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{{Infobox film
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| director = [[Bill Melendez]]
| director = [[Bill Melendez]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Lee Mendelson]]
* Bill Melendez
* Bill Melendez
* [[Lee Mendelson]]
* [[Charles M. Schulz]]
}}
}}
| writer = Charles M. Schulz
| writer = [[Charles M. Schulz]]
| based on = {{based on|Characters|Charles M. Schulz}}
| based_on = {{based on|Characters|Charles M. Schulz}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Chad Webber]]
* [[Chad Webber]]
* Bill Melendez
* [[Robin Kohn]]
* [[Robin Kohn]]
* [[Stephen Shea]]
* [[Stephen Shea]]
* David Carey
* David Carey
* Johanna Baer
* [[Hilary Momberger]]
* [[Hilary Momberger]]
* [[Johanna Baer]]
* [[Chris De Faria]]
* [[Linda Ercoli]]
* Linda Ercoli
* [[Lynda Mendelson]]
* [[Linda Mendelson]]
* Bill Melendez
* [[Christopher DeFaria|Chris De Faria]]
}}
}}
| music = {{Plainlist|
| music = [[Don Ralke]]
| editing = {{Plainlist|
* [[Don Ralke]] (score)
* Robert T. Gillis
* [[Richard M. Sherman]] (songs)
* Charles McCann
* [[Robert B. Sherman]] (songs)
* [[Rudy Zamora]]
}}
}}
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
| editing = [[Chuck McCann]]
| production companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Cinema Center Films]]
* [[Cinema Center Films]]
* [[Lee Mendelson Films]]
* [[Melendez Films#Mendelson/Melendez Productions|Lee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Productions]]
* Sopwith Productions
* [[Sopwith Productions]]
* [[United Feature Syndicate]]
}}
}}
| distributor = [[National General Pictures]]
| distributor = [[National General Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1972|08|09}}
| released = {{Film date|1972|08|09}}
| runtime = 80 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 80:29--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/snoopy-come-home-film | title=''SNOOPY COME HOME'' (U) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=June 13, 1972 | accessdate=November 13, 2015}}</ref>
| runtime = 80 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 80:29--><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/BVF026027 |title=''Snoopy Come Home'' (U) |work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=June 13, 1972 |access-date=November 13, 2015}}</ref>
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $1 million
| budget = $1 million
| gross = $245,073
| gross = $245,037
}}
}}
'''''Snoopy, Come Home''''' is a 1972 American [[Animation|animated]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Bill Melendez]] and written by [[Charles M. Schulz]] based on the ''[[Peanuts]]'' [[comic strip]]. The film marks the on-screen debut of [[Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock]], who had first appeared in the strip in 1966. Released in August 1972, the film was released by [[National General Pictures]], produced by [[Lee Mendelson Films]] and [[Cinema Center Films]] (in their final production).
'''''Snoopy Come Home''''' is a 1972 American [[Animation|animated]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Bill Melendez]] and written by [[Charles M. Schulz]], based on the ''[[Peanuts]]'' [[comic strip]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/205/mode/2up |page=205}}</ref> Marking the on-screen debut of [[Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock]], who had first appeared in the strip in 1967, the main plot was based on a storyline from August 1968.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schulz |first=Charles M. |title=The Complete Peanuts 1967-1968 |publisher=Fantagraphics Books |year=2009 |location=Seattle |pages=257–261}}</ref> The only ''Peanuts'' film during composer [[Vince Guaraldi]]’s lifetime without a score composed by him, its music was composed by the [[Sherman Brothers]], who composed the music for various [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] films like ''[[Mary Poppins (1964 film)|Mary Poppins]]'' (1964), ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (1967), and ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'' (1971).


