A dog returns from the dead looking for revenge on his killer using an orphan girl who can talk to animals.
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Charlie B. Barkin
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Itchy Itchiford
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Anne-Marie
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Whippet Angel
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Dog Caster
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Candy Devine | ... |
Vera
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Killer
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Carface
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Rob Fuller | ... |
Harold
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Earleen Carey | ... |
Kate
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Anna Manahan | ... |
Stella Dallas
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Nigel Pegram | ... |
Sir Reginald
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Flo
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King Gator
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Terrier
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When a casino owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing that damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy to prep his retaliation. He also stumbles on to an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares on what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 November 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Charlie See more »Box Office
Budget:
$13,800,000 (estimated)Gross:
$27,100,027 (USA)Company Credits
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Killer: No, boss! I have one more strike, boss! Honest!
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Main Title Song
Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, and Michael Lloyd
Performed by Irene Cara and Freddie Jackson
Produced by Michael Lloyd and David Franco (executive)
Freddie Jackson's performance courtesy of Capitol Records
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During the scene when Charlie is in heaven, where they keep all the clocks, one of them is a Mickey Mouse wristwatch. Director Don Bluth is a former Disney animator. See more »Goofs
Just before his death Charlie gets from Carface a gold watch but it is silver. When Charlie is blindfolded the watch is gold. See more »Quotes
Carface: Charlie's alive, and I know he's got the girl. Killer, this is strike two. You're out.Killer: No, boss! I have one more strike, boss! Honest!
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Crazy Credits
The credits, featuring a choral symphony, are interrupted by Charlie, who complains that just because "we're all dead doesn't mean the music has to be." The heavenly whippet (Melba Moore, a gospel singer) agrees, and a rollicking gospel rendition begins. A scene featuring Carface and the heavenly whippet shows Carface stealing his own watch as Charlie did, with the whippet chasing him. Charlie appears, and coyly says, "He'll be back", and winks at the camera. See more »Soundtracks
Love SurvivesMain Title Song
Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, and Michael Lloyd
Performed by Irene Cara and Freddie Jackson
Produced by Michael Lloyd and David Franco (executive)
Freddie Jackson's performance courtesy of Capitol Records
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An unforgettable masterpiece from the creator of The Secret of Nimh and The Land Before Time, this was a very touching bittersweet cartoon. I remember this very well from my childhood, it was funny and sad and very beautiful. Well it starts out a bit dark, a dog who escaped the pound, and gets killed by an old friend, ends up in Heaven, and comes back. But it becomes sweet when he befriends an orphaned girl who can talk to animals. Some scenes were a bit scary contrary to other cartoons, like the dream sequence of Charlie, but everything else was okay,and the songs were fair. A memorable role of Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise, I just love that guy, ahehehe. And Judith Barsi of Jaws The Revenge, may God rest her soul, poor girl, she didn't deserve to die, but she is in Heaven now, all good people go to Heaven. Overall this is a very good animated movie, a Don Bluth classic enough to put anime and Disney to shame. Recommended for the whole family. And know this, if you have the original video of this, you'll find after the movie, Dom DeLuise has a very important and special message, gotta love that guy, ahehehe.