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This made-for-TV adaptation of the hit Broadway musical (which was, in turn, based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray) stars Alicia Morton as Annie, who lives in an orphanage run by the ill-tem... read more read more...pered Miss Hannigan (Kathy Bates). Like the rest of the children, Annie doesn't like the orphanage and hates Miss Hannigan, so she's excited when famous and eccentric billionaire Daddy Warbucks (Victor Garber) picks Annie as the lucky orphan who gets to spend Christmas at his mansion. Warbucks is charmed by Annie's spunk and good spirits and is eager to adopt her, but Annie is convinced that one day her real parents will come back to claim her. Eager to make her happy, Warbucks offers a sizable cash reward to whomever can find Annie's mother and father; Miss Hannigan, seeing the possibility of an easy payday, concocts a scheme by which her brother Rooster (Alan Cumming) and his floozy girlfriend Lily (Kristin Chenoweth) will pose as Annie's long-lost folks. Andrea McArdle, who originated the role of Annie on Broadway, has a supporting role as the Star-to-Be. The musical was previously filmed in 1982, with John Huston in the director's chair. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Rob Marshall

Release Date: November 7, 1999

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  • murphmann93
    June 24, 2011
    murphmann93
    A childhood favourite and a classic!
  • erika250
    September 15, 2010
    erika250
    not as good as the 1981 version of this film.
  • coollala0910
    August 31, 2010
    coollala0910
    This is a good TV remake. It's well acted, funny, but we prefer the 1981 film version. This one dosen't have the songs "Dumb Dog" and "We Got Annie" and the character, Punjab, is written out of the story. But still this is very entertaining and worth watching.

    We still own ou... read morer VHS recording of the night it premered. We even got the commercials. Hahaha. We get slapped with 90's memories everytime we watch that tape. Awww, memories.

    ♫NYC, just got here this morning. Three bucks, two bags, ONE ME!♫
  • gatorgirl13
    August 8, 2007
    gatorgirl13
    This was a good movie, but not nearly as good as the Annie with Carol Burnett.
  • Yinali
    April 7, 2008
    Yinali
    Classic.
  • merlynsprankling
    December 15, 2007
    merlynsprankling
    Continues to be a musical phenomenal
  • qtmemoe
    April 24, 2009
    qtmemoe
    Im not a fan of musicals. . . Let alone childrens musicals. But, my daughter liked it very much. . .
  • SunilJawahir
    April 12, 2009
    SunilJawahir
    To be honest, I prefered the remake. Daddy Warbucks was creepy looking in the original and Annie was not cute.
  • alanjayh
    July 11, 2008
    alanjayh
    nice adaptation of the broadway play...good acting..memorable soundtrack
  • paj85
    January 3, 2012
    paj85
    I'm a purist who typically prefers the original, but this version of "Annie" is REALLY enjoyable! I will try to review this as its own entity instead of constantly drawing comparisons to the original 1981 version. I really like Alicia Morton as Annie. She seems less "dated" th... read morean the original (oops, comparison) and has a nice voice. Kathy Bates and Alan Cumming were fantastic as Miss Hannigan and Rooster, but they did not achieve the comic chemistry accomplished by Carol Burnett and Tim Curry in the original (grr, comparison again!) I don't feel that Kristin Chenoweth reached her potential and Audra McDonald had a beautiful singing voice but just didn't feel like Grace. Victor Garber is the one who surprised me - based on his picture on the DVD cover, I never expected him to fit this role but his chemistry with Morton was very nice, and his singing was even nicer. I can talk about the cast all day but the reason that this film keeps stride with the original is because well-written songs like Hard Knock Life are so much fun, regardless of the version. My main complaint is the amount of the story that is left out. I understand that they are limited on time because this is a made-for-tv movie but they just did not give enough time for the relationships to properly develop. In fact, Grace and Warbucks only share about 10 minutes of screentime and magically, they are in love without any chemistry. The film feels even more rushed when it's like "We need to find Annie's parents! Oh well, we spent a day searching and came up empty, might as well give up and adopt her." By cutting out the radio show and the visit to the White House, the search for Annie's parents feels half-hearted, which weakens the character of Daddy Warbucks. He is supposed to care about Annie so much that he will even do the thing that will take her away from him, but I just wasn't buying that. And what about Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who is such an important part of the Broadway show? Oh, let's just toss him in at the end for good measure. I can be critical, but the fact remains that I was very entertained by the film and it had the same emotional impact as the original (that was my last comparison, I promise!) I don't really understand what it is about this show that makes me cry so much. I mean, the dog runs to her when she calls it. No big deal, right? I honestly don't understand but there must be something very special about the music, to be able to affect me this way even when I purposefully try not to care. I particularly loved the arrangement of Tomorrow that Grace sings, with Maybe playing as a countermelody overtop of it. Say what you will about "Annie," but this is a story that is just as much for adults as it is for kids (if not more), and it teaches a few lessons that we could all stand to be reminded of.

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Michael Scheinfeld
January 2, 2011
Michael Scheinfeld, Common Sense Media

A tuneful, joyous musical for the family. Full Review

James Sanford
January 1, 2000
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

It's tough to ruin tunes like 'You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile,' 'I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here' and 'It's A Hard-Knock Life.' Under Marshall's direction, they become the showstoppers they... Full Review

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