Annie

Director: Rob Marshall Rob Marshall

Overview

"In this energetic remake of a family classic, travel back to the childhood adventures of an infectiously optimistic orphan with a dream to find her parents. Presented in standard 1.33:1 full-screen and featuring a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital soundtrack, this release offers absolutely no alternate audio tracks or subtitles, with the sole extra feature a trailer."

Product Details

Release Date:	05/30/2000
UPC:	0717951006707
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	NR
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00

Special Features

WWDD trailer; 5.0 Surround Sound; 1.33:1 aspect ratio

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Alicia Morton	Annie
Victor Garber	Daddy Warbucks
Kathy Bates	Miss Hanigan
Audra McDonald	Grace Farrell
Alan Cumming	Rooster Hannigan
Kristin Chenoweth	Lily St. Regis
Erin Adams	Tessie
Sarah Hyland	Molly
Lalaine	Kate
Nanea Miyata	July
Marissa Rago	Pepper
Danelle Wilson	Duffy
Andrea McArdle	Star-to-Be
Ernie Sabella	Mr. Bundles
Brooks Almy	Mrs. Pugh
Tom Billett	Second Policeman
Frank Cavestani	Corn Vendor
Douglas Fisher	Drake
Ruth Gottschall	Mrs. Greer
Dennis Howard	President Franklin D. Roosevel
Kurt Knudson	Justice Louis D. Brandeis
Ellen Gerstein	Sophie
David Pevsner	Ira
Ed Francis Martin	Artie,Dancer
Bob Morrisey	Dog Catcher
Eric Leviton	Assistant Dog Catcher
Kimberly Lyon	Cecile
Lisa Arturo	Dancer
Lisa Dahmin	Dancer
Melanie Gage	Dancer
Denise Holland	Dancer
Michelle Johnston	Dancer
Jennifer Keyes	Dancer
Stephanie Landwehr	Dancer
Christine Langer	Dancer
Tabbatha Mays	Dancer
Diane Mizota	Dancer
Tara Nicole	Dancer
Liz Ramos	Dancer
Guadalupe Bujanda	Dancer
Troy Burgess	Dancer
Sergio Carbajal	Dancer
Keith Diorio	Dancer
Scott Fowler	Dancer
Ryan Heffington	Dancer
Michael Higgins	Dancer
Keith Kuhl	Dancer
Joe Loera	Dancer
Rick Negron	Dancer
Art Palmer	Dancer
Nathan Prevost	Dancer
Christopher Smith	Dancer
Christian Vincent	Dancer
Matt Zarley	Dancer

Technical Credits

Howard Jensen	Special Effects
Rob Marshall	Director
Valorie Massalas	Casting
Neil Meron	Executive Producer
Chris Montan	Executive Producer
Marykay Powell	Executive Producer
John Whitman	Producer
Craig Zadan	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

This made-for-TV version of Annie is much better than the 1982 big-screen feature, and a highly effective stage-to-screen transfer. While it significantly alters some elements of the play (e.g., omitting most of the sections dealing with FDR and the New Deal, cutting several songs), the changes work well in context. Director Rob Marshall uses his resources very skillfully; he must work within the confines of a television budget (albeit a generous one) and schedule, but manages to make the production numbers exciting and to give the film a distinctive visual look. His work on "Tomorrow," the show's signature tune, is especially good. In his hands the song is quietly but determinedly optimistic, rather than overpoweringly anthemic, as it could be under another director. Marshall's cast is uniformly excellent. Alicia Morton is a treasure, genuine and real and playing her scenes with a beguiling sincerity. Victor Garber hits all the right notes; his transition from initial no-nonsense efficiency to warmth and caring is handled with aplomb, and his performance of "Something Was Missing" is lovely. Audra McDonald, her role built up substantially, is in especially fine form (and exceptional voice), and Kathy Bates is a hoot -- and not bad vocally, either. Thoroughly engaging, Annie is one of the few musicals to effectively make the transition to TV.