A Boy Named Charlie Brown

G

Released Dec 4, 1969

1h 25m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Animation

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When Charlie Brown (Peter Robbins) enters the school spelling bee, the perpetually crabby Lucy (Pamelyn Ferdin) predicts his humiliation. But with the help of his best friend, Linus (Glenn Gilger), and faithful dog, Snoopy (Bill Melendez), Charlie Brown not only wins the spelling bee, he's chosen to attend the national spelling bee in New York City, leading to many misadventures in the big city. This is the first animated feature based on Charles Schulz's comic strip, "Peanuts."

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Molly Haskell

Village Voice

The joys are more leisurely. For instance we can watch the gradual formation of Charlie Brown's crinkle smile and some well-timed slow reactions.

Apr 20, 2022

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Margaret Hinxman

Daily Telegraph (UK)

A very likeable attempt to transfer Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts cartoon to the screen.

Mar 11, 2020

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TIME Magazine

An hour and a half is a long time for any child -- or beagle -- to be amusing, and the whimsy that attempts to fill the time frequently falters.

Sep 1, 2008

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

This enjoyable outing contains many familiar elements.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 6, 2021

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M.V. Moorhead

Phoenix Magazine

It's a colorful, graphically clever recounting of a story arc from the strip.

Jan 6, 2020

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Classic Peanuts film is as charming and relevant as ever.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 13, 2016

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Mike P

Excellent debut feature for our beloved Peanuts gang; numbers among it's best... With superb animation from series regular Bill Melendez; (who had just scored an Emmy with "A Charlie Brown Christmas" a couple years before, which was hailed as an instant classic); there's also great songs from the always reliable Leslie Bricusse and Rod McKuen; and an excellent story about our put-upon hero Charlie Brown finally gaining some confidence by winning a Spelling Bee. Very fun and entertaining; top of the line entertainment for kids. Overall: Recommended 👍

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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Audience Member

it's been over 50 years since Bill Melendez created the beloved bald-headed kid and the rest of the Peanuts gang including Snoopy, Lucy, Linus etc. this is actually Charlie Brown's first feature film released and the timeless sensation would go on for generations to delight children and parents alike here Charlie Brown wants to fly his own kite, play baseball etc. but of course the universe is against him let's face it though, he was never an upbeat character to begin with it's just that he's gotten the raw end of the stick so frequently all this kid wants is some luck for a change and to have everlasting memories with his friends, he just has to build up his confidence and self-esteem first maybe Charlie Brown has to figure out his faults and personality traits that might be keeping him from succeeding when he has a chance to enter a spelling bee though he might just have a chance to come out on top although Charlie Brown may have a lot to learn about overworking himself than just spelling words the animation is soft and smooth, the kid actors are delightful voicing these characters, and the hijinks are hilarious it also caught me off guard this was a musical but it makes for a nice addition there are a lot of padding scenes in here, still it's nice to see the artistry with the animators showing how much they can do with it the creators after all this time have crafted a very worthy animated film with a simple message for all children without making things seem to grim winning isn't everything, if you keep doing different things you might win eventually, nobody is born a loser, there is such a thing as working hard and overworking yourself to the point where you are completely worn out, it's best to not push yourself to be better but rather try to be better, even if you don't succeed the world doesn't come to an end, you'll always be welcome home at the end of the day a timeless masterpiece that will withstand the test of time for all viewers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/06/23

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Sebastian M

L'ho visto per la prima volta in DVD e devo dire che questo film mi è piaciuto un sacco, ogni scena del film ti intrattiene e non annoia mai, in questo film si può vedere quanto Charlie Brown sia intelligente quanto gli altri che lo criticano

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/17/23

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 25 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/10/23

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Audience Member

The first and best of the Peanuts movies. Additionally, the film score was nominated for an Academy Award.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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milf u

Boring and depressing film, There's not enough story here for a feature release, so there's LOTS of filler, none of it interesting or entertaining. I had a Peanuts lunchbox as a child. This film makes me wish I had a time machine so I could go back and destroy it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Bill Melendez

Director

Peter Robbins

Charlie Brown

Pamelyn Ferdin

Lucy Van Pelt

Glenn Gilger

Linus Van Pelt

Andy Pforsich

Schroeder

Sally Dryer

Patty

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A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Official Clip - Champion Charlie Brown

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A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Official Clip - Snoopy On Ice

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A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Official Clip - "I" Before "E"

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A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Official Clip - Flying a Kite

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A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Official Clip - The Spelling Bee

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A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Official Clip - Schroeder & Lucy

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A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Official Clip - Failure Face

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A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Official Clip - Playing Baseball

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A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Official Clip - Kick the Football

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A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Official Clip - Snoopy vs. the Red Baron

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Synopsis

When Charlie Brown (Peter Robbins) enters the school spelling bee, the perpetually crabby Lucy (Pamelyn Ferdin) predicts his humiliation. But with the help of his best friend, Linus (Glenn Gilger), and faithful dog, Snoopy (Bill Melendez), Charlie Brown not only wins the spelling bee, he's chosen to attend the national spelling bee in New York City, leading to many misadventures in the big city. This is the first animated feature based on Charles Schulz's comic strip, "Peanuts."

Director: Bill Melendez
Distributor: National General Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 4, 1969, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2016
Runtime: 1h 25m

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