one of those self-conscious stage kids" and that the four new songs "are not the least bit memorable," but Finney gives the best performance in the film as "he steadily turns into a quite wonderful father figure."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80120808/gene-siskel-movie-reviewannie/|first=Gene|last=Siskel|date=June 18, 1982|title='Annie' has trouble leapin' to film|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=May 20, 2022}}</ref> [[Sheila Benson]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the film "staggers under monstrous production numbers, orphans doing gymnastic flips, dancing maids and butlers and the Radio City Music Hall complete with Rockettes ... But a kid with Annie's moxie deserves more. Or perhaps less. What she deserves is an atmosphere of innocence, warmth and inventiveness, to let the film generate the joy that must have enveloped theater audiences over the past five years."<ref>Benson, Sheila (May 21, 1982). "An 'Annie' With All the Moves—Except Moving". ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Part VI, p. 1.</ref> Gary Arnold of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' panned the film as "Overproduced and underinspired," with Burnett's performance "the closest thing to a saving grace."<ref>Arnold, Gary (June 18, 1982). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1982/06/18/annies-sad-tale/1c56641e-8823-4de2-ac31-1df3b1471220/ "'Annie's' Sad Tale".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220165745/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1982/06/18/annies-sad-tale/1c56641e-8823-4de2-ac31-1df3b1471220/ |date=December 20, 2019 }} ''[[The Washington Post]]''. C1.</ref> [[Pauline Kael]] wrote in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' that the story "cries out for a cockeyed fairy-tale tone" but instead "has the feel of a manufactured romp ... Every sequence seems to be trying too hard to be upbeat and irresistible, and it's all ungainly."<ref>Kael, Pauline (May 31, 1982). "The Current Cinema". ''[[The New Yorker]]''. 82-83.</ref>
[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film three stars out of four and reported that ''Annie'' was "so rigorously machine-made, so relentlessly formula" that the film "is not about anything" despite its series of scenarios, but nonetheless "I sort of enjoyed the movie. I enjoyed the energy that was visible on the screen, and the sumptuousness of the production numbers, and the good humor of several of the performances -- especially those by [[Albert Finney]], as [[Daddy Warbucks]], and [[Carol Burnett]], as the wicked orphanage supervisor, Miss Hannigan. Aileen Quinn sort of grew on me, too."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/annie-1982 |title=Annie movie review |last=Ebert |first=Roger |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222080813/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/annie-1982 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "'Annie' is far from a great film but, like the Music Hall in the good old days, it is immaculately maintained and almost knocks itself out trying to give the audience its money's worth. They don't build movies like this anymore."<ref>Canby, Vincent (May 21, 1982). [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/21/movies/huston-s-annie-makes-its-lavish-debut.html "Film: Huston's 'Annie' Makes Its Lavish Debut".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219040535/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/21/movies/huston-s-annie-makes-its-lavish-debut.html |date=December 19, 2019 }} ''[[The New York Times]]''. C4.</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote, "Whatever indefinable charm the stage show has is completely lost in this lumbering and largely uninteresting and uninvolving exercise, where the obvious waste reaches almost [[The Pentagon|Pentagonian]] proportions."<ref>"Film Reviews: Annie". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. May 12, 1982. 11.</ref> [[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and called it "a bit of a letdown", writing that Quinn "often comes across as one of those self-conscious stage kids" and that the four new songs "are not the least bit memorable", but Finney gives the best performance in the film as "he steadily turns into a quite wonderful father figure".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80120808/gene-siskel-movie-reviewannie/|first=Gene|last=Siskel|date=June 18, 1982|title='Annie' has trouble leapin' to film|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=May 20, 2022}}</ref> [[Sheila Benson]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the film "staggers under monstrous production numbers, orphans doing gymnastic flips, dancing maids and butlers and the Radio City Music Hall complete with Rockettes ... But a kid with Annie's moxie deserves more. Or perhaps less. What she deserves is an atmosphere of innocence, warmth and inventiveness, to let the film generate the joy that must have enveloped theater audiences over the past five years."<ref>Benson, Sheila (May 21, 1982). "An 'Annie' With All the Moves—Except Moving". ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Part VI, p. 1.</ref> Gary Arnold of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' panned the film as "Overproduced and underinspired," with Burnett's performance "the closest thing to a saving grace".<ref>Arnold, Gary (June 18, 1982). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1982/06/18/annies-sad-tale/1c56641e-8823-4de2-ac31-1df3b1471220/ "'Annie's' Sad Tale".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220165745/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1982/06/18/annies-sad-tale/1c56641e-8823-4de2-ac31-1df3b1471220/ |date=December 20, 2019 }} ''[[The Washington Post]]''. C1.</ref> [[Pauline Kael]] wrote in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' that the story "cries out for a cockeyed fairy-tale tone" but instead "has the feel of a manufactured romp ... Every sequence seems to be trying too hard to be upbeat and irresistible, and it's all ungainly."<ref>Kael, Pauline (May 31, 1982). "The Current Cinema". ''[[The New Yorker]]''. 82-83.</ref>