''Snoopy Come Home'' was released on August 9, 1972, by [[National General Corporation]], produced by [[Lee Mendelson Films]], [[Bill Melendez Productions]] and [[Cinema Center Films]] (in the latter's final production). While not a commercial success, it received largely positive reviews, and fared far more successfully on home video.
==Plot==
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[[Snoopy]] and the rest of the ''[[Peanuts]]'' gang go to the beach for the day. Once there, Snoopy promises to go back to the beach the next day to meet up with [[Peppermint Patty]]. After [[Charlie Brown]] has gone home to play [[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]] with the others, he notices Snoopy is late and remarks he is tired of Snoopy being late. The next day, Snoopy is thrown off the beach due to a new "No Dogs Allowed on this beach" rule (thus setting a running gag in the film). Then Snoopy gets thrown out of a library due to his disruptive behavior and another "No Dogs Allowed in library" rule. He then gets into a fight with [[Linus van Pelt|Linus]] over his blanket, and later beats [[Lucy van Pelt|Lucy]] in a boxing match.


== Plot ==
Later, Snoopy receives a letter from a girl named [[List of minor characters in Peanuts#Lillian "Lila" Emmons Allcroft|Lila]], who has been in the hospital for three weeks for unspecified reasons and needs Snoopy to keep her company. Upon receiving the letter, Snoopy immediately sets off with [[Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock]] to go see her, leaving Charlie Brown completely in the dark as to who Lila is. Linus decides to do some investigating, and discovers that Lila is Snoopy's original owner; Charlie Brown faints upon hearing this.
One day, Snoopy receives a letter. After reading the letter, Snoopy immediately sets off with [[Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock]] without explaining to Charlie Brown where he is going or why he’s leaving. After Snoopy leaves, Charlie Brown reads the letter, which is from a young girl named Lila. In the letter, Lila says she has been hospitalized for three weeks and needs Snoopy to keep her company, so Snoopy has gone off to see her, leaving Charlie Brown and the others in the dark as to who Lila is. Despite being unaware of who Lila is, Charlie Brown and the gang soon begin to miss Snoopy dearly.


En route to see Lila, Snoopy and Woodstock are forced to face the challenges of a world full of signs declaring "No Dogs Allowed." Each instance - on a bus, a train, and elsewhere - is musically accented by the deep tones of [[Thurl Ravenscroft]]. The pair are briefly adopted as pets by an [[List of minor characters in Peanuts#Clara|animal-obsessed girl]] (identified as Clara in the theatrical poster and [[closed-captioning]]), but manage to escape. Snoopy and Woodstock camp out, and play football and music while preparing dinner.
En route to see Lila, Snoopy and Woodstock face the challenges of a world full of "No Dogs Allowed" signs, are briefly adopted as pets by an animal-obsessed girl (identified as Clara in the [[theatrical poster]]), whose mother lets her keep Snoopy, though they successfully escape, and they camp out, play football and make music while preparing their dinner. When Snoopy and Woodstock finally reach the hospital, again, no dogs are allowed. To add further insult, the hospital does not allow birds either. Snoopy is foiled in his first attempt to sneak into Lila's room, but his second attempt is successful. He then keeps Lila company, and Lila tells Snoopy that his visit helped her get better.


Back at home, Linus calls the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm to ask about Snoopy, and learns that Lila was Snoopy’s first owner and not Charlie Brown. Prior to Charlie Brown adopting Snoopy, Lila’s family were about to move to a new home, they were forced to return him to Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. After Linus reveals this to him, Charlie Brown faints.
Snoopy finally reaches the hospital, but again no dogs are allowed inside. To add further insult, the hospital does not allow birds to enter either. Snoopy is foiled in his first attempt to sneak into Lila's room, but his second attempt is successful. He then keeps Lila company for the rest of his stay. Lila tells Snoopy that his visit helped her to get better. She then asks Snoopy to go home with her, but he has doubts about this idea. Snoopy decides to go back home to Charlie Brown. However, when he sees Lila watching him tearfully from her hospital window, Snoopy finds that it's too hard to leave with her feelings hurt so badly. He runs back to her, which she takes as a sign that he wants to live with her. But first, he needs to return to "settle his affairs" and say goodbye. Snoopy writes a letter directing that certain items of his will be given away: Linus is given his croquet and chess sets, while [[Schroeder (Peanuts)|Schroeder]] receives Snoopy's record collection.


