All Dogs Go to Heaven is a 1989 animated musical fantasy adventure comedy-drama film directed by Don Bluth and co-directed by Gary Goldman and Dan Kuenster. It tells the story of Charlie B. Barkin, a German Shepherd that is murdered by his former friend, Carface Carruthers, but withdraws from his place in Heaven to return to Earth, where his best friend, Itchy Itchiford, still lives, in order to take revenge on Carface, but ends up befriending a young orphan girl named Anne-Marie. In the process, Charlie learns an important lesson about kindness, friendship and love. The film is an Irish, British and American venture, produced by Goldcrest Films and Sullivan Bluth Studios Ireland Ltd.. On its cinema release, it competed directly with Walt Disney Feature Animation's The Little Mermaid, released on the same day.
| Director | Don Bluth |
| Produced by | Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy |
| Screenplay by | David N. Weiss |
| Story by | Don Bluth, Ken Cromar, Gary Goldman, Larry Leker, Linda Miller, Monica Parker, John Pomeroy, Guy Schulman, David J. Steinberg, David N. Weiss |
| Starring | Loni Anderson, Judith Barsi, Dom DeLuise, Melba Moore, Charles Nelson Reilly, Burt Reynolds, Vic Tayback |
| Music | Ralph Burns |
| Edited by | John K. Carr |
| Production, company | Goldcrest Films, Sullivan Bluth Studios Ireland Ltd. |
| Distributed by | MGM/UA Communications Co. (United States), The Rank Organisation (United Kingdom/Ireland) |
| Released | November 17, 1989 (United States), February 8, 1990 (United Kingdom), April 6, 1990 (Ireland) |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom, Ireland, United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13.8 million |
| Box office | US$27.1 million |
| Netflix ID | 60004232 |
About All Dogs Go to Heaven
Musical family film in which a canine named Charlie sneaks back to earth from heaven after being murdered by his former friend. Charlie teams up with an orphan girl who can speak to animals who teaches lessons of kindness, friendship and love.
Achievement of All Dogs Go to Heaven
The movie was produced and directed by Don Bluth. It is an Irish, British and American venture that competed directly with Disney's The Little Mermaid during its theatrical release. It spawned a sequel, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, a television series, All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series, a Christmas TV special, An All Dogs Christmas Carol.
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Latest information about All Dogs Go to Heaven updated on July 28 2021.
