Snoopy, Come Home

Overview

This second feature film based on Charles Schultz's charming, unpretentious Peanuts comic strip is a vast improvement over the first film, A Boy Named Charlie Brown (it doesn't have the Rod McKuen music, for one thing). Snoopy, Come Home centers upon the adventures of Charlie Brown's pet beagle, Snoopy, and his tiny, yellow pal, Woodstock. When Snoopy's original owner Lila is hospitalized, the two take-off to comfort her. Back home, Charlie Brown is being ribbed by his friends because of the revelation that Snoopy had a previous owner ("You've got a used dog, Charlie Brown!" one child cries). All of this leads up to a fateful decision for Snoopy -- which owner will Snoopy choose to live with?

Product Details

Release Date:	02/10/2015
UPC:	0032429212658
Original Release:	1972
Rating:	G
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:20:00
Sales rank:	32,068

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Chad Webber	Charlie Brown
Robin Kohn	Lucy Van Pelt
Stephen Shea	Linus Van Pelt
David Carey	Schroeder
Johanna Baer	Lila
Hilary Momberger	Sally
Chris De Faria	Peppermint Patty
Linda Ercoli	Clara
Linda Mendelson	Frieda
Bill Melendez	Snoopy

Technical Credits

Charles M. Schulz

Bill Melendez	Producer,Director
Lee Mendelson	Producer
Charles M. Schulz	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Focusing on the wordless antics of Snoopy and his pal Woodstock, the second full-length Peanuts feature may be more accessible for young children than other series entries, but there's still enough of the comic's trademark irreverent humor to keep adults interested for 80 minutes. Snoopy, Come Home follows the guidelines established by creator Charles Schultz and animator/director Bill Melendez: adult characters are never fully audible or visible; and the vocal parts of the Peanuts gang are performed entirely by children, giving the movie a ring of authenticity lacking in most family fare. Also in keeping with other late 1960s/early 1970s Schultz productions, Snoopy is peppered with light social commentary. The film's true pleasures come more from its casual, offhand vignettes -- such as the witty "No Dogs Allowed" number -- than from a maudlin subplot involving Snoopy's ailing former owner.