Lila asks Snoopy to go home with her, but he has doubts. Snoopy decides to go back home to Charlie Brown. However, when he sees Lila watching him tearfully from her hospital window, Snoopy finds it too hard to leave her and he runs back and hugs her, which she takes as a sign that he wants to live with her. But first, he has to go back to his old home to say goodbye to everyone. When Snoopy returns, he informs Charlie Brown that he’s leaving through a letter he wrote, and gives some of his friends his most prized possessions, and gives Charlie Brown his best wishes. The kids throw Snoopy a large, tearful going-away party, each one bringing a gift (all of which turn out to be bones). The kids closest to Snoopy get up to say a few words in his honor, but during Charlie Brown's turn, he is overwhelmed to the point of silence, though he gives Snoopy his present. After Snoopy leaves, Charlie Brown is unable to sleep or eat.
The kids throw Snoopy a large, tearful going-away party, each one bringing a gift. The kids closest to Snoopy get up to say a few words in his honor. But when it is Charlie Brown's turn to speak, he is overwhelmed to the point of silence. After giving Snoopy his present, he finally cries out in pain with Snoopy doing likewise. The rest of the gang, even Lucy, eventually follows suit when Schroeder plays "[[It's a Long Way to Tipperary]]" on his piano after Snoopy opens his mountain of presents (every single gift is a dog bone).


After Snoopy leaves, Charlie Brown is unable to sleep or eat. When Snoopy arrives at Lila's apartment building the next day, he sees a sign next to the front door that says "No dogs allowed in this building". Snoopy is overjoyed that this gives him an excuse to return to Charlie Brown. Lila arrives and Snoopy is reluctantly introduced to her pet cat. Snoopy shows Lila the sign, and Lila has no choice but to allow Snoopy to leave. Snoopy leaves Lila behind and joyfully returns to Charlie Brown and the others.
When Snoopy arrives at Lila's apartment building the next day, he sees a sign next to the main entrance that reads "No dogs allowed in the building." Snoopy is overjoyed that this gives him an excuse to return to Charlie Brown. Lila arrives and Snoopy is reluctantly introduced to her pet cat. Snoopy shows Lila the sign, and she has no choice but to allow Snoopy to leave. Snoopy returns home, and the children are overjoyed to see Snoopy return, carrying him high to his doghouse. Once there, using his [[typewriter]], Snoopy demands the kids return the items he gave them. The gang, annoyed by this, then leaves Charlie Brown and Snoopy; Charlie Brown walks crossly away.


Snoopy then instructs Woodstock to type in the credits on his typewriter.
Back home, the children are overjoyed to see Snoopy return, carrying him on high to his dog house. Once there, Snoopy demands that the kids return the items he had given them before he left, turning their feelings to annoyance. The gang then leaves Charlie Brown and Snoopy together, then Charlie Brown walks crossly away. The film ends with end credits being typed out by Woodstock as Snoopy dictates.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Chad Webber]] as [[Charlie Brown]]
* [[Bill Melendez]] as [[Snoopy]] and [[Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock]]
** Guy Pohlman as Charlie Brown's singing voice
* [[Chad Webber]] as [[Charlie Brown]]
* [[Robin Kohn]] as [[Lucy van Pelt]]
* [[Bill Melendez]] as [[Snoopy]] and [[Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock]] (non-speaking)
* [[Robin Kohn]] as [[Lucy Van Pelt]]
* [[Stephen Shea]] as [[Linus van Pelt]]
* [[Stephen Shea]] as [[Linus Van Pelt]]
* David Carey as [[Schroeder (Peanuts)|Schroeder]]
* Johanna Baer as Lila
* [[David Carey]] as [[Schroeder (Peanuts)|Schroeder]]
* [[Hilary Momberger]] as [[Sally Brown]]
* [[Hilary Momberger]] as [[Sally Brown]]
* [[Chris De Faria]] as [[Peppermint Patty]]
* [[Johanna Baer]] as [[List of minor characters in Peanuts#Lillian "Lila" Emmons|Lila]]
* Linda Ercoli as Clara
** [[Shelby Flint]] as Lila's singing voice
* [[Linda Ercoli]] as [[List of minor characters in Peanuts#Clara (The annoying girl)|Clara]] (speaking/singing)
* [[Linda Mendelson]] as [[Frieda (Peanuts)|Frieda]]
* [[Lynda Mendelson]] as [[Frieda (Peanuts)|Frieda]]
* [[Christopher DeFaria|Chris De Faria]] as [[Peppermint Patty]]


