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Charlie Brown makes his way to the national spelling bee finals.Charlie Brown makes his way to the national spelling bee finals.Charlie Brown makes his way to the national spelling bee finals.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total
Peter Robbins
- Charlie Brown
- (voice)
- …
Pamelyn Ferdin
- Lucy Van Pelt
- (voice)
Glenn Gilger
- Linus Van Pelt
- (voice)
Andy Pforsich
- Schroeder
- (voice)
Sally Dryer
- Patty
- (voice)
Ann Altieri
- Violet
- (voice)
- (as Anne Altieri)
Erin Sullivan
- Sally
- (voice)
Lynda Mendelson
- Frieda
- (voice)
- (as Linda Mendelson)
Christopher DeFaria
- Pig Pen
- (voice)
David Carey
- 2nd Boy
- (voice)
Guy Pforsich
- 3rd Boy
- (voice)
Bill Melendez
- Snoopy
- (voice)
Jimmy Miller
- Charlie Brown
- (uncredited)
Hilary Momberger-Powers
- Sally
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe memorable "Aaaugh!" scream from Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown originated from this film. (Oddly enough, it was also heard from Linus in one scene.) Robbins' scream would become a stock sound effect in almost all subsequent Peanuts specials & movies up to the late 1990s, and is used as a scream, not only for Charlie Brown, but any other available character (excluding Snoopy and Woodstock, who had their own variants).
- GoofsIn the "I Before E Except after C" song, two displayed words are misspelled: FINANCEIR, which should be FINANCIER, and LEIZURE which should be LEISURE.
- Quotes
Linus Van Pelt: [Penultimate lines of the movie] Well, I can understand how you feel. You worked hard, studying for the spelling bee, and I suppose you feel you let everyone down, and you made a fool of yourself and everything.
[Opens the door to leave, then stops]
Linus Van Pelt: But did you notice something, Charlie Brown?
Charlie Brown: What's that?
Linus Van Pelt: The world didn't come to an end.
[He leaves and shuts the door. Charlie Brown decides to finally get up]
- Crazy creditsAll of the Peanuts characters actually get onscreen credit!
- Alternate versionsOn May 26, 1979 CBS aired a 60-minute version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz (1969)
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The ultimate and epic Charlie Brown statement!
A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN has got to be the ultimate Peanuts animation ever made! It's so epic, and it does a great job of showcasing the original Peanuts characters, especially the central character, Charlie Brown! It told a tragic story of Charlie Brown, the milquetoast little boy who works hard to be the best (trying everything from kite-flying to baseball to even competing at a spelling bee), so that he can be loved and respected by his friends, when, of course, he usually loses and his friends berate him. And only his best friend Linus tries to help Charlie Brown succeed in life. There's also Snoopy, Charlie Brown's wonderful pet beagle, who does his usual crazy thing, from playing a WWI Flying Ace to skating on ice. Aside from creator Charles Schulz's screenplay, the great music score and songs by legendary jazz musician Vince Guaraldi, conductor John Scott Trotter, and gifted musician/poet/singer Rod McKuen really shines, and is the best score of any animated Peanuts project since the scores from all of the previous animated TV specials (only with more dimension)! It really needs a CD soundtrack! There's also some "artsy-fartsy" moments throughout the movie, including the Peanuts Gang saluting the National Anthem, Charlie Brown and Linus practicing "I before E, except after C," Schroeder playing Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata (2nd movt.) on his piano, and Snoopy skating at the Rockerfeller Center in NY, where Charlie Brown goes for the national spelling bee, but these are great images that make this movie all the more unusual! This movie made its premiere at the Radio City Music Hall in December of '69 (incidentally Rod McKuen performed one of the movie's songs months earlier at his birthday concert at Carnegie Hall, which can be purchased on a CD called "Rod McKuen: At Carnegie Hall"). There was also a documentary of the same name (the soundtrack of which is available on CD), which was transformed into CHARLIE BROWN AND CHARLES SCHULZ the same year this movie was released.
In summary, A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN is the best of the Peanuts movies, and the best Peanuts animated project since A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (the first Peanuts TV special)! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
In summary, A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN is the best of the Peanuts movies, and the best Peanuts animated project since A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (the first Peanuts TV special)! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
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- Sep 14, 2000
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- Charlie Brown und seine Freunde
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- $1,100,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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