All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Directors:

Don Bluth
Gary Goldman (co-director)

Writers:

Don Bluth (story) &
Ken Cromar (story) ...

Release Date:

17 November 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

A dog returns from the dead looking for revenge on his killer using an orphan girl who can talk to animals.

Plot Keywords:

Heaven | Dog | Animal | Orphan | Revenge

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	Charlie B. Barkin (voice)
Dom DeLuise	...	Itchy Itchiford (voice)
Judith Barsi	...	Anne-Marie (voice)
Melba Moore	...	Whippet Angel (Annabelle) (voice)
Daryl Gilley	...	Dog Caster (voice)
Candy Devine	...	Vera (voice)
Charles Nelson Reilly	...	Killer (voice)
Vic Tayback	...	Carface (voice)
Rob Fuller	...	Harold (voice)
Earleen Carey	...	Kate (voice)
Anna Manahan	...	Stella Dallas (voice)
Nigel Pegram	...	Sir Reginald (voice)
Loni Anderson	...	Flo (voice)
Ken Page	...	King Gator (voice)
Godfrey Quigley	...	Terrier (voice)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Ireland | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

West Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:All | Canada:G | Finland:K-8/5 | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:G | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:G

Company:

Goldcrest Films International

Trivia:

The song in the end credits, "Love Survives", was made in tribute to Judith Barsi, who was murdered by her father halfway through production.

Goofs:

Continuity: Before Charlie goes to heaven, his pocket watch strap is red. When Charlie is on the dock right before he gets hit by the car, as Killer is trying to tie the blindfold on a singing Charlie, you see that Charlie's pocket watch strap is blue for that shot, then goes back to red the next.

Quotes:

Whippet Angel: All dogs go to heaven because, unlike people, dogs are naturally good and loyal and kind.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

LOVE SURVIVES

It made me feel

I've seen this movie when I was young, and I remembered it as one of the first films I have truly liked that was not an action movie or a comedy. So, in my later years I decided to watch it again and see if it was just nostalgia or was there really something in that movie. To my surprise, the movie held to my every expectations. It's a great movie. Emotional in the right amount, some jokes, nice songs (not great though, and that actually explains why I did not remember it was a musical) and all in all a great use to my time. I was surprised because the last movies from my childhood that I have revisited did not even pass my minimal demands of a decent movie and yet this movie, which I first saw in the second grade, made me cry today just like it made me cry then. Maybe that's because my dog died recently and maybe not, but the important thing is that it made me feel, and that's why filmmakers make films (that and the money, of course). Yes, there are continuity glitches. Yes, the script has holes, but it doesn't matter. The movie itself is fun and smart. So don't be fooled by cynical people who always look for the bad things in life, because nothing is perfect, and this movie gets a 10 not because it is perfect. It gets 10 simply because it made me feel.