===Box office===
===Box office===
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| rowspan="2"| [[55th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[55th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]
| [[Dale Hennesy]] and [[Marvin March]]
| Art Direction: [[Dale Hennesy]]; <br> Set Decoration: [[Marvin March]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref name="Oscars1983">{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983 |title=The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners |access-date=9 October 2011 |work=oscars.org |archive-date=5 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/55th-winners.html |url-status=live}}</ref> <br> <ref name=NYTAnnie>{{cite web| url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/2545/Annie/awards| title=Annie (1981)| access-date=April 14, 2012| archive-date=November 22, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122180955/https://www.nytimes.com/reviews/movies| department=Movies & TV Dept.| work=[[The New York Times]]| url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983 |title=The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=October 9, 2011 |archive-date=September 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/55th-winners.html |url-status=live}}</ref> <br> <ref name=NYTAnnie>{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/2545/Annie/awards |title=Annie (1981) |access-date=April 14, 2012 |archive-date=November 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122180955/https://www.nytimes.com/reviews/movies |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score]]
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| [[36th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[36th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| Best Original Song Written for a Film
| Best Original Song Written for a Film
| "[[Tomorrow (Annie)|Tomorrow]]" <br> Music by [[Charles Strouse]] <br> Lyrics by [[Martin Charnin]]
| "[[Tomorrow (Annie)|Tomorrow]]" <br> Music by [[Charles Strouse]]; <br> Lyrics by [[Martin Charnin]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1983/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1983 |website=[[BAFTA]] |year=1983 |access-date=16 September 2016 |ref={{harvid|BAFTA|1983}}}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1983/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1983 |publisher=[[British Academy Film Awards]] |access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3"| [[40th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| [[40th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| [[Carol Burnett]]
| [[Carol Burnett]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/annie |title=Annie – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=August 13, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|1983}}}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/annie/ |title=Annie |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=August 13, 2021}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"| [[Aileen Quinn]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Aileen Quinn]]
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| [[Ray Stark]]
| [[Ray Stark]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="5" align="center"| <ref name="Razzies">{{cite web | url=http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=332 | title=1982 RAZZIE Nominees & "Winners" | publisher=Golden Raspberry Award Foundation and John Wilson | date=April 11, 1983 | access-date=2008-03-26 | archive-date=December 4, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204062838/http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=332 | url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" rowspan="5"| <ref name="Razzies">{{cite web |url=http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=332 |title=1982 RAZZIE Nominees & "Winners" |publisher=[[Golden Raspberry Awards]] |date=April 11, 1983 |access-date=March 26, 2008 |archive-date=December 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204062838/http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=332 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director|Worst Director]]
| [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director|Worst Director]]
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| [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay|Worst Screenplay]]
| [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay|Worst Screenplay]]
| [[Carol Sobieski]] <br> Based on the [[Annie (musical)|musical]] by [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]] <br> Based on the [[comic strip]] ''[[Little Orphan Annie]]'' by [[Harold Gray]]
| [[Carol Sobieski]] <br> Based on the [[Annie (musical)|musical]] by [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]]; <br> Based on the [[comic strip]] ''[[Little Orphan Annie]]'' by [[Harold Gray]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
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| Ray Stark
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1982/1982st.htm |title=1982 5th Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards |access-date=April 2, 2013 |work=[[Stinkers Bad Movie Awards]] |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017170728/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1982/1982st.htm |archive-date=October 17, 2006 }}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1982/1982st.htm |title=1982 5th Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards |access-date=April 2, 2013 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017170728/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1982/1982st.htm |archive-date=October 17, 2006}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3"| [[4th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| [[4th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Motion Picture – Animated, Music or Fantasy
| colspan="2"| Best Motion Picture – Animated, Music or Fantasy
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" align="center"| <ref name="Young Artist Awards">{{cite web | url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms4.htm | title=4th Annual Awards | work=[[Young Artist Awards]] | publisher=Young Artist Foundation | access-date=2008-03-26 | quote=Toni Ann Gisondi, Annie | archive-date=March 10, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310011550/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms4.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms4.htm |title=4th Annual Youth in Film Awards |access-date=March 31, 2011 |publisher=[[Young Artist Awards]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310011550/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms4.htm |archive-date=March 10, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film|Best Young Motion Picture Actress]]
| [[Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film|Best Young Motion Picture Actress]]
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A "Special Anniversary Edition" DVD was released on January 13, 2004 (four days before producer Stark's death). Despite the fact that the first DVD was widescreen, the DVD was in [[pan and scan]] (but with [[DTS (sound system)|DTS sound]]). Reviewing the disc for [[DVD Talk]], [[Glenn Erickson]], while praising the film overall, called the pan and scan transfer an "abomination that's grainy and lacking in color." He also noted that the short retrospective featurette with Ms. Quinn contained clips from the film in the correct aspect ratio. Erickson also called the music video of "It's the Hard-Knock Life" by [[Play (band)|Play]] "pretty dreary" and attacked the other, child-oriented extras by saying "Musicals and kids' films aren't just for tots ... and this disc is little more than a headache."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/9221/annie-1982/ |title=Annie (1982) : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video |publisher=Dvdtalk.com |access-date=2012-01-14 |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130814/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/9221/annie-1982/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, several countries in [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]] received widescreen versions of this edition including the United Kingdom. The film was released as a "sing-along edition" on Blu-ray on October 2, 2012, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the film and the 35th anniversary of the Broadway version set a revival in November 2012.
A "Special Anniversary Edition" DVD was released on January 13, 2004 (four days before producer Stark's death). Despite the fact that the first DVD was widescreen, the DVD was in [[pan and scan]] (but with [[DTS (sound system)|DTS sound]]). Reviewing the disc for [[DVD Talk]], [[Glenn Erickson]], while praising the film overall, called the pan and scan transfer an "abomination that's grainy and lacking in color." He also noted that the short retrospective featurette with Ms. Quinn contained clips from the film in the correct aspect ratio. Erickson also called the music video of "It's the Hard-Knock Life" by [[Play (band)|Play]] "pretty dreary" and attacked the other, child-oriented extras by saying "Musicals and kids' films aren't just for tots ... and this disc is little more than a headache."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/9221/annie-1982/ |title=Annie (1982) : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video |publisher=Dvdtalk.com |access-date=2012-01-14 |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130814/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/9221/annie-1982/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, several countries in [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]] received widescreen versions of this edition including the United Kingdom. The film was released as a "sing-along edition" on Blu-ray on October 2, 2012, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the film and the 35th anniversary of the Broadway version set a revival in November 2012.


