Annie (film)

Annie (film)

Annie is a 1982 American musical film produced by Rastar and distributed by Columbia Pictures based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip by Harold Gray.

The film is directed by John Huston, written by Carol Sobieski, choreographed by Arlene Phillips with musical sequences created by Joe Layton, and features an ensemble cast consisting of Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, Geoffrey Holder, Edward Herrmann, and Aileen Quinn in her feature film debut. The film tells the story of Annie, an orphan living in New York City who desires to have a good family. When she is taken in by billionaire Oliver Warbucks, she must avoid capture by her alcoholic caretaker and her brother.

Filming took place for six weeks at Monmouth University in New Jersey. Annie was released on May 17, 1982, and received mixed reviews from film critics. The sequel, Annie: A Royal Adventure!, aired on ABC in November 1995. A television film adaptation of Annie was also broadcast on ABC in November 1999.