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Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

Family · Animation · Comedy · 1986

It's the night of Peppermint Patty’s New Year’s Eve bash, but Charlie Brown has to write a book report about War and Peace. Hoping to join the fun for a special dance with the Little Red-Haired Girl, he tries desperately to finish in time.

Movie details

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

“New year. Old friends.”

1986 Family · Animation · Comedy 25m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

It's the night of Peppermint Patty’s New Year’s Eve bash, but Charlie Brown has to write a book report about War and Peace. Hoping to join the fun for a special dance with the Little Red-Haired Girl, he tries desperately to finish in time.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Bill Melendez · Sam Jaimes

Written by

Charles M. Schulz

Chad Allen

Chad Allen

Charlie Brown (voice)

K

Kristie Baker

Peppermint Patty (voice)

Jeremy Miller

Jeremy Miller

Linus van Pelt (voice)

M

Melissa Guzzi

Lucy van Pelt (voice)

A

Aron Mandelbaum

Schroeder (voice)

J

Jason Mendelson

Marcie (voice)

E

Elizabeth Lyn Fraser

Sally Brown (voice)

Court is in session

Put Happy New Year, Charlie Brown on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

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.