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Charlie (1989)

All Dogs Go to Heaven (original title)
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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Cast

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Itchy Itchiford (voice)
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Anne-Marie (voice)
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Whippet Angel (voice)
Daryl Gilley ...
Dog Caster (voice)
Candy Devine ...
Vera (voice)
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Killer (voice)
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Carface (voice)
Rob Fuller ...
Harold (voice)
Earleen Carey ...
Kate (voice)
Anna Manahan ...
Stella Dallas (voice)
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Sir Reginald (voice)
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Flo (voice)
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King Gator (voice)
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Terrier (voice)
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Storyline

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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dog | heaven | revenge | animal | orphan | See All (230) »

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But not all dogs stay there!


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G | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

17 November 1989 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Canine Detective  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$13,800,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$27,100,027
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The original concept idea for this film was called "Canine Mysteries" or "Canine Detective" where Burt Reynolds voices a detective dog leaving in a junkyard trying to rescue a female dog from a nasty rich Texan and his goons. The film was going to be spoof of Burt Reynolds' previous movies. However the idea was scrap and latter had it's film's concepts be put into "All Dogs Go to Heaven". See more »

Goofs

When Itchy repeats the line "402 Maple" after Flo, his mouth doesn't move when he says it. See more »

Quotes

Carface: Gamblers are never happy, Charlie.
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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 »

Connections

Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Dog Movies (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

Let's Make Music Together
Written by Charles Strouse
Sung by Ken Page and Burt Reynolds
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Nothing warms the heart like a cold nose
26 October 2006 | by See all my reviews

I can remember this movie from when i was a small child, i loved it then and I still do now. I managed to get it on DVD for my 18th Birthday and was over joyed because I had found it so difficult to find it previously and it had only be rented when i was younger. My favourite character is Charlie because he learns to be a good dog. The movie is filled with fun songs and music. The animation is brilliant and the character voices are perfect. This movie has always been a tearjerker for me but i think that if i hadn't seen the movie when i was small then i would not find it as brilliant and fascinating as I do although I still believe that I would still like it because I am Really into animated movies.


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