A spunky orphan escapes her hard-knock life, then winds up in the care of an eccentric billionaire in john houston's adaptation of the broadway hit. In this adaptation of the broadway musical, a spunky kid comes under the wing of a political player, and they change each other's lives. Watch trailers & learn more.

It is based on the 1924 comic strip little orphan annie by harold gray (which in turn was Ò€¦ Complete annie lyrics & musical guide. Read the full texts & meanings, cast details, synopsis, script and plot summary. Annie is the story of a plucky, red-haired girl who dreams of life outside her dreary orphanage. One day, annie (aileen quinn) is chosen to stay for one week with the famous billi A plucky foster child (quvenzhanΓ© wallis) charms her way into a billionaire's (jamie foxx) heart. An orphan in a facility run by the mean miss hannigan, annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake.

One day, annie (aileen quinn) is chosen to stay for one week with the famous billi A plucky foster child (quvenzhanΓ© wallis) charms her way into a billionaire's (jamie foxx) heart. An orphan in a facility run by the mean miss hannigan, annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named oliver daddy warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home Ò€¦ Annie is a 1982 american musical comedy-drama film based on the 1977 broadway musical of the same name by charles strouse, martin charnin and thomas meehan, which in turn is based on the little Ò€¦ Directed by john huston. With aileen quinn, albert finney, carol burnett, ann reinking. A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman Ò€¦

Directed by john huston. With aileen quinn, albert finney, carol burnett, ann reinking. A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman Ò€¦