Film Annie 1982 (No Survey)

And yet, audiences didn't care.

First, they needed an Annie. A nationwide search was launched, scouring over 8,000 hopefuls. The role went to a spunky, untrained 10-year-old from North Miami Beach named Aileen Quinn. She had the perfect mix of streetwise grit and vulnerable sweetness, not to mention a pair of lungs that could belt "Tomorrow" without breaking a sweat. Film Annie 1982

The New York critics, many of whom still held a torch for the stage show, were sharpening their knives before the film was even edited. And yet, audiences didn't care