Annie: A Royal Adventure!

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Annie: A Royal Adventure!
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GenreFamily
Musical
Written byTrish Soodik
Directed by Ian Toynton
Starring Ashley Johnson
Joan Collins
George Hearn
Music by David Michael Frank
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersWendy Dytman
Ruth Slawson
Production location London
Cinematography Alan Hume
Editor James Galloway
Running time94 minutes
Production companies Rastar Television
TriStar Television
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseNovember 18, 1995 (1995-11-18)

Annie: A Royal Adventure! (also known as Annie 2 or Annie 2: A Royal Adventure!) is a 1995 American comedy film and the sequel to the 1982 theatrical film Annie . It was released as a television film on ABC in the United States on November 18, 1995. The film has no songs apart from a reprise of "Tomorrow" sung at the end of the film, immediately after Daddy Warbucks is knighted.

Contents

None of the cast members from the previous film appear in this sequel. Annie, Daddy Warbucks, Molly, Punjab, Asp, Sandy, and Miss Hannigan are the only characters from the original to appear in this film. Grace, Rooster, Lilly and Mrs. Pugh are not in the sequel. Many of the original cast had either moved on to other projects or were too old for the sequel. [1]

Plot

A year after the 1982 film, twelve year old Annie Warbucks (Ashley Johnson), Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks (George Hearn), their dog Sandy, Annie's new friend Hannah (Emily Ann Lloyd), an eccentric scientist (Ian McDiarmid), and Annie's old friend Molly (Camilla Belle) (who is still an orphan but gets adopted by the Webb family in the end), travel to Britain, where Warbucks is to be knighted by His Majesty the King. However, the kids and their new English friend Michael Webb (George Wood) get mixed up in the scheme of an evil noblewoman known as Lady Edwina Hogbottom (Joan Collins) to blow up Buckingham Palace while all the heirs to the throne are present for Daddy Warbucks' knighting.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

The film received a mixed reception from critics. [2] [3]

Ratings

The film was seen by 5.2 million viewers during its television premiere, making it the 88th most-watch program of the week in the United States during the week of its premiere. [4]

Home media

The film was released on VHS on November 14, 1995, and Region 1 and 2 DVD in 2004 and contained no special features, only a subtitle selection. [5]

References

  1. Mendoza, N.F. (November 18, 1995). "'Annie' Is Back, This Time In London". The Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021 via The Seattle Times.
  2. O'Connor, John J. (November 18, 1995). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Annie and Daddy Warbucks Go to London". The New York Times . Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. Horst, Carole (November 12, 1995). "Annie: A Royal Adventure". Variety . Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  4. Margulies, Lee (November 22, 1995). "NBC's Top Five Beats ABC's Fab Four". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "DVD Talk". Dvdtalk.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.