On October 25th, 2022, the film was released on 4K Blu-ray as part of "Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 3," including the full 1932 film ''[[Little Orphan Annie (1932 film)|Little Orphan Annie]]'' and several new special features for the newly-remastered Blu-ray.
On October 25, 2022, the film was released on 4K Blu-ray as part of "Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 3," including the full 1932 film ''[[Little Orphan Annie (1932 film)|Little Orphan Annie]]'' and several new special features for the newly-remastered Blu-ray.<ref name="annie1982">{{Cite web |title=Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 3 |url=https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/108485/columbiaclassics4kultrahdcollectionvolume3.html |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=ultrahd.highdefdigest.com}}</ref>


==Television==
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===India===
===India===
* The 1983 Malayalam movie ''[[Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku]]'' was reported to be inspired by this movie.<ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Row-over-Kerala-State-Films-Award/articleshow/15137396.cms Times of India]</ref>
* The 1983 Malayalam movie ''[[Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku]]'' was reported to be inspired by this movie.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Row-over-Kerala-State-Films-Award/articleshow/15137396.cms Times of India]</ref>

* The 1993 Hindi film ''[[King Uncle]]'', starring Jackie Shroff, Shahrukh Khan, Anu Agarwal and Naghma, is loosely based on this film.
* The 1993 Hindi film ''[[King Uncle]]'', starring Jackie Shroff, Shahrukh Khan, Anu Agarwal and Naghma, is loosely based on this film.


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A made-for-TV movie version was broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on November 7, 1999, starring [[Kathy Bates]] as Miss Hannigan, [[Victor Garber]] as Daddy Warbucks, [[Alan Cumming]] as Rooster, [[Audra McDonald]] as Grace, [[Kristin Chenoweth]] as Lily, and newcomer [[Alicia Morton]] as Annie. Produced by [[The Walt Disney Company]] in association with [[Columbia TriStar Television]], it received generally positive reviews and high ratings. It also earned two [[Emmy Award]]s and a 1999 [[George Foster Peabody Award]]. Although truer to the original stage musical than the 1982 version (as well as having a more comedic tone than the 1982 version's slightly dark one), it condensed much of the full story in order to make it more watchable for children. The film also featured a [[Cameo appearance|special appearance]] by [[Andrea McArdle]], star of the original Broadway production.
A made-for-TV movie version was broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on November 7, 1999, starring [[Kathy Bates]] as Miss Hannigan, [[Victor Garber]] as Daddy Warbucks, [[Alan Cumming]] as Rooster, [[Audra McDonald]] as Grace, [[Kristin Chenoweth]] as Lily, and newcomer [[Alicia Morton]] as Annie. Produced by [[The Walt Disney Company]] in association with [[Columbia TriStar Television]], it received generally positive reviews and high ratings. It also earned two [[Emmy Award]]s and a 1999 [[George Foster Peabody Award]]. Although truer to the original stage musical than the 1982 version (as well as having a more comedic tone than the 1982 version's slightly dark one), it condensed much of the full story in order to make it more watchable for children. The film also featured a [[Cameo appearance|special appearance]] by [[Andrea McArdle]], star of the original Broadway production.


