Annie (1982)
A young orphan girl's adventures in finding a family that will take her.
14 March 1970, Malibu, California, USA
1 August 1930, Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
4 May 1930, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
10 January 1904, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
18 May 1969, Whittier, California, USA
April 16, 2011
John Huston is the wrong director, lacking appreciation for the musical genre
April 16, 2007
This charming musical based on the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie features many memorable songs and pleasant dance numbers.
April 16, 2007
Many people said John Huston was an odd choice to direct Annie and he proves them right.
October 19, 2004
Huston's biggest misfire; ponderous and sluggish.
October 23, 2004
It's like some kind of dumb toy that doesn't do anything or go anywhere, but it is fun to watch as it spins mindlessly around and around.
April 16, 2007
The movie offers an insulting 'let them eat cake' gesture toward the 1982 audience, but the pacing is so ragged and the characters so lifeless that few will be able to stay awake long enough to feel offended.
August 30, 2004
They don't build movies like this anymore.
June 24, 2006
The songs never take off into anything very much, the whole atmosphere (apart from the climax) is distinctly stagebound, and Huston merely reveals why he had never before in his long career been hired to make a musical.
January 02, 2011
Tale of cute orphan is great for the whole family.
August 08, 2004
[O]verly long, uninspired, and frequently awful...
May 20, 2016
What makes "Annie" so winning is that, while it could have easily been just another cutesy-poo Hollywood musical, it happens to be as gritty, genial and boisterous as little Annie herself.
December 12, 2004
Serviceable version of the Broadway show. Burnett shines as Miss Hannigan.