===Featured vocalists===
[[Patty (Peanuts)|Patty]], [[Pig-Pen]], [[Violet (Peanuts)|Violet]], [[Franklin (Peanuts)|Franklin]], [[Shermy]], [[List of minor characters in Peanuts#Roy|Roy]], and [[List of minor characters in Peanuts#555 95472|5]] appear but had no lines.
*[[Shelby Flint]]
*[[Thurl Ravenscroft]]
*Guy Pohlman
*Linda Ercoli
*[[Ray Pohlman]]
*[[Don Ralke]]


[[Patty (Peanuts)|Patty]], [[Pig-Pen]], [[Violet (Peanuts)|Violet]], [[Franklin (Peanuts)|Franklin]], [[Shermy]], Roy, and 5 appear but had no lines.
==Production==
===Snoopy speaks===
''Snoopy, Come Home!'' marked the first time Snoopy's thoughts are fully communicated to the audience outside of the comic strip. This was achieved by having his typed correspondences appear at the top of the frame, giving the viewer full access to his thoughts. Previously, Schulz had opted to mute Snoopy entirely, except for inflected squealing and growling. Snoopy's thought balloons, though overt in the strip, are not translated in the animated projects.


===Music===
== Production ==
=== Snoopy speaks ===
''Snoopy, Come Home!'' was the only ''Peanuts'' animated project produced during [[Vince Guaraldi]]'s lifetime (1928–1976) that did not contain a musical score by the noted jazz composer. Guaraldi had composed all the previous ''Peanuts'' animated [[television special]]s as well as the debut film ''[[A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969 film)|A Boy Named Charlie Brown]]''. Music for this film was instead provided by the [[Sherman Brothers]], who had composed some of the music used in various [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] films and theme park attractions. Schulz said this was an experiment, as he had wanted to have more of a commercial "Disney" feel to ''Snoopy, Come Home''. Schulz later said he would have utilized Guaraldi's services for the third ''Peanuts'' feature, ''[[Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown]]'', had the composer not died suddenly in February 1976.<ref >{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=95MzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MjIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=5750%2C3338075 |newspaper=Lodi News-Sentinel |location=California |agency=UPI |title=Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi dies at age 47 |date=February 9, 1976 |page=3}}</ref> A soundtrack was released by [[Columbia Masterworks Records|Columbia Masterworks]], but is now out of print.
''Snoopy, Come Home'' marked the first time Snoopy's thoughts are fully communicated to the audience outside of the comic strip. This was achieved by having his typed correspondences appear at the top of the frame, giving the viewer full access to his thoughts. Previously, Schulz had opted to mute Snoopy entirely, except for inflected squealing and growling. Snoopy's thought balloons, though overt in the strip, are not translated in the animated projects.


