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Name: Annie
Released: 1982-5-21
Cast: Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Aileen Quinn, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking

Annie

PG
2h 7m
1982

49%

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Based on one of the most popular comic strips of all time and adapted from the smash Broadway musical, Annie is set in Depression-era New York City, where a spunky little girl (Aileen Quinn) lives in an orphanage run by the boozy, tyrannical Miss Hannigan (Carol Burnett). Annie's hopes soar when multi-gazillionaire Oliver Warbucks (Albert Finney) decides to take in an orphan for a week to "upgrade his image." She gets herself chosen, gradually Annie and her adopted dog, Sandy, ingratiate themselves, and eventually Warbucks adopts the girl. But his search for Annie's missing parents turns up only the villainous Rooster (Tim Curry) and his venal girlfriend, Lily (Bernadette Peters), who conspire with Miss Hannigan to relieve Warbucks of both the girl and a hefty reward. It is left to Sandy, the other orphans and Daddy Warbucks to rescue Annie before it's too late.

Director:

John Huston

Producer:

Ray Stark

Writer:

Carol Sobieski

Cast:

Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Aileen Quinn, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

49%

Critics Consensus: 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.

Reviews

Los Angeles Times

Sheila Benson

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.

Aileen Quinn is a delightful Annie, with good feet, an infectious smile, and a perfectly pitched voice. It's not her fault she is used mainly as a performing prop, as is the spectacularly graceful Ann Reinking, playing Warbucks' secretary.

April 15, 2022

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

George Anderson

Albert Finney makes a surprisingly good Warbucks. Bellowing orders like a true self-made tycoon, he exhibits an intelligent awareness of the demands of his role, never overdoing his effects.

Producer Ray Stark and director John Huston have relied more on the rigid style of the comic strip than on the high-steppin' pizazz' of the Broadway show. They've transformed a big-hearted hit that won seven Tonys into a small-minded musical.

Annie is big! Annie is loud! Annie is wholesome fun for the whole family! And Annie is actually a bit of a bore.

April 15, 2022

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