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Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)

October 21, 2023

Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) is a 1980 American animated mystery comedy film produced by United Feature Syndicate and distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by Bill Melendez and Phil Roman.[2] It was the fourth full-length feature film to be based on the Peanuts comic strip.[3]

Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBill Melendez
Written byCharles M. Schulz
Based onPeanuts
by Charles M. Schulz
Produced by
Starring
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 30, 1980 (1980-05-30)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million[1]

Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz wrote that he came up with the idea for the story while visiting the Manoir de Malvoisine in Le Héron, where he was stationed briefly as a soldier during World War II. The castle plays a large role in the film.[4]

Paramount Home Entertainment released this film on VHS and Laserdisc in 1995 in 4:3 format, and released it to DVD (cropped to widescreen) on October 6, 2015.[5]

The film was also released on Blu-ray for the first time on March 15, 2022 in the US.[6]

Plot Edit

At Charlie Brown's school, Linus Van Pelt introduces to his class two French students, Babette and Jacques, who will be spending two weeks there in order to get accustomed to the United States. In exchange, Charlie Brown and Linus are chosen to go to France. Charlie Brown heads home and invites Snoopy and Woodstock to go with him. He gets a call from Peppermint Patty, who tells him that she and Marcie were also chosen to go to France as a student exchange. Charlie Brown also gets a letter from France, but cannot read it because it is written in French. He is not very positive about the trip because of the letter he got, but Marcie, who has been studying French, translates the letter, explaining that Charlie Brown has been invited to stay at a fictional French chateau, the Château du Mal Voisin (House of the Bad Neighbor). Charlie Brown cannot understand why someone in France would invite him to their home, let alone know who he is.

The group arrive first in London, where Snoopy leaves the group temporarily to play tennis at Wimbledon, where the beagle gets in a dispute with the referee for a judgment call about the ball being in or out. He loses his temper, causing him to be kicked out from the grounds. Snoopy later reunites with the group at Victoria Station where they take the train to Dover where they ride across the English Channel to France via hovercraft, they pick up a Citroën 2CV, which is driven by Snoopy (because the kids are too young to drive), although he grinds the gears out of it and causes a double fender bender when stopping to look for directions. Upon their arrival, the four go to their respective homes. Patty and Marcie go to stay at a farm in Morville-sur-Andelle, where they meet a boy named Pierre, who immediately attracts their attention. It is obvious that Marcie and Pierre have a spark between them – obvious to everyone except Patty, who manages to convince herself that Pierre likes her. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock visit the chateau, which is actually owned by an unfriendly baron while his niece, Violette Honfleur, frequently leaves Charlie Brown and Linus food.

Linus enters the chateau's attic and learns from Violette that Charlie Brown's grandfather, Silas Brown, had served in the U.S. Army and helped them out during World War II. The baron returns home and Violette tries hiding Linus, but she inadvertently starts a fire in the chateau's attic. Charlie Brown runs to get Peppermint Patty and Marcie and Pierre calls the fire department while Snoopy and Woodstock get an old fashioned fire hose from a shed. Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, and Pierre rescue Linus and Violette, and Snoopy uses the hose to keep the fire under control until the fire department arrives to help.

Thankful for the chateau's rescue, the baron has a change of heart and allows the gang inside, and Charlie Brown learns the truth behind the mysterious letter he received from Violette; one of the villagers toured the United States when he got a haircut from Charlie Brown's father, whereupon Violette was able to find Silas' grandson. Charlie Brown later wishes Violette and Pierre goodbye as he, Snoopy, Woodstock, Linus, Patty, and Marcie leave the chateau to see more of the French countryside, and eventually return home to the United States.

Cast Edit

Reception Edit

The film had a mostly positive reception.[7][8] On RottenTomatoes, the film has a score of 79.[9]

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!!) at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 169. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Solomon, Charles (2012). The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation: Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials. Chronicle Books. pp. 141–143. ISBN 978-1452110912.
  4. ^ Schulz, Charles M. (2010). My Life with Charlie Brown. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 57–58. ISBN 9781604734485. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Charlie Brown/Peanuts Specials DVD news: Announcement for Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)". TVShowsOnDVD.com. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "Blu-ray Releases Details Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown". High-Def Digest. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Peanuts: Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!!) : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  8. ^ Greg Ehrbar (May 13, 2016). "Retro Peanuts DVD Review: "Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown"". IndieWire.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  9. ^ "Von Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) RottenTomatoes". Retrieved April 3, 2023.