The film has aired on cable on [[Hallmark Channel]], [[ABC Family]] and [[Starz (TV channel)|Starz]] after its premiere on ABC.
The film has aired on cable on [[Hallmark Channel]], [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] and [[Starz (TV channel)|Starz]] after its premiere on ABC.


===''Annie'' (2014 film)===
===''Annie'' (2014 film)===
{{Main|Annie (2014 film)}}
{{Main|Annie (2014 film)}}
[[Will Smith]] announced plans on January 20, 2011, to produce a contemporary [[Film remake|remake]] of the 1982 film.
On January 20, 2011, it was announced that [[Will Smith]] was planning to produce ''[[Annie (2014 film)|Annie]]'', a contemporary [[Film remake|remake]] of the 1982 film. On May 25, 2012, it was announced that [[Jay-Z]] was writing new songs for the film.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news/jay-z-to-take-on-annie-soundtrack-for-willow-smith_1332262 Jay-Z To Take On Annie Soundtrack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525222342/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/jay-z-to-take-on-annie-soundtrack-for-willow-smith_1332262 |date=May 25, 2012 }}, ''Screen Rant'', May 25, 2012</ref> In January 2013, Sony Pictures selected [[Will Gluck]] to direct the film.<ref>[https://www.deadline.com/2013/01/will-gluck-helming-annie-remake/ Will Gluck Helming 'Annie' Remake For Sony, Will Smith And Jay Z] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321021925/http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/will-gluck-helming-annie-remake/ |date=March 21, 2014 }} Retrieved January 30, 2013</ref><ref>[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Will-Gluck-to-Helm-ANNIE-Remake-Willow-Smith-No-Longer-Attached-20130130 Will Gluck to Helm ANNIE Remake; Willow Smith No Longer Attached] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208205448/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Will-Gluck-to-Helm-ANNIE-Remake-Willow-Smith-No-Longer-Attached-20130130 |date=February 8, 2013 }} Retrieved January 30, 2013</ref> Oscar nominee, [[Quvenzhané Wallis]] was cast as the title character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upcoming-movies.com/new/quvenzhane-wallis-to-star-in-will-gluck-s-annie/ |title=Quvenzhane Wallis to Star in Will Gluck's ''ANNIE'' |publisher=Upcoming-Movies.com |date=February 24, 2013 |access-date=2014-04-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224110530/http://www.upcoming-movies.com/new/quvenzhane-wallis-to-star-in-will-gluck-s-annie/ |archive-date=December 24, 2013 }}</ref> The film was released on December 19, 2014, to generally negative reviews from critics yet was commercially successful, earning $133 million on a $65 million budget.
[[Jay-Z]] was attached to the project on May 25, 2012, writing new songs for the film.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news/jay-z-to-take-on-annie-soundtrack-for-willow-smith_1332262 Jay-Z To Take On Annie Soundtrack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525222342/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/jay-z-to-take-on-annie-soundtrack-for-willow-smith_1332262 |date=May 25, 2012 }}, ''Screen Rant'', May 25, 2012</ref> Sony Pictures selected [[Will Gluck]] to direct the film in January 2013.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2013/01/will-gluck-helming-annie-remake-416997/ Will Gluck Helming 'Annie' Remake For Sony, Will Smith And Jay Z] Retrieved January 30, 2013</ref><ref>[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Will-Gluck-to-Helm-ANNIE-Remake-Willow-Smith-No-Longer-Attached-20130130 Will Gluck to Helm ANNIE Remake; Willow Smith No Longer Attached] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208205448/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Will-Gluck-to-Helm-ANNIE-Remake-Willow-Smith-No-Longer-Attached-20130130 |date=February 8, 2013 }} Retrieved January 30, 2013</ref> Oscar nominee [[Quvenzhané Wallis]] was cast as the title character in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upcoming-movies.com/new/quvenzhane-wallis-to-star-in-will-gluck-s-annie/ |title=Quvenzhane Wallis to Star in Will Gluck's ''ANNIE'' |publisher=Upcoming-Movies.com |date=February 24, 2013 |access-date=2014-04-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224110530/http://www.upcoming-movies.com/new/quvenzhane-wallis-to-star-in-will-gluck-s-annie/ |archive-date=December 24, 2013 }}</ref> Released on December 19, 2014, and despite poor reviews by critics, the film was a commercial success, earning $133 million on a $65 million budget.

