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All Dogs Go to Heaven

Name: All Dogs Go to Heaven
Director: Don Bluth
Genre: Drama, Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 1989
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Judith Barsi, Vic Tayback, Melba Moore

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.

1989 · Directed by Don Bluth · 84 min · Drama · Animation · Family · Comedy · Fantasy · 16 frames

Tagline

But not all dogs stay there!

Crew

Screenplay: David N. Weiss
Edited by: John K. Carr, Lisa Dorney
Music: Ralph Burns
Production design: Don Bluth, Larry Leker
Produced by: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy

Cast

Burt Reynolds as Charlie B. Barkin (voice)
Dom DeLuise as Itchy Itchiford (voice)
Judith Barsi as Anne-Marie (voice)
Vic Tayback as Carface (voice)
Melba Moore as Whippet Angel (voice)
Ken Page as King Gator (voice)
Charles Nelson Reilly as Killer (voice)
Nigel Pegram as Sir Reginald (voice)
Loni Anderson as Flo (voice)
Godfrey Quigley as Terrier (voice)

Production

Country: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Goldcrest Films International, Don Bluth Entertainment, Don Bluth Ireland
Budget: $13,800,000
Box office: $27,100,027
Themes: new orleans, louisiana, villain, heaven, little girl, dog, animals, german shepherd, second chance, pets, good versus evil

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More by Don Bluth

The Secret of NIMH — 1982
The Land Before Time — 1988
Thumbelina — 1994
Anastasia — 1997

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