Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)
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| Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) |
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| Directed by | Bill Melendez Phil Roman |
| Written by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Starring | Arrin Skelley Laura Planting Casey Carlson Daniel Anderson Annalisa Bortolin Scott Beach Bill Melendez |
| Music by | Ed Bogas |
| Running time | 75 min |
| Language | English |
| Followed by | What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? (1983) |
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Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) is a 1980 animated film produced by United Feature Syndicate for Paramount Pictures, directed by Bill Melendez. It was the fourth and last full-length feature film to be based on the Peanuts comic strip.
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[edit] Plot
Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, and Snoopy head to Europe on a student exchange plan for part of the school year. Charlie Brown is not very positive about the trip because of a letter from France that arrived before he left, inviting him to stay at a French chateau, the Château du Mal Voisin (Chateau of the Bad Neighbor). The letter is written in French, but Marcie, who has been studying French, translates it.
They arrive first in London, where Snoopy leaves the group temporarily to play tennis at Wimbledon. When they arrive across the English Channel in France, they pick up a troublesome rental car, which must be driven by Snoopy as none of the others have a drivers' licence. (Neither does Snoopy, but nobody questions that.)
Upon their arrival, the four go to their respective homes. Patty and Marcie go to stay at a farm, where they meet a boy named Pierre, who immediately attracts their attention. It's obvious that Marcie and Pierre have a spark between them - obvious to everyone except Patty, who manages to convince herself that Pierre likes her. Charlie Brown, Linus, and Snoopy go to the chateau, which they find is apparently abandoned, though somebody keeps leaving food for them and making their beds after they leave for school. (In fact, during their first night, they went to sleep covering themselves in clothing from their luggage, but woke up with pillows and blankets.) In reality, the chateau is occupied by an unfriendly baron, and the person leaving Charlie Brown and Linus food is the baron's kindly niece, Violette. They continue to investigate further, the mystery culminating in an accidental fire in the attic of the chateau, doused before too much damage occurs. At the end of the movie, Charlie Brown learns the truth behind the mysterious letter he received, and he, Snoopy, Linus, Patty and Marcie leave their new friends to see more of the French countryside.
[edit] Trivia
- This film provided a unique opportunity to showcase Snoopy's "Flying Ace" persona, having him chug root beers with Woodstock at the local tavern while listening to WWII-era pop standards such as "Sentimental Journey," "Rum and Coca-Cola," "It's Been a Long, Long Time,"and "I'll Be Seeing You."
- In addition, the scene in the classroom involving an escalating confrontation between Charlie Brown and Peppermint Patty, who are forced to share a desk, was based on a series of Peanuts strips originally published in 1975. In the original newspaper strips, Charlie Brown and his friends were sent across town to Patty's school after their own school collapsed ("committed suicide," Sally maintained).
- Unlike most other Peanuts animated adaptations, this film is one of the few to prominently feature adults in both on-screen and speaking parts, without the use of the signature trombone speech ("wah-wah") sound effect.
[edit] Quotes
The kids are seeing Charlie Brown and the others off at the airport.
- Kids: Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown!
Lucy: And don't come back!
[edit] See also
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