Annie filming locations - Then and Now

[@MobileInstinct]

Hey everyone, thanks for checking out my Annie filming locations video. Let me know what you think!

[@shannongallina4721]

Mobile Instinct i randomly stumbled upon your youtube! I am so excited that i did! This is my fave movie ever!!! So glad i got to see what it looks like. Thanks for traveling!

[@jenniferbrookeedwards6776]

Mobile Instinct , have you ever seen sound of music and where it films at

[@iloveny0971]

I loved it, you must like the movie too, you don't hear of many guys liking it..

[@jacobaubertin645]

Your "My Cousin Vinny video got chopped?! Can you edit that so they won't chop it? I'd love to see it. Love your content!

[@Elainerulesutube]

@@jacobaubertin645 Why was it deleted?

[@ravenel2]

This was great! Aileen Quinn has said that when she was teaching at Monmouth she had to go to the administrative building to fill out forms-and she said it was weird for her because her brain was telling her that she had to be dancing, not walking, up the same stairs.

[@elzar760]

I was just thinking how awesome it would be to work there and have a desk in that area where his office was. Wild for her I bet.

[@morganthompson7133]

I go to school at Monmouth and work in Wilson hall and it truly is spectacular to see everyday. Absolutely beautiful building that I take for granted sometimes!

[@triciabrown6949]

This is one of my favorite movies from childhood. You did an amazing job editing then and now. Beautiful!

[@MobileInstinct]

Tricia Brown Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

[@hollyhannigan1947]

Matilda is a good movie too

[@adamn5821]

I agree. Very well done on the editing and production of this video.

[@FknNefFy]

This is awesome! I must have watched Annie over 200 times as a kid. How nostalgic 🥰

[@MEXICANMOOSE1976]

That is DISGUSTING how they covered up that gorgeous pool..there was plenty other spaces for them to manipulate into an office!!! Thanks Chris for such a detailed video..and all the comparisons and contrast!! 🙄

[@yalilajusticiera5047]

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[@itsalextoca]

Seriously!

[@AloneForever100]

i agree with you,hate that the covered the pool up,they should have had a building made from ground up and left this gorgeous building as it was when annie was filmed there,yeah angry

[@michaeldodd9671]

I can't agree with you more.. And those fountains need to be working!

[@funthingswithjustin8972]

Thanks for this awesome video! My older sister Toni Ann played Molly in this 1982 film..My mom was pregnant for me and my twin sister while they were filming..I get to hear stories from them time to time, but I enjoy seeing videos on youtube.

[@katesalcedo9402]

That's sooo cool!! I grew up watching Annie and Molly's just a sweetheart in the film! 💖

[@funthingswithjustin8972]

Mary Kathearene 💙 you can find her here on KZbin ☺️ Search for Toni Ann Gisondi

[@Mrd9960]

Wow that's so awesome, she was such a cutie in this movie!

[@behindthespotlight7983]

Your sister was fabulous 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 🎶ya never fully dressed without a smile🎶

[@hellokitty-ui9rd]

@@funthingswithjustin8972omg ur so lucky i love annie! pls tell ur sister that everyone still loves her and no one will forget her performance as molly! ❤ also dyk if she still has contact with the cast?

[@harlankrissoff9966]

I went to college at Monmouth in the 1980's. Good to see ol WW Hall still beautiful. The movie gave them the money to make much needed repairs. Many of the rooms were closed in 1982 because they were stil filming the movie or had sets left over. Makes me so happpy to see it in good shape still

[@rsuriyop]

I'm delighted to see that this building did not end up being neglected after filming Annie, unlike some of the other former filming locations that you've explored :) Also nice to see that they've ultimately decided not change a whole lot around in the 35 yrs since then.

[@nataleeisjustchilling2737]

Because they used a school for mr warbucks mansion

[@maudale]

This was soooooo much fun to watch! I am amazed at how beautiful the school still looks and that it was all filmed there ( as opposed to a mixture of sets/studios/ indoor, outdoor locations) Thank you so much for taking me down memory lane, this was really enjoyable!

[@MobileInstinct]

maudale Hey thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

[@Napp28]

As a child it blew my mind that people actually lived in mansions like the one seen here; might've inspired my life-long fascination with Edwardian architecture. Gorgeous mansion but, I did have to sigh at the main entrance which is now filled with office equipment! :( and what they did to the swimming pool area should be illegal under the local Heritage Preservation Act. Tragic.

