Fresh
The only really dreadful contribution to the film is that of Rod McKuen, whose three songs can barely be endured.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang in their First Movie!
1969 · 1h 26m · G
Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family
Directed by
Bill Melendez
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A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Overview
Poor Charlie Brown. He can't fly a kite, and he always loses in baseball. Having his faults projected onto a screen by Lucy doesn't help him much either. Against the sage advice and taunting of the girls in his class, he volunteers for the class spelling bee.
Director and cast
- Bill Melendez Director
- Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown (voice)
- Pamelyn Ferdin as Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
- Glenn Gilger as Linus Van Pelt (voice)
- Andy Pforsich as Schroeder (voice)
- Sally Dryer as Patty (voice)
- Bill Melendez as Snoopy (voice)
- Ann Altieri as Violet (voice)
- Erin Sullivan as Sally Brown (voice)
- David Carey as Shermy (voice)
- Christopher DeFaria as Pig-Pen (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
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.
TIME Magazine
Fresh
Schulz's script maintains much of the irony of the strips, but the injections of whimsy put its appeal uneasily between adults and children.
Time Out
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