=== Music ===
# "Snoopy, Come Home"
''Snoopy, Come Home'' was the only ''Peanuts'' animated project produced during [[Vince Guaraldi]]'s lifetime (1928–76) that did not contain a musical score by the noted jazz composer. Guaraldi had composed all the previous ''Peanuts'' animated [[television special]]s as well as the debut film ''[[A Boy Named Charlie Brown]]''. Music for this film was instead provided by the [[Sherman Brothers]], who had composed some of the music used in various [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] films and theme park attractions. Schulz said this was an experiment, as he had wanted to have more of a commercial "Disney" feel to ''Snoopy, Come Home''. "Everybody felt that the first movie had too much the 'feel' of the TV specials," said producer [[Lee Mendelson]] in 2011. "We collectively thought that we needed more of a feature film 'look' and score. That's why we went to the Shermans, who at the time were No. 1 in their field for such things."<ref>{{Cite book | last = Bang | first = Derrick | title = Vince Guaraldi at the Piano | year = 2012 | publisher = McFarland | location = [[Jefferson, North Carolina]] (U.S.) | isbn = 978-0-7864-5902-5 | pages = 258| url = http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-5902-5 | access-date = December 12, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120406085911/http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-5902-5 | archive-date = April 6, 2012 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all}}</ref>
# "Lila's Theme" (Do You Remember Me?) - Lila ([[Shelby Flint]])
# "At the Beach" - Orchestra and Chorus
# "No Dogs Allowed!" - [[Thurl Ravenscroft]]
# "The Best of Buddies" - [[Don Ralke]] and Ray Pohlman
# "Fundamental-Friend-Dependability" - Clara ([[Linda Ercoli]])
# "Woodstock's Samba" - Woodstock and Orchestra
# "Charlie Brown's Caliope (sic)" - Orchestra
# "Gettin' It Together" - Don Ralke and Ray Pohlman
# "It Changes" - Charlie Brown (Guy Pohlman)
# "The Best of Buddies" (Reprise) - Don Ralke, Ray Pohlman, and Chorus
# "Snoopy, Come Home" (Reprise, Finale) - Orchestra and Chorus


Schulz later said he had planned on utilizing Guaraldi's services for the third ''Peanuts'' feature, ''[[Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown]]'', had the composer not died suddenly in February 1976.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=95MzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MjIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=5750%2C3338075 |newspaper=Lodi News-Sentinel |location=California |agency=UPI |title=Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi dies at age 47 |date=February 9, 1976 |page=3}}</ref> A soundtrack was released by [[Columbia Masterworks Records|Columbia Masterworks]], but it is now [[out of print]].
==Release==
The film was first televised on November 5, 1976 as a [[CBS Special Movie|CBS Special Film Presentation]].


{{track listing
===Reception===
| all_writing = The [[Sherman Brothers]]
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| extra_column = Performer(s)


|title1 = Snoopy, Come Home
''Snoopy, Come Home'' performed poorly at the box office upon its original release, earning $245,073 of its $1 million budget. However, it was well-received by critics. The film currently holds an 90% 'fresh' rating on review aggregate website [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|snoopy-come-home|Snoopy, Come Home}}</ref> It received a positive review in ''[[The New York Times]]'', which said: "This sprightly, clever and hilarious treat — all that a comic strip could be on the screen — is even better than ''[[A Boy Named Charlie Brown]],'' which began the series."<ref name="NYT">{{cite news| author=Thompson, Howard| title=Film: 'Snoopy, Come Home' is Hilarious Treat| date=Aug 17, 1972| work=[[The New York Times]]| url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10B13F93A54127B93C5A81783D85F468785F9| accessdate=Dec 2, 2013}}</ref>
|extra1 = Chorus


|title2 = Lila's Theme (Do You Remember Me?)
The film's theme of loss made it have as much sadness as any animation centering on Charlie Brown. Snoopy and Charlie Brown's parting, Charlie Brown's inability to cope without his friend, and Snoopy's farewell to his former owner Lila are often pointed out as poignant moments in the history of ''Peanuts''.<ref name=filmsiteorg>{{cite web| url= http://www.filmsite.org/tearjerkers25.html| title= Greatest Film Tearjerkers, Moments and Scenes, pt 25}}</ref>
|extra2 = [[Shelby Flint]]


|title3 = At the Beach
===Accolades===
|extra3 = Chorus
The film won a CEC Award for Best Children's Film.