[@johnkringe]

Only reason it was allowed probably because all of said offices can be removed, to uncover the pool if needed.

[@QUEENOBSCURE]

I like how as cruel as Miss Hanagan was, I love how she told him.."She's just a baby!" It showed you she was just bully, but still had morals I GUESS?

[@falcon3268]

Annie seemed to warm even the coldest heart. Look at Warbucks, he was a grouchy old man until Annie came into his life and he just became a father to her and even though he knew that he might lose her, he still went about trying to help her find her parents.

[@Napp28]

Ha ha ha, good observation. As a child, watching the movie, that little scene probably taught me that there is good in everyone. Miss Hanagan was mean but, she didn't want actual harm to come to Annie and the other orphans.

[@lanitana100]

My mom always found that line weird. I guess too sudden of a change of heart for the character in her eyes lol

[@behindthespotlight7983]

That’s why she got top billing on the elephant instead of Warbuck’s sending her to Sing Sing

[@andrewmackey2019]

I like to believe she got to ride the elephant AND Punjab and she were lovers. Unheard of for its time but they could still attend

[@andredistefano8577]

Great video! Just remember this is located in WEST Long Branch, lol there’s a big difference. But anyway, words can’t describe how much this place has been has impacted my life. As a lifelong resident of West Long Branch, I grew Up taking bike rides and walks through Monmouth.. years later, going to school here getting my bachelors and still living in town to this day. What a magical place, walking through this building to register for classes was always my favorite

[@nurse_vest]

A true Aileen Quinn "Annie" movie fan here! Loved this! Thank you, only a true Annie fan can appreciate this! 😍

[@hans4462]

Nice job researching the Annie filming locations! When I was younger, I watched the 1982 movie "Annie" many times with my sister. I still watch it occasionally. I love some of the songs in it. Almost everything looks the same, but in the movie, some of the filming locations look darker. Haha. I love watching filming locations, then and now. Keep up the great work, and I wish you the best of luck in your filming adventure. 🙂

[@NeighborhoodOfBlue]

I'm an east-coast native, and I really wish I knew about Annie having been filmed at Monmouth! I'd have definitely visited there before moving out West. Thank you for the awesome video!

[@NormandAuthier]

Hey Chris, I saw this movie when it was originally released in theatres back in 1982. For some reason "Annie" really struck a chord with me, and I even had the soundtrack on cassette because I loved the music so much. At the time I kept that to myself thinking it was weird for a little boy to enjoy this type of movie, but I realize now that it had to do with my love of music and it simply left an impression on me at the time. There is so much talent there: Carol Burnett (got to see her here in Toronto back in October!), Tim Curry, Albert Finney, Bernadette Peters, etc.... what's not to love? Plus, after having seen this in the cinema, then rental video in the 1980s, then on a plane coming back home from Texas, it was by sheer fluke that I discovered your video of the location where the "mansion" scenes took place, where it mostly looks very much as it did back in 1982! So well done, loved every minute of this!

[@chantelleroberts9024]

Normand Authier 🖒Ive Still Got The Soundtrack, On CD, Carol Burnett was brilliant as Ms Hanagan

[@TheMaestroCraig]

Me too! But I don't think it was or is weird for a boy to love the movie or the stage show. Glad you realised that yourself.

[@behindthespotlight7983]

See my comment, up-thread. I was the exact same as you 🫶🏼

[@bradrichards6107]

I saw Annie in the theater as a kid. You did an excellent job recreating the scenes. This video brought back many memories. Thanks for posting.

[@jenniferlawrence9652]

My favorite movie as a girl I am now 48 always wanted to be in Annie ..saw it so many times so I enjoyed every second of this ..you did a awesome job thank you so much

[@angelsworld1733]

Very cool, love history. Kinda sad too, the past is to me. A shame they covered the pool area.

[@ladydulaney]

Thanks for posting this!!!! I just rewatched this movie over the weekend. Its my childhood fave!!!

[@kylebatsch5428]

I love not far from here.....yet I never knew Annie was filmed here. Thanks.

[@Wirraburra07]

This was a revelation to me. I only ever saw Annie once sometime between the ages of 9 and 13. I always thought like Hello Dolly! that it had all been filmed on sets. If I ever do go back to the US again, I would love to take a walk around Monmouth University.

