Annie (1982 film)

Annie is a 1982 American musical film adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan, which in turn is based on Little Orphan Annie, the 1924 comic strip by Harold Gray. The film was directed by John Huston, scripted by Carol Sobieski, and stars Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, Geoffrey Holder, Edward Herrmann and Aileen Quinn. Set during the Great Depression, the film tells the story of Annie, a mischievous orphan from New York City who is taken in by America's richest billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Filming took place for six weeks at Monmouth University in New Jersey.
Annie was released on May 17, 1982, and received mixed reviews from critics. The film was nominated for Best Production Design and Best Original Score at the 55th Academy Awards. Aileen Quinn won both a Best Young Actress at the Young Artist Awards and a Worst Supporting Actress at the Razzies.
A television film sequel, named Annie: A Royal Adventure! was released in 1995. In their first film collaboration, Disney and Columbia Pictures made the TV film Annie in 1999

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Directed by	John Huston
Produced by	Ray Stark
Screenplay by	Carol Sobieski
Based on	Annie by Charles Strouse Martin Charnin Thomas Meehan
Starring	Albert Finney Carol Burnett Bernadette Peters Ann Reinking Tim Curry Geoffrey Holder Edward Herrmann Aileen Quinn
Music by	Charles Strouse Ralph Burns
Cinematography	Richard Moore
Editing by	Michael A. Stevenson
Studio	Rastar
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	May 17, 1982 (1982-05-17)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$57,059,003[1]