Movie: All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Tagline: But not all dogs stay there!
Trivia: The illustration on the War and Peace book that Charlie “reads” to Anne-Marie has the caption “General Pomeroy is shot.” This is a reference to lead animator John Pomeroy, who is also a military history buff.
Goofs: Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Carface discovers the girl is gone, he’s riding a very crudely made vehicle simulator. At one point, he squeezes the horn on the side, which quite visibly honks, but no sound comes out.
“When a casino owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing that damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy to prep his retaliation. He also stumbles on to an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares on what’s waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>”