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Annie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Huston
Screenplay byCarol Sobieski
Based on
Produced byRay Stark
Starring
CinematographyRichard Moore
Edited byMichael A. Stevenson
Music byCharles Strouse
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 21, 1982 (1982-05-21)
Running time
128 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million[2]
Box office$57.1 million[3]

Annie is a 1982 American musical comedy-drama film based on the 1977 Broadway musical of the same name by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan, which in turn is based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip created by Harold Gray. Directed by John Huston and written by Carol Sobieski, the cast includes Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Geoffrey Holder, Edward Herrmann, with Aileen Quinn as the title character.[4] It is the first film adaptation of the musical.

Set during the Great Depression in 1933, the film tells the story of Annie, an orphan from New York City who is taken in by America's richest billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Principal photography took place for six weeks at Monmouth University in New Jersey in 1981.

Produced by Ray Stark's Rastar and released by Columbia Pictures on May 21, 1982, Annie received mixed reviews from film critics and grossed $57 million on a $35 million budget. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Song Score and its Adaptation. A television film sequel, titled Annie: A Royal Adventure!, was released in 1995. It was followed by three additional adaptations of the musical. In their first film collaboration, Disney and Columbia Pictures produced a second film adaptation made-for-television in 1999. Columbia released a third film adaptation on December 19, 2014. A fourth adaptation, which was a live production of the musical, was performed on December 2, 2021, on NBC.

Plot

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In 1933, during the Great Depression, a young orphan named Annie is living in the Hudson Street Orphanage in New York City. It is run by Agatha Hannigan, a cruel alcoholic who forces the orphans to clean the building daily. With half of a locket as her only possession, Annie remains optimistic that her parents, who left her on the doorstep as a baby, will return for her. Annie sneaks out with help from laundry man, Mr. Bundles, adopting a stray dog which she names Sandy. However, Annie is escorted back to the orphanage.

Grace Farrell, secretary to billionaire Oliver Warbucks, arrives to invite an orphan to live with Warbucks for a week, to improve his public image. Annie is chosen and she and Sandy travel to Warbucks' mansion, meeting his many servants and two bodyguards, Punjab and the Asp. Warbucks, at first dismissive of Annie due to her being female, is charmed into letting her stay. He takes Annie and Grace to Radio City Music Hall to watch a movie, Camille, and Warbucks begins to develop affection for Annie. Grace urges him to adopt Annie and he meets with Miss Hannigan, convincing her to sign the adoption papers.

Warbucks reveals his plans to Annie, even offering her a new locket, but she declines. She explains the purpose of her broken locket and her hope that her parents will return with the other half. Warbucks appears on Bert Healy's radio show and offers $50,000 to find Annie's parents. This causes mass hysteria with many would-be parents appearing to claim the money. To escape the madness, Warbucks flies Annie to the White House in Washington, D.C., introducing her to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor. Roosevelt informs them of his plan to introduce a social welfare program to help America's impoverished and asks Warbucks to head it; Annie encourages him to help. Upon returning home, Annie is disheartened when Grace reveals none of the potential parents knew about the locket.

Hannigan is visited by her con artist brother Rooster and his girlfriend, Lily St. Regis; they plot to pose as Annie's parents to gain the reward. The trio searches the orphans' belongings and Hannigan reveals that Annie's real parents were killed in a fire; she possesses the other half of the locket. Annie's friends overhear the conversation and try sneaking out, but are discovered and locked away. Rooster and Lily succeed with the ruse, and Annie's departure from Warbucks is somber. She is kidnapped minutes after they leave the mansion, but her friends ultimately reach Warbucks and tell him the truth; shocked and stunned, he informs the police, beginning a city-wide search.

Annie convinces the felons to pull over, only to escape and destroy Warbucks' check. An enraged Rooster chases Annie up a raised drawbridge in an effort to kill her; when Hannigan realizes his true intentions, she desperately tries to stop him, but Rooster easily knocks her out and continues climbing. Punjab rescues Annie from Rooster and reunites her with Warbucks and Grace. Rooster and Lily are arrested and Annie is officially adopted by Grace and Warbucks. At a party that the orphans, a redeemed Hannigan, and the Roosevelts attend, Warbucks gives Annie the new locket as they embrace.

