Everyone knows about a red head named Annie who was an orphan most of her life. Let's talk about this orphan before we talk about the movies.
The old comic strip was created the same person who gave Little Orphan Annie life. Harold Gray created Little Orphan Annie in the 1880's But how did it become a movie? Well, it was a musical first.
In the 1970's, it started out as a musical letting different little girls become the precocious red head everyone loved. A little girl who was poor, had no family, worked with other girls, and would later have her life changed forever.
Daddy Warbucks adopted her and let's just say, they fell in love. But I wanna talk about the movie versions. They made more than just one. They made, I think, three.
Two years before I was born, in 1982, they came up with Annie. Starring Carol Burnett as an awful orphanage owner Miss Hannigan, the late Albert Finny as Daddy Warbucks and a newcomer named Aileen Quinn starring Annie. Only at the age of eleven, Aileen auditioned with many other girls, and got the role. Having to dye her hair red to stay as Annie
There were many other characters in the movie, mostly some of the orphan girls, a butler for Daddy Warbucks as well as a female friend, who I think was his wife I'm not sure. The actors were actually not bad. They all did a wonderful job and well...I thought this movie was hit and miss to me
After all, this movie is a musical and I'm look warm about them. Some musicals are ok, but I just well...the songs were hit and miss. They irritated me at times, and the story was ok. Now all the actors, mostly the kid ones, are grown up, and some are dead or no longer acting. I think this was ok.
The 1999 version was underrated. Had great actors like Victor Gambor as Daddy Warbucks and Kathy Bates as mean old Miss Hannigan, but I don't remember this one at all.
I mean, the story was similar to the 1982 version. Had some singing and dancing, but it wasn't memorable. The acting was ok and well...I don't think I ever saw it, but it seemed harmless and everybody knows Kathy Bates is really good at being evil. But there is another one that is far worse than this. For me, I would give this a chance, if I ever saw it.
Oh my god. In 2014, Hollywood had the bright idea to make a remake of the 1982/1999 movie of Annie. Having an African American Annie, and Jamie Foxx play Daddy Warbucks. I'm all for that but, this movie WAS HORRIBLE!
I felt Hollywood lost all their creative ideas and decide to remake this.
Besides, Annie used to be a little red head. I'm fine with them changing the diversity, but this is just awful. First off Jamie Foxx is an amazing talent. He's a great singer, a great actor, and have him star in this...oh god. I don't know many of the other actors in this movie. But having Cameron Diaz play miss Hannigan, I'm sorry but I'm gonna stick to Carol Burnett. At least she had talent.
I just felt this was the wrong move for Annie. The actress playing Annie is ok, but I feel sorry for her being in this. She does have talent, but this was not the movie for her. It wasn't the movie for anyone. It didn't need to be made. Stick to the original or the musicals, this would give you a nightmare
Each actress is different I know that. These three girls playing Annie, they're all good. They have now gown out of the little orphan child and went on to different things. The original actress of Annie wants to follow in Shirley Temple's path and go into politics. I think it's best to stick to the original. If you like remake, that's good, but I'm not one of those people.
Little Orphan Annie will always be known as that sweet orphan looking for a home, and finding happiness. I think the original musical movie was good, never saw the remakes, and I think the original is going to be memorable.
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