All Dogs Go to Heaven

Plot

When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven. Wanting to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing so damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy, to prep his retaliation. He stumbles upon 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 of what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again.

About All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven is a 1989 animated musical fantasy comedy drama film directed by Don Bluth. It stars the voices of Loni Anderson, Judith Barsi (in her final film role), Dom DeLuise, Melba Moore, Charles Nelson Reilly, Burt Reynolds, and Vic Tayback. Set in New Orleans in 1939, it tells the story of Charlie B. Barkin, a German Shepherd mix who is murdered by his former friend, Carface Carruthers. Charlie escapes from Heaven to return to Earth, where his best friend, Itchy Itchiford, still lives, to take revenge on Carface. Instead, he befriends a young orphan girl named Anne-Marie. In the process, Charlie learns an important lesson about kindness, friendship, and love. All Dogs Go to Heaven was theatrically released by MGM/UA Communications Co. on 17 November 1989 in the United States, and by Rank Film Distributors on 8 February 1990 in the United Kingdom, and on 6 April 1990 in Ireland. It received mixed reviews from critics and was moderately successful, grossing $27.1 million on a $13 million budget. It was more successful on home video, becoming one of the highest-selling VHS releases ever. It was followed by a theatrical sequel, a television series, and a holiday direct-to-video film. It is the last animated film to be theatrically released by United Artists until Missing Link (2019).

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