Cast

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Production

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Following the stage musical in 1977, the writers of the stage play asked $5 million for the rights and requested Mike Nichols to direct the film, After winning a bidding war with Paramount Pictures, Columbia purchased the rights to the Broadway musical for a record $9.5 million.[9][8] Film producer Ray Stark wanted both John Huston and Joe Layton (while working as the director and choreographer, respectively) to also be the executive producer on the film, because it was too large an enterprise for one person. Regarding Huston being given the job of directing the first (and what would be the only) musical in his 40-year directing career, screenwriter Carol Sobieski stated: "Hiring John [Huston] is an outsider risk, and Ray's [Stark] a major gambler. He loves this kind of high risk situation."[10] The film cost over $35 million, with some suggesting it cost as much as $59 million after marketing and distribution, making it one of the most expensive films at the time, and the most expensive project financed by Columbia Pictures up to that point.[9]

Writing

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Sobieski, who wrote the screenplay, introduced major differences between the stage musical and the film adaptation. In the stage musical, it is Christmas when Miss Hannigan, Rooster and Lily are caught at the Warbucks mansion by the United States Secret Service thus foiling their plan to kidnap Annie, while in the film (due to summertime shooting) Annie is kidnapped and on the eve of the Fourth of July, leading to Warbucks organizing a citywide search and a climactic ending on the Former Erie Railroad Bridge. Punjab and The Asp, Warbucks's servants/bodyguards, from the original comic strip, appear in the film in supporting roles.

Miss Hannigan's redemption at the end in which she tries to save Annie from Rooster changed the usual ending of the musical to that date. In the stage musical, Miss Hannigan is always portrayed as fully aware that Rooster intends to kill Annie, and is arrested with Rooster and Lily at the end at Warbucks' mansion. In Meehan's 1980 novelization, Miss Hannigan shows no qualms whatsoever about Annie being killed.

The film also featured five new songs, "Dumb Dog", "Sandy", "Let's Go to the Movies", "Sign" and "We Got Annie", and cut "We'd like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover", "N.Y.C", "You Won't Be an Orphan for Long", "Something Was Missing", "Annie" and "New Deal for Christmas". In addition, the song "Maybe" has two reprises whereas "Little Girls" and "Easy Street" do not.

Martin Charnin, the lyricist of Annie, was not impressed with the cinematic interpretation. In a 1996 interview, he dismissed the adaptation and its production. "The movie distorted what this musical was", Charnin reported. "And we were culpable for the reason that we did not exercise any kind of creative control because we sold the rights for a considerable amount of money." Charnin said that Huston, who had never directed a musical before, and producer Ray Stark made major changes in the film that destroyed the essence of Annie. Warbucks, as played by Finney, "was an Englishman who screamed". Hannigan, as played by Burnett, was "a man-crazy drunk", and Annie was "cute-ed up". Worse, the emotional relationship between Annie and Warbucks was distorted. They even downplayed the hit song "Tomorrow" because "Stark thought it was corny".[11]

Filming

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Wilson Hall, at Monmouth University campus, New Jersey, was used as the exteriors of Oliver Warbucks's mansion.
The NX Bridge over the Passaic River in New Jersey where the climax was filmed.

Principal photography took place in 1981 over the course of six weeks at Monmouth College, now Monmouth University, in West Long Branch, New Jersey, which has two mansions that were used in the film, one of which is the Shadow Lawn Mansion.[10][12] The NX Bridge, an abandoned railroad bridge over the Passaic River in Newark, was used for location shooting of one of the climactic scenes.[13][14]

Many of the street sets were filmed at Warner Bros. Burbank Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California. Production designer Dale Hennesy overhauled the old "Tenement Street" back lot set at Warner Bros. by outfitting many of the New York styled apartment and store front facades with actual New York fire escapes and other treatments specifically brought in for this production. Hennesy died during filming and the back lot set was renamed "Hennesy Street" in honor of the late production designer.[citation needed]

Originally, the song "Easy Street" was going to be the biggest musical number in the film. For this purpose, a specially-created outdoor street set was built, costing more than $1 million. It took one week to shoot the scene, but on reviewing the dailies, the scene was considered to be "overstuffed" and "sour". Therefore, a re-shoot was undertaken nearly two months after principal filming had been completed. The scene was replaced with a version shot indoors in a style that mimicked the ambience portrayed in the original stage musical.[10]

Soundtrack

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Annie
Soundtrack album from Annie by
Various Artists
ReleasedJune 18, 1982
GenreSoundtrack
LabelColumbia
Various Artists chronology
Annie
(1982)
Annie
(1999)

Annie is a soundtrack album for the 1982 film of the same name.

