US (1982): Family/Musical

Charmless and dull, this adaptation of the Broadway hit stars Aileen Quinn as the depression-era moppet, Albert Finney as Daddy Warbucks, Carol Burnett as the cruel headmistress at an orphanage, and Tim Curry as a villain. The film never gets its legs, and there is no sense of setting; it's almost as if the whole thing is happening in a void. John Huston nominally directed -- no doubt to make money between his smaller, cheaper masterpieces -- but one would have thought he would invest something of himself in here. (Rastar-Columbia) (Tom Keogh, Amazon.com)

· Art Direction/Set Decoration 1982: Dale Hennesy - Art Direction, Marvin March - Set Decoration
· Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) 1982: Ralph Burns - Adaptation Score

2 nominations