MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

This two-disc set contains both John Huston's 1982 cinematic adaptation of Annie and the sequel produced over two decades later Annie: A Royal Adventure. Each is presented in a standard full-frame transfer. Annie offers a variety of extra materials, while A Royal Adventure is a supplemental-free release. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 2
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS, Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Pan and Scan
• Subtitle: Thai, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, English
• Features:
  • • cc Exclusive musical performance of "It's the Hard-Knock Life" by pop group Play
    • The Age of Annie Trivia Game
    • Sing along with Annie
    • Act along with Annie
    • "My Hollywood Adventure" with Aileen Quinn

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Art Direction - 1982 (Dale Hennesy, Marvin March)
•     Nominated Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score - 1982 (Ralph Burns)

• Hollywood Foreign Press Association

•     Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com - 1982 (Carol Burnett, Aileen Quinn)
•     Nominated New Star of the Year - Female - 1982 (Aileen Quinn)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  John Huston, Ian Toynton

• Producer:

  Raymond Stark

• Screenwriter:

  Carol Sobieski, Trish Soodik

• Cinematographer:

  Richard Moore

• Composer (Music Score):

  Ralph Burns

• Songwriter:

  Martin Chamin

• From Musical by:

  Martin Charnin

• Composer (Music Score):

  Charles Strouse

• Songwriter:

  Charles Strouse

• Editor:

  Margaret Booth, Michael A. Stevenson

• Production Designer:

  Dale Hennesy

• Art Director:

  Robert Guerra, Dianne I. Wager

• Associate Producer:

  Carol Sobieski

• Executive Producer:

  Joe Layton, Wendy Dytman

• Costume Designer:

  Theoni V. Aldredge

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Gene S. Cantamessa

• First Assistant Director:

  Jerry Ziesmer

• Choreography:

  Arlene Phillips, Peter Howard

• Animal Trainer/Wrangler:

  Moe DiSesso

• Book (Musical):

  Thomas Meehan

• Co-Executive Producer:

  Ruth A. Slawson

REVIEW:

• John Huston's Annie is a contemporary classic that embodies a timeless quality that few films of the 1980s have been able to accomplish. The dream casting may be its best asset, especially with Albert Finney throwing his weight around as Daddy Warbucks. Comedienne Carol Burnett is a perfect choice for the skinny, shaky Miss Hannigan, offering a complementary combination of drunken pratfalls and spinster cynicism. Even in the smaller roles that don't show up until Act III, Tim Curry's Rooster and Bernadette Peters' Lily St. Regis are dastardly comic villains. They bring a fun-filled badness into the picture when it looks like things are getting a little too sentimental. The climactic scene is a cinematic feast, employing a vertical train-bridge set piece complete with Punjab's (Geoffrey Holder) philosophical helicopter rescue. The Oscar-nominated art direction effectively re-creates Depression-era New York, of which a rascally orphan with immeasurable faith is an excellent symbol. Especially entertaining is the Bert Healy (Peter Marshall) radio show program and the orphans' gymnastic make-believe emulation of the broadcast. The wish-fulfillment theme culminates in the glorious trip to Radio City Music Hall with the actual Rockettes opening number "Let's Go to the Movies." Throughout the film, the songs are ridiculously catchy, danceable, and soaring with emotion, making Annie a well-rounded musical and ageless family favorite. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi