What Annie Do you Like?

The original 1982 film version? or the 1999 tv remake.
I have to say that I liked the remake better It was just well
done and the cast amazing and It followed the stage versions script closely.

I love love love the 1999 version way better. It gets straight to the point and the ending was much better.

Being an ardent fan of ANNIE since I first saw the show back in early summer 1977, I like both the 1982 film-version and the 1999 TV movie equally as they are both 2 different entities. Yes, the 1999 TV movie version IS more faithful to the original stage version but you really can't beat the 1982 film-version's cast. It was literally the perfect dream cast: Carol Burnett as Miss Hannigan, Bernadette Peters as Lily St. Regis, Tim Curry as Rooster Hannigan, Ann Reinking as Grace Farrell and Albert Finney as Oliver Warbucks... need I continue?

Its a shame the 1982 film-version chose to add elements and characters from the original Harold Gray comic strip (Punjab, etc.) and replaced too many perfect songs that it became its own version of ANNIE, separate from the stage version. The 1999 TV movie brought us back a semblance of the original stage version but not completely either. ANNIE without "A New Deal for Christmas" just isn't ANNIE.

Lennox.

I actually like the 1982 film a lot more than the remake. There was something about the 1999 Annie (who's name is escaping me right now) that didn't feel right to me. But, I could be completely biased...I watched Aileen Quinn in Annie probably every weekend as a child.

I like the remake better as well, but I do like Carol Burnett's Hannigan.

I thought the ending of the 1982 version was to much for annie. the only thing that the 1982 version in common with the original stage version is that they incorperated the songs it was more faithul to the commic and carol burnett the talented actress she is I didn't like her miss hannigan.

Updated On: 12/7/08 at 01:56 AM

Sheer perfection:

I prefer the 1995 version starring Val Kilmer in the title role.

oh, I grew up being beyond beyond obsessed with the 1982 movie. although I also had a "Where's Punjab?!" moment when I saw the Broadway revival.

I still love the movie, but I wish it had more of the songs from the musical in it. but how hot is Tim Curry as Rooster?

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A dead Annie...

I think Betty Hutton was wrong for the movie - and I don't think Judy Garland would have carried it off - sick or not - although she would have sung the hell out of the Berlin tunes.

Wish I'd seen the TV remake with John Raitt and Mary Martin or the Merman television remake.

I didn't see Bernadette Peters or Reba. I saw Debbie Reynolds do the part on stage, and she was magnificent, and listened to Merman of course.

The 1982 cast was perfection. Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, and Ann Reinking...I was in heaven!!!!

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