A Boy Named Charlie Brown
1969 film by Bill Melendez / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Boy Named Charlie Brown is a 1969 American animated musical comedy-drama film, produced by Cinema Center Films, distributed by National General Pictures, and directed by Bill Melendez with a screenplay by Charles M. Schulz.[5] It is the first feature film based on the Peanuts comic strip.[6] Starring Peter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Glenn Gilger, and Andy Pforsich, the film follows the titular character as he tries to win the National Spelling Bee, with Snoopy and Linus by his side. The film was also produced by Lee Mendelson. It was also distributed by National General Pictures and produced by Melendez Films
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Directed by | Bill Melendez |
Written by | Charles M. Schulz |
Produced by | Lee Mendelson |
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Distributed by | National General Pictures |
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Running time | 85 minutes[2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.1 million[3] |
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The film was based on a print storyline from February 1966, which ended differently when Charlie Brown lost his local school's spelling bee. Regular Peanuts composer Vince Guaraldi and John Scott Trotter composed the score while Rod McKuen wrote many of the songs as well as the name theme "A Boy Named Charlie Brown". This film would be the last time Peter Robbins would provide the voice of Charlie Brown.
Releasing on December 4, 1969, A Boy Named Charlie Brown was a box-office success, grossing $12 million and was positively received by critics. The film would go on to start a film series of four more Peanuts films.