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

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A sequel to the movie followed three years later, in the form of a 1983 television special What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? in which the gang visits memorials and places related to World War I and World War II.

It also uses the same voice cast that worked on the television specials, It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown (1977), You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown (1979), and She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown (1980).

This film contains a rare occurrence where the adults appear on screen, including having their faces entirely visible, as well as speaking comprehensible lines.

Paramount Home Entertainment released this film on VHS and Laserdisc in 1980 and 1995 in 4:3 format, followed by a DVD release (presented in its original release format) on October 6, 2015, and a Blu-ray release (as part of the four-movie Snoopy Collection ) on May 18, 2021.

Paramount+ made this film available for streaming on March 4, 2021. [1] It was later removed from the service but re-added (along with the other first three Peanuts films) on November 2023, to be removed once again on December 31, 2023.

Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!!) received mostly positive reviews and grossed $2 million worldwide. It was released three years after Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown , and would be the last traditionally animated Peanuts film from the Bill Melendez studio and to be overseen by the creator Charles Schulz. The characters would not return to theatrical films until 2015's computer-animated The Peanuts Movie .

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The film begins in France, at a bar in a village where live music is playing. A man departs the bar, getting into his car. As he drives home, it starts to rain and he passes some greenhouses. He arrives at a chateau, where a little girl (later revealed to be Violette Honfleur ) begins writing a letter and is seen with a US Army satchel stenciled with the name "S. BROWN".

In the United States, Linus is introducing two French students, Babette and Jacques, who will be spending two weeks at Charlie Brown 's school, while Charlie Brown, himself, Peppermint Patty , and Marcie go to France. At the airport, the children, Snoopy and Woodstock are seen off by their friends. Lucy , who was not selected for the program, tells Charlie Brown not to come back.

During the flight, Charlie Brown produces a letter he received that was written in French. Marcie, who has been studying French, translates it and says it is an invitation from a young girl, Violette Honfleur to stay at the Chateau du Mal Voisin (The Castle of the Bad Neighbour). Peppermint Patty asks who this Violette could be, Charlie Brown has no idea.

The group first arrives in London and goes on a sightseeing tour downtown, while Snoopy and Woodstock play some tennis at Wimbledon. When Snoopy finds himself losing, he lashes out and gets thrown off the court. Snoopy and Woodstock head to the Victoria Railway Station and rejoin the rest of the group. The group looks at the English countryside while traveling to Dover, then finally arrive to briefly admire the White Cliffs of Dover before boarding a hovercraft that will cross the English Channel. They eventually arrive in France. Marcie uses her French skills to get a rental car for the group (resulting in some humorous scenes where she curses out other drivers during a traffic jam), and Charlie Brown buys some French bread. They drive to a farmhouse where Peppermint Patty and Marcie will be staying with Pierre . Pierre is a gracious host who appreciates Marcie making an effort to learn his native tongue, but Peppermint Patty thinks he must have an obvious crush on her. Pierre then gets worried that Linus and Charlie Brown went to the Chateau Malvoisin, as it must be some mistake as no one has ever stayed at the Chateau. When Marcie asks about it, Pierre says the Chateau is owned by the Baron, a vile reclusive man who hates everybody, especially foreigners. Pierre makes some phone calls in an attempt to find Charlie Brown, but no one has seen him and Pierre says he is afraid he cannot help Linus or Charlie Brown until they meet up at school.

When Charlie Brown and Linus arrive at the Chateau, a thunderstorm forces them to spend the night in an empty stable. Later that night, Snoopy (in his " World War I Flying Ace " persona) and Woodstock head down to a local pub to drink a few pints of root beer. Snoopy can dance in the jukebox for the jazz and boogie in the pub. Woodstock played the violin for Snoopy for the sad and happy in the jukebox.

