Annie (2014)

A foster kid, who lives with her mean foster mom, sees her life change when business tycoon and New York City mayoral candidate Will Stacks makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in.

Director:

Will Gluck

Writers:

Will Gluck (screenplay), Aline Brosh McKenna (screenplay)

Stars:

Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Foxx	...	Will Stacks
Quvenzhané Wallis	...	Annie
Rose Byrne	...	Grace
Bobby Cannavale	...	Guy
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Nash
David Zayas	...	Lou
Cameron Diaz	...	Hannigan
Zoe Margaret Colletti	...	Tessie
Nicolette Pierini	...	Mia
Eden Duncan-Smith	...	Isabella
Amanda Troya	...	Pepper
Dorian Missick	...	Annie's "Dad"
Tracie Thoms	...	Annie's "Mom"
Mike Birbiglia	...	Social Services Inspector
Stephanie Kurtzuba	...	Mrs. Kovacevic

Storyline

The 1977 Broadway musical returns to the big screen with this Overbrook Entertainment/Sony Pictures production surrounding a 10-year-old Harlem foster child (played by Beasts of the Southern Wild's Quvenzhané Wallis) taken in by a calculating billionaire (Jamie Foxx) who's campaigning to be mayor. Abandoned by her biological parents as a baby, Annie (Wallis) spends every moment of every day attempting to avoid the wrath of her cruel foster mother Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). Thing start to look up for Annie, however, when she has a very public encounter with Will Stacks (Foxx), a local cell-phone mogul with mayoral ambitions. Stacks campaign isn't going too well until he meets Annie and invites her into his home at the suggestion of his trusted top assistant Grace (Rose Byrne) and his ambitious PR advisor Guy (Bobby Cannavale). Meanwhile, what was originally conceived as a PR stunt to win over skeptical voters becomes something much more personal when the jaded tycoon realizes his ...

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Plot Keywords:

cultural appropriation | forename as title | remake | twister the game | character name as title | 

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Taglines:

It's a Hard Knock Life

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild language and rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the musical debut for: writer and director Will Gluck, producers Jay-Z and Will Smith, and actresses Quvenzhané Wallis and Rose Byrne.

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Goofs

When Annie puts first puts the change down on the counter at the government office, there are only three coins, which total 55 cents - two quarters and a nickel. In the next shot, there are now six coins totaling 85 cents, two quarters, three dimes, and a nickel. The coins then become 55 cents when seen in the next shot. Finally, when the clerk takes the bills, the coins disappear completely.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Guy in Bar: Keep singing and dancing like that, there's no way he was ever gonna win.

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Crazy Credits

There is a very brief scene after the credits.

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Alternate Versions

When the movie is aired on BYUTV, the following is cut: All profanity, no matter how mild The "group home" subplot The scenes with Miss Hannigan and the Inspector Miss Hannigan flirting with Will Stacks Miss Hannigan's line about how Guy "got a little handsy".

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Connections

Referenced in DuckTales: What Ever Happened to Donald Duck?! (2019)

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Soundtracks

Smile
Written by Dave Bassett, Rachel Platten and Christopher Umana
Performed by Rachel Platten
Under license from Sony/ATV Music Publishing

User Reviews

Good Music, Unfortunately Producers Spit on Original Annie with Reverse Racism

I'm a huge fan of Annie and was excited to hear of the remake. I went to see it with my mom, sister and nieces ages 7 and 11. Unfortunately, there is a bothersome scene in the beginning. You see a girl standing in front of a classroom who looks like original Annie (cute, red curly hair and dress). Her name is even Annie. She's reading an essay in a "goodie two-shoes" way. Her classmates are rolling their eyes in annoyance. She ends with a weird tap dance then sits down. You get the impression that the class doesn't like her. Then the teacher calls up Annie #2, the star of the movie. This Annie is African American. She's adorable and super cool. She doesn't read a prepared essay but instead gets the class to participate in a fun song. You definitely get the impression that the class really likes her.

Subtle reverse-racism is at play here. It's a dig on white people being uncool. It's perpetuated in plenty of black comic acts. We are supposed to be promoting acceptance! Shame on them.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Twitter

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Annie

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,861,939, 21 December 2014

Gross USA:

$85,911,262

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$136,853,506

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marcy Media, Olive Bridge Entertainment, Overbrook Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1