Annie (1999 Film) - Comparison To 1977 Musical and 1982 Film

Comparison To 1977 Musical and 1982 Film

• This version includes a subplot involving Sandy, who goes missing in the 1977 version.
• Miss Hannigan poses as Annie's mother instead of Lily St. Regis.
• The White House "Tomorrow" reprise was replaced by a scene involving Grace Farrell and Annie where Grace comforts Annie after the Mudges visits the mansion. In the 1982 version, it is only mentioned by Miss Hannigan (before the "Easy Street" number) that Annie's real parents were killed in a fire; their last name was never mentioned. Rooster is also shown to be forging a document when the orphans make their first escape attempt to warn Annie in the 1982 version.
• In this version, Miss Hannigan is taken to a psychiatric hospital at the end. This does not occur in the 1977 or 1982 versions.
• The 1982 version presents moral complexities that are simplified in this version, such as Miss Hannigan being a somewhat sympathetic villain in the 1982 version but instead being an entirely unscrupulous villain in this one.
• Annie's hair is straight and auburn rather than curly and carrot red. However, when she is wearing a red dress with white lace, her hair is shown to be curly.
• The character "Punjab" does not appear in this version.
• At the climax of the 1982 version, Miss Hannigan tries to save Annie from Rooster but he beats her down in order to catch Annie. She is later shown as a showgirl at Annie's party dating Punjab (originally played by Geoffrey Holder).
• This version is more comical as compared to the 1982 version's slightly darker tone.
• The director, Rob Marshall, said he wanted to make this version as an allegory for the AIDS crisis.
• In this version, Warbucks asks Grace to marry him at the end. In the 1982 version, they only kiss which implies that they are dating. She is wearing a sparkling ring on her left hand which could also suggest they are engaged.
• In this version, the songs "Dumb Dog", "Sandy", "Sign", "We Got Annie", and "Let's Go to the Movies" were not used as they were in the 1982 version.
• In this version, instead of taking Annie to the movies (as in the 1982 version), Grace and Warbucks take her on a tour of N.Y.C., and later attend a Broadway show—all while singing "N.Y.C.".
• Unlike the 1982 version, Miss Hannigan and Rooster's Irish family lineage is referenced strongly during their performance of "Easy Street".
• The song Hooverville is left out.