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Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
Family · Animation · Comedy · 1980
Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty and Marcie travel to France as foreign exchange students. Also along is Snoopy and Woodstock. While everyone is excited about the opportunity to travel to a foreign country, Charlie is disturbed by a letter he receives from a mysterious girl from France who invites him as a her guest only to find that he does not seem welcomed to her Chateau.
Movie details
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
“Travel with the PEANUTS gang on their first overseas adventure”
1980 Family · Animation · Comedy 1h 16m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty and Marcie travel to France as foreign exchange students. Also along is Snoopy and Woodstock. While everyone is excited about the opportunity to travel to a foreign country, Charlie is disturbed by a letter he receives from a mysterious girl from France who invites him as a her guest only to find that he does not seem welcomed to her Chateau.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Phil Roman · Bill Melendez
Written by
Charles M. Schulz
A
Arrin Skelley
Charlie Brown (voice)
D
Daniel Anderson
Linus van Pelt (voice)
L
Laura Planting
Peppermint Patty (voice)
Casey Carlson
Marcie (voice)
A
Annalisa Bortolin
Sally Brown (voice)
Bill Melendez
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
P
Pascale De Barolet
Pierre (voice)
Court is in session
Put Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!) on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.