Lights, Camera, Annie!

Lights, Camera, Annie!

42 mins | Documentary, Family | March 7, 1982

An in-depth look into the making of the film Annie (1982). It covers the adaptation changes from the original Broadway musical, the hiring of director John Huston, the nationwide search to cast the title role, the production process, and the conception of several musical numbers, including a different version of the song "Easy Street" than the one that ended up in the film.

Lights, Camera, Annie!

42 mins | Documentary, Family | March 7, 1982

Lights, Camera, Annie!
An in-depth look into the making of the film Annie (1982). It covers the adaptation changes from the original Broadway musical, the hiring of director John Huston, the nationwide search to cast the title role, the production process, and the conception of several musical numbers, including a different version of the song "Easy Street" than the one that ended up in the film.
Producers Columbia Pictures, Rastar Films, Kaleidoscope Films
Original title Lights, Camera, Annie!
Directors Andrew J. Kuehn
Writers

Cast

Aileen Quinn

as Self / Annie

Albert Finney

as Self / Daddy Warbucks

Carol Burnett

as Self / Miss Hannigan

Ann Reinking

as Self / Grace Farrell

Tim Curry

as Self / Rooster

Bernadette Peters

as Self / Lily

Geoffrey Holder

as Self / Punjab

John Huston

as Self

Ray Stark

as Self

Carol Sobieski

as Self

Rosanne Sorrentino

as Self / Pepper

Toni Ann Gisondi

as Self / Molly

Lara Berk

as Self / Tessie

April Lerman

as Self / Kate

Robin Ignico

as Self / Duffy

Jerry Ziesmer

as Self

Marykay Powell

as Self