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Bookmark this pageAll Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Director: Don Bluth
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
This animated feature from Bluth, who left Disney in 1979 to develop his own inimitably kinetic brand of animation, is a seriously flawed piece shot through with teasing glimpses of excellence. After escaping from a New Orleans dog pound, German Shepherd Charlie B Barkin (voice by Burt Reynolds) and psychotic side kick Itchy (De Luise) high-tail it to ex-partner Carface (Tayback), a casino-owning pit bull. Double-crossed by Carface, finding himself at the pearly gates without a good deed to his name, Charlie tricks his way back to earth, and liberates a young girl from Carface, who uses her ability to talk to animals to predict race-winners. The usual rompery ensues, as Charlie and Itchy exploit, then grow to love, the multi-lingual cutie. The most obvious disappointment is the songs (courtesy of Charles Strouse and TJ Kuenster), which are strikingly unmemorable, a situation worsened by Reynolds' vocal inadequacies. More worryingly, something seems to have gone seriously wrong in the editing, so that the establishment of character and scene is frequently confused. The animation is fine, but flashy visuals hardly paste over the gaping inconsistencies.Author: MK
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- Posted on Aug 01 2008 22:13 Oh i haven't actually seen this film in about 4 years but i remember it was my favorite when a was a kid. Still remember it really!
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Cast & crew
Director: Don Bluth
Producer: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Vic Tayback, Judith Barsi, Dom De Luise, Loni Anderson, Melba Moore full cast
Genre(s): Children's
Duration: 85 mins
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