PG | 2h 7min | Comedy, Drama, Family | 18 June 1982
A young orphan girl's adventures in finding a family that will take her.
Director: John Huston
Stars: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, Geoffrey Holder.
Arlene Phillips ... musical staging
Heather Seymour ... first assistant choreographer
Denny Shearer ... assistant choreographer
Watched online, good print.
16 songs, although some are reprises.
I usually don't like child exploitation films (although S.Temple is an exception, sort of), and this qualifies. I don't get any good vibe from this Annie at all.
I also hate that Manana song. I hope it doesn't stay in my head too long.
AR didn't dance enough, and the choreography for her wasn't great, so her presence is nice, but merely prevents this from being a 5.
CB is well cast as the orphanage matron. Reminded me of her Mollie Malloy in The Front Page ('74); probably mostly a wardrobe/time period thing.
AF singing is cringeworthy. And he isn't really credible as the cold capitalist with a warmed heart, on either end of that.
I was happy that GH got to be the rescuer of Annie.
So this is a shrug.
Columbia, dir. Huston; 6
