Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) (1980)

Charlie Brown and his friends travel to Europe as exchange students.

Directors:

Bill Melendez, Phil Roman

Writers:

Charles M. Schulz (comic strip "Peanuts"), Charles M. Schulz (creator),

Stars:

Daniel Anderson, Scott Beach, Casey Carlson

Cast

Cast overview:
Daniel Anderson	...	Linus van Pelt (voice)
Scott Beach	...	Waiter / Baron / Driver / Tennis Announcer / English Voice / American Male (voice)
Casey Carlson	...	Marcie (voice)
Debbie Muller	...	Stewardess (voice)
Patricia Patts	...	Patricia 'Peppermint Patty' Reichardt (voice)
Laura Planting	...	Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
Arrin Skelley	...	Charlie Brown (voice)
Bill Melendez	...	Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Annalisa Bortolin	...	Sally Brown (voice)
Roseline Rubens	...	Violette / Patty / Sophie / Frieda / Violet (voice)
Pascale de Barolet	...	Pierre (voice)

Storyline

Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty, and Marcie travel to France as foreign exchange students. Also along is Snoopy and Woodstock. While everyone is excited about the opportunity to travel to a foreign country, Charlie is disturbed by a letter he receives from a mysterious girl from France who invites him as her guest only to find that he does not seem welcomed to her chateau.

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Plot Keywords:

travel | exchange student | france | student | europe | 

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Taglines:

Travel with the PEANUTS gang on their first overseas adventure- There's fun, mystery, suspense, danger, and even romance!

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Snoopy.com

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 May 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Boa Viagem, Charlie Brown

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Bill Melendez Productions, Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Linus screams as the château goes on fire, he has Charlie Brown's voice from whenever he fails to the kick the football as he's falling.

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Goofs

When Charlie Brown and Linus are selected to go to France, Peppermint Patty can be seen among the students congratulating them. Later, we find out Peppermint Patty goes to a different school and has no idea "Chuck" has been chosen.

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Quotes

Teacher: How many times does 25 go into 75?
Peppermint Patty: I'm awake! I'm awake! The answer is 12!
Teacher: No, that is not correct.
Peppermint Patty: The answer is 6!
Charlie Brown: 3!
Teacher: 3 is correct.
Peppermint Patty: You contradicted me, Chuck! You made a fool out of me in front of the whole class.
Charlie Brown: Well 6 was the wrong answer. I had to say 3.
Peppermint Patty: You don't like me do you, Chuck?

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Connections

Follows A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

User Reviews

Great movie, why no DVD?

This is by far the best of the Peanuts movies. The artwork is pitch perfect without some of the characteristic sloppiness built into the other movies; the soundtrack, marvelous; and the plot expertly crafted. It's truly a shame that Paramount has failed to release this gem on DVD. It is a classic that far outperforms the Holiday films and still gives us the imaginative exploits of the Peanuts gang. If you haven't seen this one, go out and find some way to watch it. The storyline adds depth to the characters, with Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Marcy, Linus, and (of course) Snoopy all heading to France for a student exchange program. For some purists the absence of the other characters may seem disappointing, but it offers the viewer a sharp focus on the characters who are in the movie. The cultural comparisons provide some of the drive for this movie, but there are also the Gothic overtones with mystery and a "forbidden secret," as well as romance (of course—they're in France!).

So in short, see this movie, and tell Paramount to release the DVD. Sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/Snoopy/petition.html .