|title4 = No Dogs Allowed!
===Home media===
|extra4 = [[Thurl Ravenscroft]]
The film was released on [[DVD]] in [[anamorphic widescreen]] in the U.S. on March 28, 2006, by [[Paramount Home Media Distribution]]/[[CBS Home Entertainment]] ([[CBS]] owned Cinema Center Films, which co-produced the film). The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] in September 2015 along with ''A Boy Named Charlie Brown''.<ref>[http://amzn.com/B013Y6L5RI Amazon.com]</ref>

==See also==
|title5 = The Best of Buddies
|extra5 = [[Don Ralke]] & [[Ray Pohlman]]

|title6 = Fundamental-Friend-Dependability
|extra6 = Linda Ercoli

|title7 = Gettin' It Together
|extra7 = [[Don Ralke]] & [[Ray Pohlman]]

|title8 = It Changes
|extra8 = Guy Pohlman

|title9 = The Best of Buddies" (Reprise)
|extra9 = [[Don Ralke]], [[Ray Pohlman]] & Chorus

|title10 = Snoopy, Come Home (Reprise)
|extra10 = Chorus
}}

== Release ==
The film was released on August 9, 1972, by [[National General Pictures]], produced by [[Lee Mendelson Film Productions]], [[Bill Melendez Productions]] (uncredited in copyright), [[Sopwith Productions]] and [[Cinema Center Films]] (in the latter's final production). It was first televised on November 5, 1976, as a [[CBS Special Movie|CBS Special Film Presentation]] becoming a CBS feature special.

=== Reception ===
{{as of|September 2020}}, the film had a 93% rating on review aggregate website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 14 reviews with an average score of 7.70/10.<ref name="RT">{{rotten-tomatoes|snoopy-come-home|Snoopy, Come Home}}, accessed September 25, 2020.</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' said: "This sprightly, clever and hilarious treat—all that a comic strip could be on the screen—is even better than ''A Boy Named Charlie Brown,'' which began the series."<ref name="NYT">{{cite news| author=Thompson, Howard| title=Film: 'Snoopy, Come Home' is Hilarious Treat| date=Aug 17, 1972| work=[[The New York Times]]| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/17/archives/snoopy-come-home-is-hilarious-treat.html| access-date=Dec 2, 2013}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
The film won a CEC Award for Best Children's Film becoming its first recipient.

=== Home media ===
The film was released on [[VHS]], [[Capacitance Electronic Disc|CED]], and [[LaserDisc]] in 1984, 1985, February 20, 1992, 1995 by [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]], and May 29, 2001, on VHS by [[Paramount Home Entertainment]], and re-released on [[DVD]] in [[anamorphic widescreen]] in the U.S. on March 28, 2006, by Paramount Home Entertainment/[[CBS Home Entertainment]] ([[CBS]] owned Cinema Center Films, which co-produced the film). The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] in November 2016 along with ''A Boy Named Charlie Brown''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Peanuts-Snoopy-Come-Home-and-A-Boy-Named-Charlie-Brown-Blu-ray/164853/ |title=Peanuts: Snoopy Come Home & A Boy Named Charlie Brown Blu-ray |website=blu-ray.com |access-date=2023-02-23}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Cartoon|Animation|Film}}
* [[Peanuts filmography|''Peanuts'' filmography]]
* [[Peanuts filmography|''Peanuts'' filmography]]
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==References==
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* {{IMDb title|0069289|Snoopy, Come Home}}
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* {{tcmdb title|90618|Snoopy, Come Home}}
* {{TCMDb title|90618|Snoopy, Come Home}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|snoopy-come-home|Snoopy, Come Home}}
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Snoopy Come Home
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBill Melendez
Written byCharles M. Schulz
Based onCharacters
by Charles M. Schulz
Produced by
Starring
Edited by
Music byDon Ralke
Production
companies
Distributed byNational General Pictures
Release date
  • August 9, 1972 (1972-08-09)
Running time
80 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million
Box office$245,037

Snoopy Come Home is a 1972 American animated musical comedy-drama film directed by Bill Melendez and written by Charles M. Schulz, based on the Peanuts comic strip.[2] Marking the on-screen debut of Woodstock, who had first appeared in the strip in 1967, the main plot was based on a storyline from August 1968.[3] The only Peanuts film during composer Vince Guaraldi’s lifetime without a score composed by him, its music was composed by the Sherman Brothers, who composed the music for various Disney films like Mary Poppins (1964), The Jungle Book (1967), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).

