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Plot

One of the most expensive of Don Bluth's animated cartoon features, All Dogs Go to Heaven was also among the most successful. Set in late-'30s New Orleans, the story centers upon a roguish German shepherd named Charlie B. Barkin (voice of Burt Reynolds), who is killed early in the proceedings by his business partner, Carface (voice of Vic Tayback). Charlie travels to Heaven, and is promptly warned that if he heads back to Earth, he can never return; he does decide to go back to Earth, however, to exact revenge on Carface, who has kidnapped Anne-Marie, a little orphan girl who can talk to Animals. The film also includes the vocal skills of Dom DeLuise, Charles Nelson Reilly, Vic Tayback, Melba Moore, Loni Anderson, and a host of others. All Dogs Go to Heaven was the first production of the Dublin-based Sullivan Bluth Studios.
MPAA Rating:
G
Genre(s):
Animation,Drama,Family,Musicals
Run Time:
85min.
Theatrical Release Date:
11/17/1989
DVD Release Date:
03/06/2001
Distributor(s):
United Artists
Director(s):
Themes:
Heroic Mission,Kidnapping
Tone:
Humorous,Poignant,Stylized
Keywords:
angel,animal,bank,dog,kidnapping,killing,orphan,reunion,revenge,robbery
Country of Origin:
USA (11-17-1989)
Language:
English