Annie
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.
Critics Sentiment
Hannigan, Rooster and Lily plot and sing Easy Street
Rooster chases Annie up the raised drawbridge to kill her
The film plunges from the beloved Easy Street sequence to the widely criticized drawbridge chase, dropping 4 points as reviewers felt the climax became too dark and strained for a family musical.
Annie starts modestly with mixed reception of the opening sequences, builds through charming mansion scenes and peaks with the beloved Easy Street number featuring Carol Burnett's standout performance. The film stumbles in its dark final act with the kidnapping and drawbridge sequence that many reviewers found inappropriate, before recovering with a satisfying adoption finale.
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Aileen Quinn
Annie
Albert Finney
'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks
Carol Burnett
Miss Hannigan
Ann Reinking
Grace Farrell
Tim Curry
Rooster Hannigan
Bernadette Peters
Lily St. Regis
Geoffrey Holder
Punjab
Roger Minami
Asp
Toni Ann Gisondi
Molly
Rosanne Sorrentino
Pepper
Lara Berk
Tessie
April Lerman
Kate
Robin Ignico
Duffy
Lucie Stewart
July
Edward Herrmann
FDR
Lois de Banzie
Eleanor Roosevelt
Peter Marshall
Bert Healy
Loni Ackerman
Boylan Sister
Murphy Cross
Boylan Sister
Nancy Sinclair
Boylan Sister
Crew
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