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.
Overview
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.
Director and cast
- John Huston Director
- Aileen Quinn as Annie
- Carol Burnett as Miss Hannigan
- Albert Finney as 'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks
- Tim Curry as Rooster Hannigan
- Bernadette Peters as Lily St. Regis
- Ann Reinking as Grace Farrell
- Geoffrey Holder as Punjab
- Roger Minami as Asp
- Toni Ann Gisondi as Molly
- Rosanne Sorrentino Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
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.
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.
They don't build movies like this anymore.
Many people said John Huston was an odd choice to direct Annie and he proves them right.
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