Annie (1982 film)

Annie
Annie
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Huston
Screenplay by	Carol Sobieski
Based on	Annie; by Charles Strouse; Martin Charnin; Thomas Meehan; ; Little Orphan Annie; by Harold Gray;
Produced by	Ray Stark
Starring	Albert Finney; Carol Burnett; Bernadette Peters; Ann Reinking; Tim Curry; Geoffrey Holder; Edward Herrmann; Aileen Quinn;
Cinematography	Richard Moore
Edited by	Michael A. Stevenson
Music by	Charles Strouse
Production; company	Rastar
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	May 21, 1982;
Running time	128 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$57.1 million

Annie is a 1982 American musical comedy-drama film based on the 1977 Broadway musical of the same name by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan, which in turn is based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip created by Harold Gray. Directed by John Huston and written by Carol Sobieski, the cast includes Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Geoffrey Holder, Edward Herrmann, with Aileen Quinn as the title character.^[4] It is the first film adaptation of the musical.

Set during the Great Depression in 1933, the film tells the story of Annie, an orphan from New York City who is taken in by America's richest billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Principal photography took place for six weeks at Monmouth University in New Jersey in 1981.

Produced by Ray Stark's Rastar and released by Columbia Pictures on May 21, 1982, Annie received mixed reviews from film critics and grossed $57 million on a $35 million budget. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Song Score and its Adaptation. A television film sequel, titled Annie: A Royal Adventure!, was released in 1995. It was followed by three additional adaptations of the musical. In their first film collaboration, Disney and Columbia Pictures produced a second film adaptation made-for-television in 1999. Columbia released a third film adaptation on December 19, 2014. A fourth adaptation, which was a live production of the musical, was performed on December 2, 2021, on NBC.

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