All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

Directed by

Don Bluth

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, adventure film, buddy film, musical film, comedy drama

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

G

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 1,151 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An animated dog named Charlie escapes from heaven and returns to Earth to get back at the dog who killed him. He teams up with a young orphan girl who can talk to animals, and through their friendship he learns about caring for others.

whimsicalbittersweetadventurousemotionalgentlemusicalfantasticalpoignant

What happens

All Dogs Go to Heaven is a 1989 animated musical fantasy comedy drama film directed by Don Bluth. It stars the voices of Loni Anderson, Judith Barsi (in her final film role), Dom DeLuise, Melba Moore, Charles Nelson Reilly, Burt Reynolds, and Vic Tayback. Set in New Orleans in 1939, it tells the story of Charlie B. Barkin, a German Shepherd mix who is murdered by his former friend, Carface Carruthers. Charlie escapes from Heaven to return to Earth, where his best friend, Itchy Itchiford, still lives, to take revenge on Carface. Instead, he befriends a young orphan girl named Anne-Marie. In the process, Charlie learns an important lesson about kindness, friendship, and love. All Dogs Go to Heaven was theatrically released by MGM/UA Communications Co. on 17 November 1989 in the United States, and by Rank Film Distributors on 8 February 1990 in the United Kingdom, and on 6 April 1990 in Ireland. It received mixed reviews from critics and was moderately successful, grossing $27.1 million on a $13 million budget. It was more successful on home video, becoming one of the highest-selling VHS releases ever. It was followed by a theatrical sequel, a television series, and a holiday direct-to-video film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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