Directed by: John Huston
Starring: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol
Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Tim Curry, Ann Reinking, Geoffrey Holder, and
Edward Hermann
During the Great Depression, Annie (Aileen Quinn) is a
young girl living in the Hudson Street Orphanage, which is run by the reckless,
menacing drunk Miss Hannigan (Carol Burnett). Annie makes several failed
attempts to escape the orphanage. Miss Hannigan in turn cruelly punishes
Annie for this. However, Annie does eventually find a way to escape the
orphanage, at least for a short time. Oliver Warbucks (Albert Finney), a
local billionaire, is looking to invite an orphan to live with him in his mansion
for a week. His secretary Grace Farrell (Ann Reinking) stumbles upon
Annie and invites her to live with Warbucks. To the dismay of Miss
Hannigan, Annie goes to the billionaire's mansion. Upon her arrival, she
quickly charms Daddy Warbucks and tries to win him over for more than a week.
Annie is a charming adaptation of the
famous Broadway musical of the same name. With all the hit songs
including "Hard-Knock Life", "You're Never Fully Dressed Without
a Smile", and "Tomorrow", this fun flick is worthy of any bucket
list. Have some wine coolers with Annie
and forget about your own "hard-knock life". There's no way you
can miss this fun family film.
