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Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)

1980 · 76 min

A gentle, nostalgic adventure with gentle humour and a touch of mystery, perfect for a cosy family viewing.

Tagline: Travel with the PEANUTS gang on their first overseas adventure
Overview: 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.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
mystery
family
survival
Places: countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: family, animation, comedy, adventure
Directed by: Bill Melendez
Written by: Charles M. Schulz
Starring: Arrin Skelley, Daniel Anderson, Laura Planting, Casey Carlson, Annalisa Bortolin, Bill Melendez, Pascale De Barolet, Roseline Rubens
Music: Judy Munsen, Ed Bogas
Runtime: 76 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, French

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