[@keeleylou25]

Wow such a great video. Glad they have maintained the building so well.

[@Chickadeevee]

Wow! This is my favorite video you have done. Breathtaking location and you did a fantastic job filming and editing. Annie gets the heartstrings everytime. 😄 thanks for bringing us along.

[@MobileInstinct]

Thanks so much! Movie locations are always a lot of work but I love doing them.

[@Chickadeevee]

Mobile Instinct Movie locations are one of my favorite types of exploration videos, along with abandoned locations. Keep up the great work, Chris! 👍

[@journeywithjay]

what an incredible building!!! the ceiling, steps and the tub all amazing. you did an excellent job of recreating each scene. I was waiting for you to play the organ lol.

[@MobileInstinct]

Thanks Jay, haha I should have played it. Or pretended to

[@islandfiji9542]

thank a bunch for this. my favorite childhood movie.really brings back memories. the set hasn't changed though

[@etraig]

nice! by the way, the song "we've got Annie" was adapted from a "we've got Annie" song written for the broadway production that didn't make it into the final score. it's on the CD, sung by the song writers as a demo.

[@booboy0421]

Thank you for the tour. This is one musical I loved and still loving so much..

[@paloma4tigers]

This was an awesome movie. I sang the songs “Hard Knock Life” and “Tomorrow” at a school performance on stage. I was an orphan too at an orphanage in Colombia (S.A.). Was adopted at age 6!

[@mrsheatherteske]

I love how you did the video - seeing the film then how the house looks today. Great job thank you!!

[@TheJennylynn1990]

your filming locations then and now are not boring, I enjoy watching them :)

[@tabithaharvey5665]

Gosh this made me truly happy yet very emotional in the best way!!! 💜💜 i can't thank you enough.. One of my most favorite films of all time!!

[@BonaOnofre]

My favorite movie as a child. This video was delightful. I’m so glad I can enjoy watch your adventures during quarantine. Thank you!

[@IcelanderUSer]

It’s so sweet how you filmed the Annie scenes. Really unusual.

[@kristinelarasebastian]

This blesses me so much. Thank you for doing this. Such a treat to see this. I truly truly appreciate you doing this.

[@crush41gb]

We just got through watching Annie 30th Anniversary bluray and I had to come back and watch this again! Great job! Thank you! :)

[@danielleevans3323]

OMG! THIS IS AMAZING AND SOOO COOL! Thank you for doing this! I grew up watching this thousands of times and I can't believe the locations that STILL look the same! WOW! CLASSIC CLASSIC CLASSIC! SO SICK! A+++++

[@lisaess]

Wow your a gem!! Great work!! I'm 40 and I was obsessed with annie as a child x x

[@jenniferturpin5430]

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[@mulligansmayhem]

I'm from NJ growing up Annie's stairs at Monmouth County College we used to party I can say I threw up on Annie's stairs.

[@gaylegerard3734]

Just watched ANNIE again and love this video!!!

[@lidsman2221]

I watched the bridge video before this one and made comments regarding the bridge that you went over in this video. I am sorry for repeating what you went over on this video. I loved this video. Thanks!

[@FknNefFy]

I love how you did it along with the movie too!! Man this is making me happy/sad/goosebumps all at once.

[@justinwhittington107]

This is one of my FAVORITE films from childhood! You have such diverse videos! LOVE this!

[@gachagalaxywolf6818]

YOU MADE MY CHILDHOOD COME TRUE! I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE THIS EITHER IN PERSON OR ON KZbin! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'M LITERALLY CRYING RIGHT NOW! :'D

[@IamShaunnaNakice]

This was amazing! I am a new subscriber. You are awesome! Thanks for bringing us these videos. I love how you do the comparison that really helps show us the actual movie

[@Bionautics]

Hey fella, 'm the guy that was truant from school that day and went to our "monkeybars" hang out bridge (a Conrail Co. basqual bridge built in 1929(it had a plaque) when we thought we saw officers walking down the tracks towards the bridge.Turned out they were the location scouts, with 35mm in hand, that said "we're filming a movie here! Where Daddy W. is going to come up the River and save "Annie" in his luxury yacht at the pier." And then they left. As a fire raged in Newark, we climbed up the trestle to the very top to see the smoke. As we looked down to the bottom of the trestle. There stood the two location scouts again! The scene turned out: Annie climbs to top of bridge and gets rescued by Daddy W.'s helicopter. Paul 33 John Street Kearny NJ

[@irishlace17]

i have really enjoyed this video; And many of Mobile Instinct's videos. keep doing what you do!!! i'll recommend this channel to everyone

[@jennystaecker769]

Annie was my favorite movie when I was 7 Years old in back 1982

[@shannoneverleigh3729]

Very cool!!! Can’t wait to see where you visit next....

