Annie

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Aileen Quinn as Annie Warbucks, a 10-year-old orphan girl. Quinn was chosen out of 9,000 girls who were interviewed at casting calls in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
• Albert Finney as Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks, a billionaire businessman who adopts Annie and Molly. Sean Connery and Cary Grant were also considered for the role before Finney was chosen.
• Carol Burnett as Miss Agatha “Aggy” Hannigan, a cruel alcoholic and the older sister of Rooster who manages the all-girls orphanage where Annie and the other orphans live.[7] She is shown to create bathtub gin and engage in other illegal activities such as child abuse. Bette Midler was considered for the role before Burnett was chosen.
• Ann Reinking as Grace Farrell, Warbucks’ secretary and love interest.
• Tim Curry as Daniel Francis “Rooster” Hannigan, Aggy’s con-artist younger brother. Jack Nicholson, Mickey Rooney, Mick Jagger and Steve Martin were considered for the role before Curry was chosen.
• Bernadette Peters as Lily St. Regis, petty thief and co-conspirator girlfriend of “Rooster” Hannigan.
• Edward Herrmann as Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, usually portrayed in a wheelchair.
• Lois de Banzie as Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States.
• Geoffrey Holder as Punjab, Warbucks’s turban-donning bodyguard, named for Pakistan’s and India’s Punjab province and/or Punjabi culture.
• Roger Minami as The Asp, Warbucks’s Japanese chauffeur and bodyguard, teaches Annie karate.
• Toni Ann Gisondi as Molly, a fellow orphan who is six years old and gets adopted by Warbucks, making her Annie’s little sister.
• Rosanne Sorrentino as Pepper, a 12-year-old fellow orphan who commands others, but then becomes nicer.
• Lara Berk as Tessie, a fellow orphan who is eight years old and exclaims “Oh my goodness!” throughout the film.
• April Lerman as Kate, an orphan who is thirteen years old and cares for the younger orphans and often wears her hair in pigtail braids.
• Robin Ignico as Duffy, an eleven-year-old fellow orphan who is Pepper’s best friend.
• Lucie Stewart as July, a fellow orphan who is nine years old and rarely speaks.
• Peter Marshall as Bert Healy, a prominent radio show host.
• Loni Ackerman, Murphy Cross, and Nancy Sinclair as the Boylan Sisters, who sing on the Bert Healy Show.
• Larry Hankin as the man from the dog pound.
• Irving Metzman as Mr. Bundles, a man who works for a Chinese laundry company, whose truck Annie stows away in. Mr. Bundles is implied to be a romantic interest of Miss Hannigan.
• Ken Swofford as Weasel, a greasy uniformed police officer who chases down Annie when she escapes. He is based on Lt. Ward from the musical. He is implied to be a romantic interest of Miss Hannigan.
• I. M. Hobson as Drake, Warbucks’s head butler who hides his allergy to dogs.
• Colleen Zenk and Pamela Blair as Cecille and Annette, Warbucks’s French maids.
• Lu Leonard as Mrs. Pugh, Warbucks’s cook.
• Mavis Ray as Mrs. Greer, Warbucks’ housekeeper.
• Angela Lee, Martika, Amanda Peterson, and Shawnee Smith as orphans/backup dancers.
• The Rockettes as Themselves (uncredited).
• Bingo the dog as Sandy, a stray dog who becomes the family pet.

Storyline:

Set during the Great Depression in 1933, the film follows Annie, an optimistic orphan from New York City who is taken in by billionaire Oliver Warbucks. As she adjusts to her new life, she faces challenges and adventures while hoping to find her long-lost parents.

About Movie:

Annie is an American musical comedy-drama film directed by John Huston. It is based on the 1977 Broadway musical of the same name, which was created by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan, and is inspired by the Little Orphan Annie comic strip by Harold Gray.

Annie received mixed reviews from critics but has become a beloved classic over the years. It was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Song Score and Adaptation.

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