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Bon Voyage Charlie Brown and Don t Come Back is a 1980 American animated mystery comedy film produced by United Feature Syndicate and distributed by Paramount Pictures directed by Bill Melendez and Phil Roman 2 It was the fourth full length feature film to be based on the Peanuts comic strip 3 Bon Voyage Charlie Brown and Don t Come Back Theatrical release posterDirected byBill MelendezWritten byCharles M SchulzBased onPeanutsby Charles M SchulzProduced byBill Melendez Lee MendelsonStarringArrin Skelley Daniel Anderson Patricia Patts Casey Carlson Annalisa Bortolin Laura Planting Bill MelendezEdited byRoger Donley Chuck McCannMusic byEd Bogas Judy MunsenProductioncompaniesParamount Pictures Bill Melendez Productions Lee Mendelson Film Productions United Media ProductionsDistributed byParamount PicturesRelease dateMay 30 1980 1980 05 30 Running time76 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 2 million 1 Peanuts creator Charles M Schulz wrote that he came up with the idea for the story while visiting the Manoir de Malvoisine in Le Heron where he was stationed briefly as a soldier during World War II The castle plays a large role in the film 4 Paramount Home Entertainment released this film on VHS and Laserdisc in 1995 in 4 3 format and released it to DVD cropped to widescreen on October 6 2015 5 The film was also released on Blu ray for the first time on March 15 2022 in the US 6 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditAt Charlie Brown s school Linus Van Pelt introduces to his class two French students Babette and Jacques who will be spending two weeks there in order to get accustomed to the United States In exchange Charlie Brown and Linus are chosen to go to France Charlie Brown heads home and invites Snoopy and Woodstock to go with him He gets a call from Peppermint Patty who tells him that she and Marcie were also chosen to go to France as a student exchange Charlie Brown also gets a letter from France but cannot read it because it is written in French He is not very positive about the trip because of the letter he got but Marcie who has been studying French translates the letter explaining that Charlie Brown has been invited to stay at a fictional French chateau the Chateau du Mal Voisin House of the Bad Neighbor Charlie Brown cannot understand why someone in France would invite him to their home let alone know who he is The group arrive first in London where Snoopy leaves the group temporarily to play tennis at Wimbledon where the beagle gets in a dispute with the referee for a judgment call about the ball being in or out He loses his temper causing him to be kicked out from the grounds Snoopy later reunites with the group at Victoria Station where they take the train to Dover where they ride across the English Channel to France via hovercraft they pick up a Citroen 2CV which is driven by Snoopy because the kids are too young to drive although he grinds the gears out of it and causes a double fender bender when stopping to look for directions Upon their arrival the four go to their respective homes Patty and Marcie go to stay at a farm in Morville sur Andelle where they meet a boy named Pierre who immediately attracts their attention It is obvious that Marcie and Pierre have a spark between them obvious to everyone except Patty who manages to convince herself that Pierre likes her Meanwhile Charlie Brown Linus Snoopy and Woodstock visit the chateau which is actually owned by an unfriendly baron while his niece Violette Honfleur frequently leaves Charlie Brown and Linus food Linus enters the chateau s attic and learns from Violette that Charlie Brown s grandfather Silas Brown had served in the U S Army and helped them out during World War II The baron returns home and Violette tries hiding Linus but she inadvertently starts a fire in the chateau s attic Charlie Brown runs to get Peppermint Patty and Marcie and Pierre calls the fire department while Snoopy and Woodstock get an old fashioned fire hose from a shed Charlie Brown Peppermint Patty Marcie and Pierre rescue Linus and Violette and Snoopy uses the hose to keep the fire under control until the fire department arrives to help Thankful for the chateau s rescue the baron has a change of heart and allows the gang inside and Charlie Brown learns the truth behind the mysterious letter he received from Violette one of the villagers toured the United States when he got a haircut from Charlie Brown s father whereupon Violette was able to find Silas grandson Charlie Brown later wishes Violette and Pierre goodbye as he Snoopy Woodstock Linus Patty and Marcie leave the chateau to see more of the French countryside and eventually return home to the United States Cast EditArrin Skelley as Charlie Brown Daniel Anderson as Linus van Pelt Patricia Patts as Peppermint Patty Casey Carlson as Marcie Annalisa Bortolin as Sally Brown Laura Planting as Lucy van Pelt Bill Melendez as Snoopy Woodstock Pascale De Barolet as Pierre Roseline Rubens as Violette Honfleur Violet Patty Frieda Sophie Debbie Muller as Flight Attendant Scott Beach as Waiter Baron Driver Tennis Announcer English Voice American Male Schroeder Pig Pen Babette and Jacques appear but had no lines Reception EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2023 The film had a mostly positive reception 7 8 On RottenTomatoes the film has a score of 79 9 See also EditWhat Have We Learned Charlie Brown nbsp Cartoon portal nbsp Animation portal nbsp 1980s portal nbsp Film portalPeanuts filmographyReferences Edit Bon Voyage Charlie Brown And Don t Come Back at Box Office Mojo Lenburg Jeff 1999 The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Checkmark Books p 169 ISBN 0 8160 3831 7 Retrieved June 6 2020 Solomon Charles 2012 The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials Chronicle Books pp 141 143 ISBN 978 1452110912 Schulz Charles M 2010 My Life with Charlie Brown University Press of Mississippi pp 57 58 ISBN 9781604734485 Retrieved March 27 2020 Charlie Brown Peanuts Specials DVD news Announcement for Bon Voyage Charlie Brown and Don t Come Back TVShowsOnDVD com July 13 2015 Retrieved July 23 2016 Blu ray Releases Details Bon Voyage Charlie Brown High Def Digest Retrieved April 25 2022 Peanuts Bon Voyage Charlie Brown And Don t Come Back DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video Dvdtalk com Retrieved July 23 2016 Greg Ehrbar May 13 2016 Retro Peanuts DVD Review Bon Voyage Charlie Brown IndieWire com Retrieved July 23 2016 Von Voyage Charlie Brown and Don t Come Back RottenTomatoes Retrieved April 3 2023 External links Edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Bon Voyage Charlie Brown and Don t Come Back Bon Voyage Charlie Brown at IMDb Bon Voyage Charlie Brown at the TCM Movie Database Bon Voyage Charlie Brown at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bon Voyage Charlie Brown and Don 27t Come Back amp oldid 1172108227, 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