Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995) (TV)

Director:

Ian Toynton

Writers (WGA):

Harold Gray (comic "Little Orphan Annie")
Martin Charnin (play)

Release Date:

18 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Musical

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Ashley Johnson	...	Annie
Joan Collins	...	Lady Edwina Hogbottom
George Hearn	...	Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks
Ian McDiarmid	...	Dr. Eli Eon
Emily Ann Lloyd	...	Hannah
Camilla Belle	...	Molly
Crispin Bonham-Carter	...	Rupert Hogbottom
Perry Benson	...	Mean Murphy Knuckles
George Wood
Antony Zaki	...	Punjab
David Tse	...	Asp
Jayne Ashbourne
Carol Cleveland	...	Miss Hannigan
Buffy Davis
Ian Redford

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Iceland:L | UK:U | USA:G

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Rastar Productions

Trivia:

When Columbia Pictures bought the film rights to "Annie", it included the rights to make sequels. Despite the poor commercial performance of the original film in relation to its high budget, producer Ray Stark still kept the idea of making a sequel alive. It was on and off Columbia's production slate for several years until TriStar Television, noting the original film's popularity with children on home video, agreed to make it as a made-for-TV movie, to be released simultaneously on home video.

Quotes:

Miss Hannigan: [Annie has sneaked Molly on the ship] STOWAWAY! STOWAWAY!
Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks: What's she saying Annie?
Annie: Um she's saying stay a while, stay a while. She doesn't want us to leave.
[waves]
Annie: Bye Miss Hannigan

Movie Connections:

Follows Annie (1982)

A disappointing "sequel" to the original

This version is a sad and disappointing return of Annie the orphan-no-more. Silly plot and sub-plots, combined with an under-par acting by most of the actors, and woeful characterization makes this Annie film a real let-down. The antics that Annie get into are downright silly at times, and comic timing is absent at times. The bad guys in this case are so inept that they might as well turn themselves in instead of trying to escape. At least the crooks in the original Annie had much more brains and intellect than most common criminals.

Wait till it comes to free-to-air unless you are really an Annie-fan.