All lyrics are written by Martin Charnin; all music is composed by Charles Strouse

No.TitlePerformed byLength
1."Tomorrow"Aileen Quinn & the Orphans1:37
2."Maybe"Aileen Quinn2:00
3."It's the Hard Knock Life"Aileen Quinn, Toni Ann Gisondi & Chorus3:42
4."Dumb Dog"Aileen Quinn0:54
5."Sandy"Aileen Quinn & the Orphans2:02
6."I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here"Aileen Quinn & Ann Reinking3:34
7."Little Girls"Carol Burnett3:36
8."Let's Go to the Movies"Aileen Quinn, Ann Reinking, Albert Finney & Chorus4:41
9."We Got Annie"Ann Reinking, Lu Leonard, Geoffrey Holder & Roger Minami2:22
10."Sign"Carol Burnett & Albert Finney2:51
11."You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile"Peter Marshall, Chorus and Orphans3:01
12."Tomorrow" (White House version)Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Lois deBanzie & Edward Herrmann2:24
13."Easy Street"Carol Burnett, Tim Curry & Bernadette Peters3:18
14."Maybe (Reprise)"Aileen Quinn & Albert Finney1:37
15."Finale: I Don't Need Anything But You/We Got Annie/Tomorrow"Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Chorus and the Orphans4:37
Total length:41:32

Release

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Annie opened theatrically on May 21, 1982, in 14 theatres, including in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Toronto.[9][3] It expanded to 1,102 theatres on June 18, 1982.[3]

Reception

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Critical response

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Annie received mixed reviews upon its release. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 49% based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "John Huston proves an odd choice to direct, miring Annie in a sluggish, stagebound mess of an adaptation, but the kids are cute and the songs are memorable."[15] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[16]

Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four and reported that Annie was "so rigorously machine-made, so relentlessly formula" that the film "is not about anything" despite its series of scenarios, but nonetheless "I sort of enjoyed the movie. I enjoyed the energy that was visible on the screen, and the sumptuousness of the production numbers, and the good humor of several of the performances -- especially those by Albert Finney, as Daddy Warbucks, and Carol Burnett, as the wicked orphanage supervisor, Miss Hannigan. Aileen Quinn sort of grew on me, too."[17] Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote, "'Annie' is far from a great film but, like the Music Hall in the good old days, it is immaculately maintained and almost knocks itself out trying to give the audience its money's worth. They don't build movies like this anymore."[18] Variety wrote, "Whatever indefinable charm the stage show has is completely lost in this lumbering and largely uninteresting and uninvolving exercise, where the obvious waste reaches almost Pentagonian proportions."[19] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and called it "a bit of a letdown", writing that Quinn "often comes across as one of those self-conscious stage kids" and that the four new songs "are not the least bit memorable", but Finney gives the best performance in the film as "he steadily turns into a quite wonderful father figure".[20] Sheila Benson of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film "staggers under monstrous production numbers, orphans doing gymnastic flips, dancing maids and butlers and the Radio City Music Hall complete with Rockettes ... But a kid with Annie's moxie deserves more. Or perhaps less. What she deserves is an atmosphere of innocence, warmth and inventiveness, to let the film generate the joy that must have enveloped theater audiences over the past five years."[21] Gary Arnold of The Washington Post panned the film as "Overproduced and underinspired," with Burnett's performance "the closest thing to a saving grace".[22] Pauline Kael wrote in The New Yorker that the story "cries out for a cockeyed fairy-tale tone" but instead "has the feel of a manufactured romp ... Every sequence seems to be trying too hard to be upbeat and irresistible, and it's all ungainly."[23]

Box office

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Annie grossed $5.3 million in its first wide weekend, ranking number 5 at the US box office. The film grossed $57 million in the United States and Canada against a budget of $35 million, making it the tenth highest-grossing film of 1982.[24][25] However, due to its high cost, it failed to make a profit for Columbia Pictures upon release.

Awards and nominations

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Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Academy Awards Best Art Direction Art Direction: Dale Hennesy;
Set Decoration: Marvin March
Nominated [26]
[27]
Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score Ralph Burns Nominated
British Academy Film Awards Best Original Song Written for a Film "Tomorrow"
Music by Charles Strouse;
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Nominated [28]
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Carol Burnett Nominated [29]
Aileen Quinn Nominated
New Star of the Year – Actress Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Picture Ray Stark Nominated [30]
Worst Director John Huston Nominated
Worst Supporting Actress Aileen Quinn Won
Worst Screenplay Carol Sobieski
Based on the musical by Thomas Meehan;
Based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray
Nominated
Worst New Star Aileen Quinn Nominated
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Worst Picture Ray Stark Nominated [31]
Young Artist Awards Best Motion Picture – Animated, Music or Fantasy Nominated [32]
Best Young Motion Picture Actress Aileen Quinn Won
Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Toni Ann Gisondi Nominated

Home media

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The film was released on VHS, Betamax and CED Videodisc on November 5, 1982, by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video. It was re-issued in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1994, and 1997 (in a "Broadway Tribute Edition" to coincide with the original play's Broadway 20th anniversary revival that year). There were two widescreen LaserDiscs released, one in 1989 and another in 1994. The film was released in a widescreen DVD edition on December 12, 2000.