Snoopy Come Home was released on August 9, 1972, by National General Corporation, produced by Lee Mendelson Films, Bill Melendez Productions and Cinema Center Films (in the latter's final production). While not a commercial success, it received largely positive reviews, and fared far more successfully on home video.

Plot

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One day, Snoopy receives a letter. After reading the letter, Snoopy immediately sets off with Woodstock without explaining to Charlie Brown where he is going or why he’s leaving. After Snoopy leaves, Charlie Brown reads the letter, which is from a young girl named Lila. In the letter, Lila says she has been hospitalized for three weeks and needs Snoopy to keep her company, so Snoopy has gone off to see her, leaving Charlie Brown and the others in the dark as to who Lila is. Despite being unaware of who Lila is, Charlie Brown and the gang soon begin to miss Snoopy dearly.

En route to see Lila, Snoopy and Woodstock face the challenges of a world full of "No Dogs Allowed" signs, are briefly adopted as pets by an animal-obsessed girl (identified as Clara in the theatrical poster), whose mother lets her keep Snoopy, though they successfully escape, and they camp out, play football and make music while preparing their dinner. When Snoopy and Woodstock finally reach the hospital, again, no dogs are allowed. To add further insult, the hospital does not allow birds either. Snoopy is foiled in his first attempt to sneak into Lila's room, but his second attempt is successful. He then keeps Lila company, and Lila tells Snoopy that his visit helped her get better.

Back at home, Linus calls the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm to ask about Snoopy, and learns that Lila was Snoopy’s first owner and not Charlie Brown. Prior to Charlie Brown adopting Snoopy, Lila’s family were about to move to a new home, they were forced to return him to Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. After Linus reveals this to him, Charlie Brown faints.

Lila asks Snoopy to go home with her, but he has doubts. Snoopy decides to go back home to Charlie Brown. However, when he sees Lila watching him tearfully from her hospital window, Snoopy finds it too hard to leave her and he runs back and hugs her, which she takes as a sign that he wants to live with her. But first, he has to go back to his old home to say goodbye to everyone. When Snoopy returns, he informs Charlie Brown that he’s leaving through a letter he wrote, and gives some of his friends his most prized possessions, and gives Charlie Brown his best wishes. The kids throw Snoopy a large, tearful going-away party, each one bringing a gift (all of which turn out to be bones). The kids closest to Snoopy get up to say a few words in his honor, but during Charlie Brown's turn, he is overwhelmed to the point of silence, though he gives Snoopy his present. After Snoopy leaves, Charlie Brown is unable to sleep or eat.

When Snoopy arrives at Lila's apartment building the next day, he sees a sign next to the main entrance that reads "No dogs allowed in the building." Snoopy is overjoyed that this gives him an excuse to return to Charlie Brown. Lila arrives and Snoopy is reluctantly introduced to her pet cat. Snoopy shows Lila the sign, and she has no choice but to allow Snoopy to leave. Snoopy returns home, and the children are overjoyed to see Snoopy return, carrying him high to his doghouse. Once there, using his typewriter, Snoopy demands the kids return the items he gave them. The gang, annoyed by this, then leaves Charlie Brown and Snoopy; Charlie Brown walks crossly away.

Snoopy then instructs Woodstock to type in the credits on his typewriter.

Cast

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Patty, Pig-Pen, Violet, Franklin, Shermy, Roy, and 5 appear but had no lines.

