Annie (1999)

Directed by

Rob Marshall

Genre

musical film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 196 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young orphan girl in 1930s New York lives under a mean orphanage director until a wealthy businessman takes her in for the holidays. She charms him while she searches for her real parents.

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What happens

Annie is a 1999 American musical comedy drama television film from The Wonderful World of Disney, adapted from the 1977 Broadway musical of the same name by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan, which in turn is based on the 1924 Little Orphan Annie comic strip by Harold Gray. It is the first remake and the second film adaptation of the musical following the 1982 theatrical film starring Aileen Quinn, Carol Burnett, and Albert Finney. It was directed by Rob Marshall, written by Irene Mecchi, and produced by Chris Montan Productions, Storyline Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Television, and Walt Disney Television. It stars Kathy Bates, Alan Cumming, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Victor Garber, Andrea McArdle, and introducing Alicia Morton in her film debut as the titular character with supporting roles by Lalaine, Danielle Wilson, Sarah Hyland, Erin Adams, Nanea Miyata, and Marissa Rago. Annie premiered on ABC on November 7, 1999. The program proved to be popular during its initial airing, with an estimated 26.3 million viewers, making it the second-most-watched Disney film ever to air on ABC behind Cinderella (1997). This version earned two Emmy Awards and a George Foster Peabody Award. It would be followed by a third film adaptation of the musical in 2014 and a fourth adaptation that was a live NBC production of the musical. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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