[@dianequelch9301]

I loved seeing were Anne was made thank you

[@ccov89]

Incredible house and bridge

[@KittenBlackheart]

This was amazing to watch. Thanks for creating such a wonderful video

[@andrew141]

I'm happy, Dave Hughes, spoke of your channel. I really like it.

[@MobileInstinct]

Thanks Andrew! Glad you like it! More videos coming

[@The_Notorious_R.O.B]

GREAT JOB!! Very cool video and thanks for sharing!

[@azpam16]

This was awesome! You did a phenomenal job editing! I wanted to see more. Can’t wait to see your next adventure!

[@lindamesa4941]

Ih darn , now I gotta get the movie and watch it ! I have never seen it ! You should be getting royalties films these movie , because your editing is so good people want to watch the movie ! Great editing you get better every time you post a video !

[@equestrian9696]

“Grace Farrell” played by Ann Reinking is my sister-in-law’s former boss.

[@TheTurkaderr]

R.I.P. Ann.

[@jacensadventures]

This was a great watch. I lived in NJ and never knew it was filmed there. Great job on the video!

[@rustyrazor1853]

This is so trippy! I love it.

[@Epicmango7]

This is great. I love the then and now comparison.

[@MobileInstinct]

Thanks! Me too. Its always cool to see the difference

[@JJCastro]

Wow one of my fav childhood movies!! Awesome vid! Sending link to all of my 8 siblings :)

[@thedeetzes]

Well, I have a crush on this guy now ha ha so cute. Great video!

[@LeslieLove]

I love love this!!! You did an amazing job with this video. This is def on my list

[@MobileInstinct]

Thanks Leslie! This was a real fun one to do!

[@mr.offtimehobby2810]

Film locations rock! Awesome work, keep those instincts mobile bro 👍👍

[@MobileInstinct]

Definitely will. Thanks!

[@julianasantiago]

Looooooved this!!!! Thanks for filming!!!! Too bad they made it into a school. Such a beautiful place

[@lesterclaypool1]

I got saddled into taking a couple of the nieces to see this back in the day. Bernadette Peters as Tim Curry's 1920's flapper made it worthwhile. The Don Budge crack was pretty sweet, too.

[@ChrisMac2489]

Brilliant video now I know where is all happened 👍

[@wlm2aboutchange630]

Love these videos! You do an amazing job!😀

[@kimsstyle99]

I go to college here. I love that building!

[@furiousphoenix7526]

Do you know if anyone can visit on site? My wife is a big fan of the movie

[@chashastings6861]

I like all the movies you have done ✅

[@pansyflower9697]

That is one gorgeous building... Certainly don't make things like that anymore... Not like they could either! The details are amazing!

[@raynaknierim9277]

Oh my goodness I just loved this video. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful video. Shame they covered the pool. That was a beautiful pool.

[@bobbyspapercraft]

Wow. What an awesome film location video!

[@MobileInstinct]

Thanks Bobby, glad you liked it!

[@bigbossman7991]

Wow!!! The train rails!!!! 😍

[@Cubanbeauty]

this is my favorite childhood. movie, I love watching this video.

[@timdaugherty5921]

The organ is an 1922 Moeller organ..The pipes are in the walls and ceilings. There are no buttons on it, but there are stops on the organ.

[@organrick]

Tim Daugherty according to the Monmouth website, it’s a 1929 Aeolian organ opus #1677.

[@madelineemma1870]

This was amazing, thanks!!!

