I’m about to watch ANNIE (1982) for the first time

Did anyone else relate to Annie as a young gayling?

R2- In the present 🎁 as an elder gay I relate to the frumpy Spinster Toula Portukalis ( before she does a makeover and meets Ian) in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding 💒.

Just watch Serial Mom instead.

[quote]Jealous, bitches?

bet your bottom dollar!

No, You could instead spend your time watching John Huston's movies made for adults.

My comment was meant for R1

It's a very underwhelming movie. Sorry, John.

It's much too busy. Worked better on stage. But I do love the addition of WE GOT ANNIE because Ann Reinking is gorgeous and Geoffrey Holder is a force of nature.

Leapin' lizards!

"We Got Annie" was nothing more than an excuse for Ann Reinking to show off her dancing.

[quote] Did anyone else relate to Annie as a young gayling?

I aspirationally related to Daddy Warbucks, except for the bald head, because of the money.

Was obsessed with this movie as a child. Watched it for the first time in years several weeks ago, after I found out my boyfriend had never seen it. It held up in the best way, when childhood nostalgia is enhanced by quality of details you only notice as an adult. The costumes, the sets, Ann Reinking's dance numbers, Carol Burnett's brilliance, the surreal and wonderful inclusion of Camille. Found myself really appreciating Tim Curry and Bernadette Peters as the villains-- Bernadette in particular chilled me, seeing her flirtatious beauty contrasted with her cruelty to the children, dragging them to be thrown and locked in a closet, no remorse in their plans to kidnap and murder Annie. That penultimate scene too has so much pathos, when the lightbulb turns on for Miss Hannigan and she tries to fight off Rooster before it's too late. The only part of the film I can't stand is the wasted time with the Roosevelts. Doesn't move the plot forward and we don't even get a new song out of it. But overall it's such a fun, enjoyable watch.

[quote]"We Got Annie" was nothing more than an excuse for Ann Reinking to show off her panties

FTFY, r10

R12 agree with all this except Camille (which should have been about 1 min instead of 20) and I do like the Roosevelt scene - tomororow is a good payoff there.

It’ll end in tears, and by tears I mean blood.

Watch Little Shop Of Horrors instead if you haven't seen it. I watched it for the first time a few days ago and I still have the music stuck in my head.

R10 And what, pray tell, is wrong with that?

R17 she is! Unduly hated here because of an unfortunate Oscar performance, but gorgeous, a fabulous dancer, decent singer and actress , what else do you want?

She disappeared after Micky & Maude which is unfortunate.

And Albert Finney is my favorite actor.

So yeah I love this movie.

The film that best illustrates what grade school is really like.

Annie, Annie sprinkle

REWIND!

OP are you the same one who watched Carrie for the first time?

Soon, you're gonna tell us you watch Christine next?

The character of Annie is tedious. I'd rather have had a film about Oliver Warbucks, Punjab, and the Asp

Watch My Burning Cunt

So cute and unassuming. Surprised he went on Letterman back then as it had just started and he generally didn’t start getting top guests until around 86/87. And Finney almost never gave interviews.

This movie was ruined for me when someone told me to look out for the Director of Photography's panty fetish, now when I watch it that's all I can see!

I like it for the same reason I like "Pulp Fiction."

Carol should have been nominated for an oscar for this.

Albert Finney was fucking hot back in the day. (Tom Jones stirred some masturbatory fantasies) He had a string of movies in the early to mid 80's that were offbeat but good. Wolfen, the one with Susan Dey, and Under the Volcano are all good as well.

I used to imitate Ann Reinkings dancing in We Got Annie in my backyard.

I wanted to be in a threeway with a young Albert Finney and young Oliver Reed.

I'm not jealous. The film version is supposed to be one of the worst movies ever made.

[quote] one of the worst movies ever made.

Not that bad. About a third of the film is very entertaining.

If it's on TCM I'll record it. Then later fast forward through the Orphans part and watch to the end of "We've Got Annie", then delete.

There are many songs I don't miss (the title song, "You Won't Be an Orphan for Long," "A New Deal for Christmas"), but I do really miss "Tomorrow" (as a diegetic song) and "NYC."

For some reason I really hated this film as a kid. Never tried to watch it as an adult, but even hearing one of the songs brings back unpleasant memories of its manic hard-sell cheerfulness.

That scene in Serial Mom was perfect.

I am jealous! Watching Carol Burnett for the first time in that role will be a treat!

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