Annie
It's a Hard Knock Life
Country
Budget
$65 000 000
Revenue
$136 853 506
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Operator
Michael Grady
Composer
Greg Kurstin
Artist
Marcia Hinds
Audition
Kathleen Chopin
Editing
Short description
Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan. But everything's about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks—advised by his brilliant VP and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor—makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he's her guardian angel, but Annie's self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it's the other way around.
What's left behind the scenes
- When Stax and Annie are roasting marshmallows, a marshmallow on Stax's stick suddenly disappears, and then reappears in the next frame.
- The Italian restaurant that Annie visits every Friday in search of her parents is called “Domani,” which translates to “Tomorrow” from Italian—a reference to the most famous song from the musical.
- During the reprise of the song 'Tomorrow', Annie, Grace, and Will run holding hands, then a shot shows Grace running a few steps behind and not holding Annie’s hand, and then, after a cut, they are all holding hands again.
- When the heroes are flying in a helicopter, they talk to each other without using headsets, which is absolutely impossible.
- When Stax has his first lunch with Annie, the water level in his glass changes abruptly several times with each cut.
- The incumbent mayor in the film was named after the screenwriter Harold Gray.
- When Mr. Stax and the rest of the group chase the car Annie is in, they cross the George Washington Bridge, which connects New York and New Jersey. After the car leaves the bridge and enters New Jersey, it's pursued by New York police cars, not New Jersey police cars. Furthermore, after leaving the bridge, the characters immediately enter Liberty State Park, which is more than 30 kilometers to the south.
- In the scene where William Stacks takes Annie and her friends to the movies, the actors in the film they are watching are named Andrea Alvin and Simon Goodspeed, which is a reference to the original Broadway production. Andrea McArdle was the first Annie on Broadway, and the premiere of the production starring her took place at the Alvin Theatre. "Goodspeed" is the name of the theater where the musical "Annie" premiered before it went to Broadway.
- When the girls are looking at the form given to them by the inspector, Mia asks what a Social Security Number is, even though the form only displays the abbreviation “SSN”.
- In the early stages of the project, Ryan Murphy was considered for the director's position, but he declined.
- In the scene where William Stacks takes Annie and her friends to the movies, the actors in the film they are watching are named Andrea Alvin and Simon Goodspeed, which is a reference to the original Broadway production. Andrea McArdle was the first Annie on Broadway, and the production featuring her premiered at the Alvin Theatre. 'Goodspeed' is the name of the theatre where the musical 'Annie' premiered before moving to Broadway.
- The film's producer, Will Smith, originally intended for his daughter Willow Smith to play the lead role, but she eventually left the project because she was too old for the part of Annie, and the role went to Quvenzhané Wallis.
- As a tribute to the character Daddy Warbucks, whom Jamie Foxx plays in the remake (Benjamin Stacks), this character in the film is actually bald and wears a wig to hide it.
- When Annie and Grace are leaving 'Domani', Grace puts her chalk on a box of cannoli, but a second later it's in her hand.
- When Annie jumps onto a rock in the water at the beginning of one of the songs, you can notice that it's the second rock, but the camera quickly changes the angle, showing Annie jumping onto the first rock.
- Sandra Bullock was initially considered for the role of Miss Hannigan, but she declined. Ultimately, the role went to Cameron Diaz.
- At the end of 2014, Sony Pictures studio was the victim of a hacker attack, resulting in confidential corporate information becoming publicly available, as well as several unreleased but completed films. Thus, the film “Annie” (2014) appeared on the Internet in DVD quality even before its theatrical release.
- As a tribute to the character of Daddy Warbucks, whom Jamie Foxx plays in the remake (Benjamin Stacks), this character in the film is actually bald and wears a wig to conceal it.
- At the beginning of the film, among the names of presidents on the chalkboard, one can spot the names of Thomas Mian, the author of the original novel upon which the film is based, and Charles Strouse, the composer who wrote the music for the original musical.
- At the beginning of the film, on the classroom blackboard among the names of presidents, you can notice the names of Thomas Meehan, the author of the original novel on which this film is based, and Charles Strouse, the composer who wrote the music for the original musical.
- When Mr. Stacks and the rest of the group chase the car containing Annie, they cross the George Washington Bridge. This bridge connects New York and New Jersey. After the car leaves the bridge and enters New Jersey, it is pursued by New York police cars rather than New Jersey ones. Furthermore, upon leaving the bridge, the characters immediately enter Liberty State Park, which is located more than 30 kilometers to the south.
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