[@TheSteelCityStorm]

BIG THUMBS UP ENJOYED AND SUBSCRIBED

[@avwel3827]

Thank you, this was awesome!!❤

[@poison_ivy7099]

So awesome, felt like I was there and also rewatching the movie lol I love these film location videos ☺️

[@patmccamy4126]

I never watched the movie but this makes me want to! Thanks! Pat

[@lapislazarus8899]

That is sad that the pool was covered over; I imagine the upkeep was pricey. Excellent video; the editing, splicing together the movie and the footage filmed by you was immaculate. What would have been truly spectacular is if the dance moves had been recreated in those shots! What, you can't do that high kick and spins that the gardener does?

[@aprillefebvre4721]

You are fantastic with that camera

[@zachross8081]

i love this movie so much

[@robin5380]

Wow thank you for showing us that whole beautiful place and all the shots. I am curious about the tall railroad track bridge is it still straight up in the air like that?

[@Brooklynmom0116]

Wow that was amazing!!! One if not the best filming location videos (I haven't watched your others the yet). Your channel should be exploding. Your awesome! I don't hardly ever comment but I had to. Now off to watch some more of your work...

[@MobileInstinct]

Sheri Tinebra Thanks Sheri! I'm glad you liked it.

[@Colquhoun2676]

Your vids are very well put together 🖒 I love watching them, keep up the good work 🤗

[@Deadman7782]

Oh. A famous filmlocation/mansion?! Let's convert it to offices..yay..... well at least it's looked after.

[@behindthespotlight7983]

BRAVO!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Annie is a timeless classic! I watched it last night for the first time in 20 years but grew up with it on VHS and saw it’s theatrical release in 1982 at age 9. Also I was an IATSE Set Dresser for 16 years in Hollywood. The exterior NYC street scenes were likely shot on the old backlot at Universal although Warner Bros also has an “old New York” 2 block lot, as well. It’s possible that they used both (they’re across an actual street from each other, Pass Avenue, in Burbank) Regrettably the NYC property at Universal was utterly destroyed by an enormous fire in 2004. It was rebuilt similarly but some of those beautiful brownstone stoops were completely incinerated in that 5 alarm fire that drew resources from as far away as San Fernando and Santa Monica. Lastly the initial theatrical release was a failure. Can you believe it? It lost money. $40M production budget in the early 1980’s is akin to $175M today. Making Annie on par with a Marvel movie, budget-wise. If I’ve got my facts straight the film broke even in rerelease and foreign markets but the initial financial failure precluded the making of sequels. Which was the original intent. (sigh) I can only say THANK YOU to talents like Carol Burnett, Tim Curry and of course Aileen Quinn, who went on to a wonderful career on stage in productions of everything from Wizard of Oz to Fiddler on the Roof. ☺️I credit Ann Reinken as one of my early moments of “yep I’m definitely a brunettes man” And credit John Huston with giving me an early and lifelong love of Depression Era stories and Production Design. Again, BRAVO 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥳

[@nicholasmardis9846]

That is so cool is it big in there for it being a mansion.

[@stevenbeausoleil4126]

Amazing

[@gregorykelsey8705]

Great!! As usual...but where was the bridge located ?

[@sammyyosemite2629]

It's on Passaic Ave in New Jersey. I was there in the mid 90's. Is the bridge still there?

[@organrick]

Yes, it is. You can see it from I-280 when you cross the drawbridge. It’s on the left if you’re headed towards Newark, and on the right if you’re leaving Newark. I was down that way last week.

[@williamsmoore2566]

Such a fun movie good.

[@Survivor-mf1nm]

I adore this!! It's all real!! Pre- CGI days. ❤❤

[@starkconplays]

Awesome Vid! Keep doing this!

[@MobileInstinct]

Thanks dude I will!

[@sarahwoodyard7731]

This was amazing to watch. It hasn't changed much at all. But the pool that's A bit sad. How did you go getting on to the grounds? Did you have to get permission?

[@Kathyp810]

love it! actually in the background theres a red brick building n my son lives on that same block!!

[@MobileInstinct]

kathy perritt Hey glad you liked It!

[@Caroline-sz1ox]

Thankyou Chris...lovely to see this estate. Such a heartwarming movie. I was wondering if you ever are in the area of Lindenwold Castle / Mattison Estate Property in Ambler Pennsylvania...this was the film location for an old movie called " The Trouble With Angels " starring Hayley Mills and Rosalind Russell. I'd love to see the grounds and interior of this house. Mind you...I think the movie interiors were filmed at Columbia Studios...Thankyou for your great work...!