Annie (1982 film)

• Aileen Quinn Annie
• Albert Finney: Oliver Warbucks
• Carol Burnett: Agatha Hannigan
• Tim Curry: Rooster Hannigan
• Bernadette Peters: Lily St. Regis
• Ann Reinking: Grace Farrell
• Edward Herrmann: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Geoffrey Holder: Punjab
• Roger Minami: Asp
• Larry Hankin: Hundepfänger
• Irving Metzman: Mr. Bundles

Annie is an American film musical from 1982. The film is based on the eponymous musical Annie in 1977, which in turn is based on the comic Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray.

Action

The caring and friendly - naive Annie lives in an orphanage for girls in Hudson Street. While touching cares about her little friend Molly and from time to time are also disputes among the girls, it's the infamous, imperious head of the house, Agatha Hannigan, facing the girls fear the most, which is why Annie as a punitive action Hannigans, tries to flee. But after a few hours in the freedom she is caught and brought back by the police. But with Grace Farrell, the personal assistant to the billionaire Oliver Warbucks, already the hoped-for freedom is coming. Grace seeks an orphan who lives in the huge estate Warbucks for a week. Despite Hannigans reluctance she takes Annie with. And that feels totally comfortable in this gigantic house until the appear grumpy and nasty Oliver Warbucks. He does not like it at all that a child now shares his home, even if this is all for the sake of a campaign to improve his public image.

But Annie feels in this gigantic house alone, so she wants to be close to the business-minded Warbucks. But even after she and her dog Sandy prevent a bombing Warbucks wants nothing to do with her and earn better money. Only after a few days he shows interest, Annie cheer, so he agrees to a joint visit to the cinema with Grace, him and Annie. Take a look at Lady of the Camellias a love story to come closer at the Grace and Warbucks, and Annie asleep. Warbucks also discovers how caring Grace takes care of Annie, so he agrees to her request to adopt Annie permanently. But after Warbucks has enforced vigorously by Mrs. Hannigan adoption, he is surprised that Annie does not want to be his daughter. They prefer wishes a return to their real parents, they once left behind more than ten years ago with a half of a medallion and the promise that they will return soon, in the orphanage. This desire softens Warbucks heart, now a nationwide search can exclaim with a reward of U.S. $ 50,000.

However, so many people who claim Grace is appalled and disappointed that there are so many greedy and dishonest people who would lie and cheat for the money report. Although Annie is safe for now before these false parents, none of whom around the trailer did, but now the crooks couple Rooster " Gockel " Hannigan and Lily has gathered at Mrs. Hannigan, the two with the last possessions of Annie's parents, the years died previously supplied. Use the other half of the trailer, they can prove to the skeptical Warbucks that they are Annie's parents, causing it to pay the reward and can pull Annie heavy heart. At the exit recognizes Annie that she was kidnapped, and thinks the Hannigans now to be delivered, but Annie's friends, the orphans Molly, have long since taken on the road to warn Warbucks. This immediately launches a large-scale search and find them soon on the run from their captors on a raised bridge, where she is rescued by Punjab. After the rescue he closes Grace and Annie finally adopted in his heart.

Background

Production

Producer Ray Stark wanted to have two directors, when John Huston was committed to action and Joe Layton solely responsible for the choreography. The scene with the song " Easy Street ", which should list by Carol Burnett, Tim Curry and Bernadette Peters, was planned as the largest and most expensive in the film. A special outdoor stage, which cost U.S. $ 1 million, was built for the one-week rotation period. However, the scene was " overloaded " perceived later than, so two months after rotating the song was recorded again at an internal rotation.

About six weeks was filmed at Monmouth University in New Jersey, where its main building, Wilson Hall, served as the residence Warbucks. For the final chase scene, flees with Annie on a raised bridge, was the NX Bridge in Newark, New Jersey, which extends over the Passaic River, used.

Differences from the stage play

The biggest difference between the stage play and film lies in the selection of the songs. Thus, with " Dumb Dog", L " et 's Go to the Movies" ( which "NYC " replaced ), "Sign" and " We Got Annie " four new songs added, while " We'd like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover, "" NYC, "" You Will not Be an Orphan for Long, "" Something Missing What "," Annie ", and" A New Deal for Christmas " were dropped.

In the stage play Hannigan, Rooster and Lily are already to kidnap Warbucks estate on the Secret Service while attempting Annie captured. In the movie Annie Warbucks is kidnapped and organized a massive search operation. In addition Hannigan has suddenly sorry for Annie and cares about their well-being because she's afraid her brother Rooster could kill them on the run. Punjab rescues her then with the Autocopter from the bridge and it is implied a romantic interest between him and Hannigan at the closing ceremony of the film.

Punjab and Asp, Warbucks employees were imported from the original comic for the film as supporting roles again. And the plot was moved from Christmas on the 4th of July.

Musical numbers

Reviews

" Annie is an almost perfect vaudeville movie. He's big, colorful, slightly vulgar, sometimes boring and full of untapped talent. [ ... ] Annie is to be a good film far from it, but as the variety show in its heyday, it holds its own immaculate and tries everything to be the audience value for money. "

"In Short Description: Annie is fun. It has a lot of dynamics and color, dance and music, sound and fury. But in particular he has all sorts of problems and I think that the only way to be able to enjoy the movie, is to simply ignore them. "

" Movie musical based on the pattern of the 50s, light-footed, perfectly staged and choreographed. Sympathetic, entertaining family entertainment, which also ironically illuminates the formal and thematic clichés of the genre. "

Awards

• Two nominations at the Academy Awards 1983 ( Best Art Direction, Best Music )
• Three nominations at Golden Globes 1983 ( Aileen Quinn and Carol Burnett as best leading actresses in a comedy or musical, Aileen Quinn as Best Young Actress )
• A nomination at the British Academy Film Awards 1983 ( Best Song )
• An award at the Young Artist Awards 1983 ( Best Actress in a Motion Picture ) and two nominations ( Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film, Best Family Film )
• An award at the awarding of the Golden Raspberry 1983 ( Worst Supporting Actress ) and four nominations ( Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, Worst Newcomer )

Publication

With an estimated production budget of 50 million U.S. dollars, the film was over 57 million U.S. dollars to import in the U.S. alone at the box office after its release on 21 May 1982. After its theatrical release on 17 December 1982, he was seen by 1,011,726 filmgoers. Since 11 January 2001, the film in German-speaking on DVD is available.