Annie (TV 1999)

Eleven-year-old Annie has been living in an orphanage her whole life run by cruel Miss Hannigan. After unsuccessful escape attempts, Grace Farrell comes to take the child home to live two ... See full summary »

Director:

Rob Marshall

Writers:

Irene Mecchi (teleplay), Thomas Meehan (book),

Stars:

Kathy Bates, Victor Garber, Alan Cumming

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kathy Bates	...	Miss Agatha Hannigan
Victor Garber	...	Oliver Warbucks
Alan Cumming	...	Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
Audra McDonald	...	Miss Grace Farrell
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Lily St. Regis
Erin Adams	...	Tessie
Sarah Hyland	...	Molly
Lalaine	...	Kate
Nanea Miyata	...	July
Marissa Rago	...	Pepper
Danelle Wilson	...	Duffy
Andrea McArdle	...	Star-To-Be
Alicia Morton	...	Annie
Dennis Howard	...	F.D.R.
Douglas Fisher	...	Drake

Storyline

Eleven-year-old Annie has been living in an orphanage her whole life run by cruel Miss Hannigan. After unsuccessful escape attempts, Grace Farrell comes to take the child home to live two weeks with billionaire Oliver Warbucks during Christmas. The plucky orphan worms her way into the hearts of the staff and Mr. Warbucks and even the president of the United States! Even though Mr. Warbucks wants to adopt her, she is still looking for her real parents who left a locket with her when they dropped her off at the orphanage. Miss Hannigan's brother and his sleazy girlfriend pose as Annie's parents to gather the reward that Warbucks has offered to Annie's real parents.

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Plot Keywords:

orphanage | christmas | orphan | locket | police | 

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Taglines:

The Music. The Memories. The Magic.

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Genres:

Family | Comedy | Musical

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Disney. Shockwave only

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Annie - Weihnachten einer Waise

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chris Montan Productions, Columbia TriStar Television, Storyline Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Among the deletions from the script in this version were:

• Four songs, including the original title song, "Annie"
• A subplot involving Sandy, who goes missing in the original musical
• The White House "Tomorrow" reprise, which was replaced by a scene involving Grace Farrell and Annie
• The ending was subtly changed so that Miss Hannigan portrays Mrs. Mudge instead of Lily St. Regis.

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Goofs

After singing "Hard Knock Life" Mr. Bundles holds the clean sheets for the girls to take. Molly does not actually take the clean sheet from him she just places her hand on the stack.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Molly: [having a dream] Mommy!

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Crazy Credits

While Ernie Sabella and Vic Polizos are both in the opening titles of the film, they are NOT in the end credits.

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Connections

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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Soundtracks

"Little Girls (Reprise #1)"
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Performed by Kathy Bates

User Reviews

Poor copy of the original thing.

Per usual, Disney takes a perfectly good story and botches it. What happened to Punjab. Ms. Hannagan should have been more to her true character, which just happens to be a man wanting alcoholic. Of course Disney had to keep it clean to stamp it's name upon it. I feel cheated after watching this poor excuse of film.