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A Boy Named Charlie Brown (79 min)
Synopsis: Poor old Charlie Brown. Life is one long series of failures and frustrations. He can’t keep his kite out of the kite eating tree. His baseball team loses its 99th straight game. When Charlie Brown enters the school spelling bee, the perpetually crabby Lucy predicts his humiliation. But with the help of his best friend, Linus, and faithful dog, Snoopy, Charlie Brown not only wins the spelling bee, he's chosen to attend the national spelling bee in New York City, leading to many misadventures in the big city.
Cast: Peter Robbins (Charlie Brown); Pamelyn Ferdin (Lucy van Pelt); Glenn Gilger (Linus van Pelt); Andy Pforsich (Schroeder); Sally Dryer (Patty); Bill Melendez (Snoopy); Anne Altieri (Violet); Erin Sullivan (Sally Brown); Lynda Mendelson (Frieda); Christopher DeFaria (Pig-Pen); David Carey (2nd Boy); Guy Pforsich (3rd Boy)
Directed by Bill Melendez
US Theatrical Release Date: December 4, 1969
US Home Media Release Dates: July 1983 (VHS/Betamax); 1984; 1985; September 26, 1991; February 20, 1992; 1995; May 29, 2001; March 28, 2006 (DVD); September 6, 2016 (Blu-ray);
Trivia:
• This film was the first feature film based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz
• The film premiered at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City, only the third animated feature to play there after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Bambi (1942).
• Original music by Vince Guaraldi, Rod McKuen and John Scott Trotter
• Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
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A Boy Named Charlie Brown (79 min)
Synopsis: Poor old Charlie Brown. Life is one long series of failures and frustrations. He can’t keep his kite out of the kite eating tree. His baseball team loses its 99th straight game. When Charlie Brown enters the school spelling bee, the perpetually crabby Lucy predicts his humiliation. But with the help of his best friend, Linus, and faithful dog, Snoopy, Charlie Brown not only wins the spelling bee, he's chosen to attend the national spelling bee in New York City, leading to many misadventures in the big city.
Cast: Peter Robbins (Charlie Brown); Pamelyn Ferdin (Lucy van Pelt); Glenn Gilger (Linus van Pelt); Andy Pforsich (Schroeder); Sally Dryer (Patty); Bill Melendez (Snoopy); Anne Altieri (Violet); Erin Sullivan (Sally Brown); Lynda Mendelson (Frieda); Christopher DeFaria (Pig-Pen); David Carey (2nd Boy); Guy Pforsich (3rd Boy)
Directed by Bill Melendez
US Theatrical Release Date: December 4, 1969
US Home Media Release Dates: July 1983 (VHS/Betamax); 1984; 1985; September 26, 1991; February 20, 1992; 1995; May 29, 2001; March 28, 2006 (DVD); September 6, 2016 (Blu-ray);
Trivia:
• This film was the first feature film based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz
• The film premiered at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City, only the third animated feature to play there after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Bambi (1942).
• Original music by Vince Guaraldi, Rod McKuen and John Scott Trotter
• Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”
This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.
