A canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly... Read allA canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all.A canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Itchy
- (voice)
- (as Dom De Luise)
- Charlie
- (voice)
- Flo
- (voice)
- Anne-Marie
- (voice)
- Kate
- (voice)
- Vera
- (voice)
- Harold
- (voice)
- Dog Caster
- (voice)
- Stella Dallas
- (voice)
- Whippet Angel
- (voice)
- Killer
- (voice)
- (as Charles Neslon-Reilly)
- King Gator
- (voice)
- Sir Reginald
- (voice)
- Terrier
- (voice)
- Mastiff
- (voice)
- Carface
- (voice)
- Puppy
- (voice)
- Puppy
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was Judith Barsi's final film. She and her mother were murdered by Barsi's father a year and a half before the film's release. The ending theme, "Love Survives," is dedicated to Barsi's memory.
- GoofsCharlie brings pizza to Flo and her pups. Pizza would have been unknown in New Orleans in 1939. It did not become popular all over the United States until after World War II.
- Quotes
Anne-Marie: Charlie, will I ever see you again?
Charlie: Sure you will, kid. You know goodbyes aren't forever.
Anne-Marie: Then goodbye, Charlie. I love you.
Charlie: Yep... I love you too.
- Crazy creditsThe credits, featuring a choral symphony, are interrupted by Charlie, who complains that just because "we're all dead doesn't mean the music has to be." The heavenly whippet (Melba Moore, a gospel singer) agrees, and a rollicking gospel rendition begins. A scene featuring Carface and the heavenly whippet shows Carface stealing his own watch as Charlie did, with the whippet chasing him. Charlie appears, and coyly says, "He'll be back", and winks at the camera.
- Alternate versionsAlthough Charlie's nightmare about Hell was trimmed in the common cut of the film, a personal director's cut by Don Bluth' included the scene's full length.
- SoundtracksLove Survives
(Main Title Song)
Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, Mike Curb, and Michael Lloyd
Performed by Irene Cara and Freddie Jackson
Produced by Michael Lloyd and David Franco (executive)
Freddie Jackson's performance courtesy of Capitol Records
There are some scenes that may scare little kids, but I'm sure they'll do fine. Every time I watch this movie, it reminds me of when I was a little kid. I'm sure everyone has a movie that reminds them of when they were younger, this is the movie that makes me feel that way. The performances from Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise are great, and this is the last movie that a little girl named Judith Barsi was in. Unfortunately, she was killed at a young age, which is a shame because she had so much potential and didn't deserve what happened. Now that I know her story, I can't watch this movie the same way anymore because her voice sounds so sad.
The animation in this movie is great, the voice work is great, and the story is good, but a little bit different from many other kids movies. This was popular at the time of its release, but was over shadowed by Disney's mega popular The Little Mermaid. This is a movie that isn't conceived as well by adults, but if you're a kid, or if you grew up with this movie as a kid, then I'm sure you will enjoy watching it.
- FrankBooth_DeLarge
- Feb 9, 2005
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Todos los perros van al cielo
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $13,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $27,100,027
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,712,834
- Nov 19, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $27,100,027
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1