A "Special Anniversary Edition" DVD was released on January 13, 2004 (four days before producer Stark's death). Despite the fact that the first DVD was widescreen, the DVD was in pan and scan (but with DTS sound). Reviewing the disc for DVD Talk, Glenn Erickson, while praising the film overall, called the pan and scan transfer an "abomination that's grainy and lacking in color." He also noted that the short retrospective featurette with Ms. Quinn contained clips from the film in the correct aspect ratio. Erickson also called the music video of "It's the Hard-Knock Life" by Play "pretty dreary" and attacked the other, child-oriented extras by saying "Musicals and kids' films aren't just for tots ... and this disc is little more than a headache."[33] However, several countries in Region 2 received widescreen versions of this edition including the United Kingdom. The film was released as a "sing-along edition" on Blu-ray on October 2, 2012, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the film and the 35th anniversary of the Broadway version set a revival in November 2012.

On October 25, 2022, the film was released on 4K Blu-ray as part of "Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 3," including the full 1932 film Little Orphan Annie and several new special features for the newly-remastered Blu-ray.[34]

Television

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The film had its national television debut on February 24, 1986, on the NBC Monday Night Movie. To accommodate the broadcast restrictions, the film was shown in pan-and-scan and had its running time cut from 128 minutes to 96 minutes to run in the two-hour time slot with commercials.

Adaptations

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Comic book adaptation

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Marvel Comics published a comic book adaptation of the film by writer Tom DeFalco and artists Win Mortimer and Vince Colletta in Marvel Super Special #23 (Summer 1982).[35] The adaptation was also available as an Annie Treasury Edition[36] and as a limited series.[37][38]

India

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  • The 1983 Malayalam movie Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku was reported to be inspired by this movie.[39]
  • The 1993 Hindi film King Uncle, starring Jackie Shroff, Shahrukh Khan, Anu Agarwal and Naghma, is loosely based on this film.

Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995)

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A sequel, Annie: A Royal Adventure! was a made-for-television sequel that aired on ABC on November 18, 1995. It starred Ashley Johnson, Joan Collins, George Hearn and Ian McDiarmid. Aside from a reprise of "Tomorrow," there are no songs in it. No cast members from the 1982 film appeared in this sequel. Rooster, Lily and Grace Farrell were cut out of the sequel.

In the film, Warbucks (Hearn), Annie (Johnson), an eccentric scientist (McDiarmid) and one of the orphans travel to England where Warbucks is to be knighted by the King. However, the kids get mixed up in the scheme of an evil noblewoman (Collins) to blow up Buckingham Palace while all the heirs to the throne are present for Warbucks's knighting, thus making her queen.

Annie (1999)

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A made-for-TV movie version was broadcast on ABC on November 7, 1999, starring Kathy Bates as Miss Hannigan, Victor Garber as Daddy Warbucks, Alan Cumming as Rooster, Audra McDonald as Grace, Kristin Chenoweth as Lily, and newcomer Alicia Morton as Annie. Produced by The Walt Disney Company in association with Columbia TriStar Television, it received generally positive reviews and high ratings. It also earned two Emmy Awards and a 1999 George Foster Peabody Award. Although truer to the original stage musical than the 1982 version (as well as having a more comedic tone than the 1982 version's slightly dark one), it condensed much of the full story in order to make it more watchable for children. The film also featured a special appearance by Andrea McArdle, star of the original Broadway production.

The film has aired on cable on Hallmark Channel, ABC Family and Starz after its premiere on ABC.

Annie (2014 film)

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Will Smith announced plans on January 20, 2011, to produce a contemporary remake of the 1982 film. Jay-Z was attached to the project on May 25, 2012, writing new songs for the film.[40] Sony Pictures selected Will Gluck to direct the film in January 2013.[41][42] Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis was cast as the title character in February 2013.[43] Released on December 19, 2014, and despite poor reviews by critics, the film was a commercial success, earning $133 million on a $65 million budget.

Notes

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  1. ^ Bingo was credited in the film as "Sandy as himself".

References

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