Production

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Snoopy speaks

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Snoopy, Come Home marked the first time Snoopy's thoughts are fully communicated to the audience outside of the comic strip. This was achieved by having his typed correspondences appear at the top of the frame, giving the viewer full access to his thoughts. Previously, Schulz had opted to mute Snoopy entirely, except for inflected squealing and growling. Snoopy's thought balloons, though overt in the strip, are not translated in the animated projects.

Music

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Snoopy, Come Home was the only Peanuts animated project produced during Vince Guaraldi's lifetime (1928–76) that did not contain a musical score by the noted jazz composer. Guaraldi had composed all the previous Peanuts animated television specials as well as the debut film A Boy Named Charlie Brown. Music for this film was instead provided by the Sherman Brothers, who had composed some of the music used in various Disney films and theme park attractions. Schulz said this was an experiment, as he had wanted to have more of a commercial "Disney" feel to Snoopy, Come Home. "Everybody felt that the first movie had too much the 'feel' of the TV specials," said producer Lee Mendelson in 2011. "We collectively thought that we needed more of a feature film 'look' and score. That's why we went to the Shermans, who at the time were No. 1 in their field for such things."[4]

Schulz later said he had planned on utilizing Guaraldi's services for the third Peanuts feature, Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown, had the composer not died suddenly in February 1976.[5] A soundtrack was released by Columbia Masterworks, but it is now out of print.

All tracks are written by The Sherman Brothers

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Snoopy, Come Home"Chorus 
2."Lila's Theme (Do You Remember Me?)"Shelby Flint 
3."At the Beach"Chorus 
4."No Dogs Allowed!"Thurl Ravenscroft 
5."The Best of Buddies"Don Ralke & Ray Pohlman 
6."Fundamental-Friend-Dependability"Linda Ercoli 
7."Gettin' It Together"Don Ralke & Ray Pohlman 
8."It Changes"Guy Pohlman 
9."The Best of Buddies" (Reprise)"Don Ralke, Ray Pohlman & Chorus 
10."Snoopy, Come Home (Reprise)"Chorus 

Release

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The film was released on August 9, 1972, by National General Pictures, produced by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Bill Melendez Productions (uncredited in copyright), Sopwith Productions and Cinema Center Films (in the latter's final production). It was first televised on November 5, 1976, as a CBS Special Film Presentation becoming a CBS feature special.

Reception

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As of September 2020, the film had a 93% rating on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews with an average score of 7.70/10.[6] The New York Times said: "This sprightly, clever and hilarious treat—all that a comic strip could be on the screen—is even better than A Boy Named Charlie Brown, which began the series."[7]

Accolades

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The film won a CEC Award for Best Children's Film becoming its first recipient.

Home media

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The film was released on VHS, CED, and LaserDisc in 1984, 1985, February 20, 1992, 1995 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, and May 29, 2001, on VHS by Paramount Home Entertainment, and re-released on DVD in anamorphic widescreen in the U.S. on March 28, 2006, by Paramount Home Entertainment/CBS Home Entertainment (CBS owned Cinema Center Films, which co-produced the film). The film was released on Blu-ray in November 2016 along with A Boy Named Charlie Brown.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Snoopy Come Home (U)". British Board of Film Classification. June 13, 1972. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 205. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Schulz, Charles M. (2009). The Complete Peanuts 1967-1968. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books. pp. 257–261.
  4. ^ Bang, Derrick (2012). Vince Guaraldi at the Piano. Jefferson, North Carolina (U.S.): McFarland. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-7864-5902-5. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  5. ^ "Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi dies at age 47". Lodi News-Sentinel. California. UPI. February 9, 1976. p. 3.
  6. ^ Snoopy, Come Home at Rotten Tomatoes, accessed September 25, 2020.
  7. ^ Thompson, Howard (August 17, 1972). "Film: 'Snoopy, Come Home' is Hilarious Treat". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  8. ^ "Peanuts: Snoopy Come Home & A Boy Named Charlie Brown Blu-ray". blu-ray.com. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
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