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Orphaned Annie? A Look Back at the Forgotten 'Annie' Adaptation

The new remake of Annie that hits theaters this weekend takes pains to wrangle the 1920s-set musical into the modern era. The result is a vast departure from the beloved 1977 Broadway musical. Then again, so was the first Annie movie, directed by John Huston and released in 1982, which added a dramatic kidnapping plot and swapped out multiple songs.