Annie (1982)

"Truly charming. You'll be singing til the sequel.  Clint Morris, Moviehole
"...the film version of the stage hit is an old-fashioned charmer.  John J. Puccio, DVDTown.com

Editor's Note A red-haired mop-top orphan (Aileen Quinn), yearning to break out of her dreary life in an orphanage run by an iron-fisted, boozy matron (Carol Burnett), charms billionaire Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks (Albert Finney) into adopting her--but what she really wants is to find her real parents. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Original Score.

	Albert Finney
	Ann Renking
	Bernadette Peters
	Carol Burnett
	Tim Curry
	Carol Sobieski - Screenplay
	Charles Strouse - Musical Score
	Dale Hennesy - Production Designer
	Joe Layton - Executive Producer
	John Huston - Director
	Michael Stevenson - Editor
	Ray Stark - Producer
	Richard Moore - Cinematographer
	Thomas Meehan - Writer

A little girl, stuck in an orphanage run by a bitter, hard-drinking spinster, is saved by a wealthy man through a "Rent-An-Orphan for Christmas" program. The billionaire, won over by Annie's spunk and "joie de vivre," adopts her, and they live happily ever after in his mansion. New York Times
"...A no-expense-spared tribute to the Music Hall and the kind of show business it represents....They don't build movies like this anymore." 05/21/1982 p.C4

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"[U]ndeniably charming..." 03/01/2004 p.96-7