All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989 "But not all dogs stay there!"
6.7| 1h29m| G| en
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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 onto 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.

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Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.
Jesper Brun I watched this movie mainly because I read on the net that it was Barsi's last film before her tragic death, but I discovered a heart-warming tale of friendship and love too! She really is the star in this tear-jerker movie. The whole thing about heaven and sin was beautifully made with the animation combining some well made dark scenes, and some emotional ones, with generally bright colour scheme. Our main character goes through some valuable lessons, and that was brilliant, because Charlie's unlikeability may turn some people off. His transformation is slow, but exellent. The songs aren't especially memorable and to be honest, Burt Reynolds is an actor, not a singer. He and his sidekick, Itchy (Dom Deluise), do brilliant jobs, and in this movie Deluise wasn't over-the-top happy all the time. That was a delight. Carface is also a memorable and intimidating villain with a despicable agenda and matching voice of Vic Tayback. King Gator (Ken Page) was a little obnoxious, but very entertaining. But Judith Barsi is the shining star of All Dogs Go To Heaven. Her last movie, but she will always be Anne-Marie (This Movie) and Ducky (Land Before Time). All Dogs Go To Heaven is a highly recommendable animated movie with good valuable lessons in it. Maybe a little scary at times for the youngest viewers, but to hell with that! There's no harm done by showing kids movies with dark content as long as it has a purpose! And in my opinion, it has the most heart-warming ending in any Don Bluth movie! It may not be his greatest movie due to a little confusing narrative, but it is really worth watching, both for you and your kids.
Donald F I liked the sequel better than this. And there's nothing special about that. But at least it was consistent. All Dogs Go to Heaven is on the track to be a great animated movie, but just doesn't sit well with me. Its well-animated, its got spunk, its pretty dark...its also generic and poorly scripted.At its heart, All Dogs Go to Heaven is your typical liar's tale. Guy's a scumbag, guy tries to rip-off innocent victims, guy learns to love them, guy is revealed, guy is rejected, guy saves the day, risking his physical desires for friendship, guy finds redemption. ADGtH travels through each of these plot points. More importantly...I kind of hate Charley. Even for this kind of plot, he's dumb, exploitative, and selfish. I struggled to believe any of his growth with Anne-Marie. Towards the end, I was suffering from whiplash - one moment, he likes her, the next he doesn't care, then he goes to save her! Ugh! >3<And, of course, who can forget the big-lipped, surprisingly-racist, giant alligator? An annoying creature in an elsewise relatively serious movie. And what was up with that ray gun? That was built up, then quickly reduced to a gag.Okay, its not as bad as all my complaints make it out to be. I don't hate it. Its defiantly overrated though. I'd only recommend it to those who love late 80s nostalgia.
Thunder cloud It was a beautiful, heartwarming movie. Love how some parts are dark, because lol, kids had balls back then. Love the mature themes too I nearly cried watching this, and I never cry at movies, well, except for certain parts in How to Train Your Dragon 2.What is considered a 10 nowadays? Even TED got a better score than this. TED! Wtf. A talking teddy bear in a fail of a comedy. Humanity is going downhill.This movie is really, really underrated, along with other Don Bluth films I've come across.That hell scene though...not even remotely scary.
aileencorcoran All Dogs go to Heaven is a Don Bluth animated feature, released in 1989. It tells the story of a roguish German Shepherd mix named Charlie B. Barkin (Burt Reynolds), who cons his way out of heaven using his life watch, in order to seek revenge on the dog that killed him (voiced by Vic Tayback). With the help of his hyperactive, flea-ridden best friend Itchiford "Itchy" Dachshund (Dom deLuise),and a adorable little orphaned girl who can talk to animals (Judith Barsi), Charlie embarks on a fantastically animated, highly original musical adventure of self discovery and right of passage.Maybe I am biased since it is one of my favourite movies, but I think this is an underrated movie. The characters are realistic and relate-able, as well as charming, funny, and fantastically acted - you truly feel for and understand them. Ann-Marie, the orphan, is as believable and lovable as a cartoon girl can get. The story is riveting and complex, but in what i think is an engaging and compelling way. The soundtrack can be out of place at times, admittedly, the best song being "Let me be surprised," and the most bizarre being "let's make music together," but I'm sure many ADGTH fans will agree it's the strangeness makes the music so wonderful and, um ... sing a longish.The movie is rather dark, but children could watch it with adult supervision. The messages may be mixed at first; is gambling good or bad? Is drinking always a fun time? Alas, the message is pure - you always do what's right in the end, and that's what makes you who you are; but you MAY have to do the wrong thing to see that. It's a realistic message, which is why it may stand out to many kids - doing the wrong thing will lead you into trouble, but life is a learning curve.One last word for you all, esp. to lovers of ADGTH, and that is ... BIG LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT!!!9/10