The next morning, Charlie Brown and Linus find that breakfast and warm blankets have been set up for them by some unknown benefactor. Meanwhile, at Pierre's farm, Marcie and Peppermint Patty help with Pierre's chores, while Peppermint Patty, oblivious to Pierre's attitude, tries to tell Marcie that he likes her. Peppermint Patty then experiences culture shock as Pierre's family eats soup and sausage for breakfast and that she and Marcie will have to wear a school uniform while back in the States she wore her own clothes to school. Marcie adopts a "When in Rome" attitude and simply tells Peppermint Patty that when one is a guest of a foreign land, one must respect their ways.

When the gang meets each other at school, Charlie Brown produces the letter from Violette. Pierre says that she is a niece of the baron who owns the chateau; since the Baron is antisocial to his guests, it clearly must have been Violette who invited them to the Chateau. In a reversal of the first scene where Babette and Jacques were introduced to school back in the States, the teacher at the French school introduces Marcie, Peppermint Patty, Linus, and Charlie Brown to her class. The teacher is a nice woman who also says that while the four American kids are in class she will split the instruction between French and English to help teach her class some English words and to accommodate the exchange students. The class sits at tables; and Charlie Brown is made to sit next to Peppermint Patty, resulting in a brief humorous scene, consisting of Charlie Brown being angry at Peppermint Patty for criticizing him.

That night, the baron leaves the chateau to go to the pub and instructs Violette not to let Charlie Brown and Linus in, even though she protests that they must be hospitable as their family was many years ago, but the Baron is adamant that the new arrivals are not to come in. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown and Linus take turns to stand and watch to identify the mysterious benefactor. During Charlie Brown's watch, he gets sleepier while one of the windows lights up, then Violette appears and sets out flatware for the boys. As she is returning inside, Linus awakens for his shift and is annoyed to see Charlie Brown snoozing. Linus then goes into the chateau to get to the bottom of this. Eventually, he finds Violette, who says her invitation was a mistake. Violette explains that her grandmother had told her the story of a wartime affair that she had with Silas Brown , Charlie Brown's grandfather, who was an infantryman stationed in France during the Second World War. Corporal Brown had helped the village and stayed at the Chateau Mal Voisin. Violette shows a photograph of her family, one of them being her grandmother posing with the American soldier. When Silas received his marching orders, he promised to write letters, which he did for some time but they eventually stopped coming. Violette's grandmother moved on, though she never forgot him. Linus remarks that Silas looks like a full-grown version of Charlie Brown.

Meanwhile, at the pub, Snoopy and Woodstock are playing foosball and overhear the baron confide to the bartender that he knows about Charlie Brown and Linus and has tolerated them long enough, planning to do terrible things to them should they fail to leave by morning. The baron returns home to Violette's surprise, and in her rush to get Linus out of the room, she accidentally knocks over a candle which causes a fire throughout the chateau. Linus takes Violette toward a pair of casement windows, throws them open, and shouts to Charlie Brown for help. Charlie Brown wakes up and runs to the pub to call Snoopy and Woodstock. Snoopy and Woodstock rush off to the Chateau and Charlie Brown continues running to the farmhouse to call Peppermint Patty, Marcie, and Pierre. Pierre calls the fire department while Peppermint Patty and Marcie follow Charlie Brown to the flaming chateau.

When Snoopy and Woodstock arrive at the chateau, it is engulfed in flames. Snoopy immediately heads to a shed and brings out an old-fashioned fire hose, while Linus throws his blanket down to Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, and Pierre, which they use to catch Violette when she jumps out the window. Snoopy arrives with a barrel of water under Linus who also jumps to safety and later barks out instructions to work the hose, but the intense water pressure spins him around, splashing Charlie Brown. Woodstock pops out from the hose with a violin and begins playing along to the dramatic scene. While Snoopy is working with the hose, a fire truck arrives. Four silhouetted men use their hoses, and the fire is soon extinguished.

The baron, who is thankful that the group saved Violette and the chateau, promises he will never be inhospitable again, and now hosts Linus and Charlie Brown inside the chateau like a proper host. Charlie Brown learns the whole truth behind the mysterious letter he received. Many years ago, a friend of Violette's family was touring the United States and needed his hair cut at one point, and the barber was Charlie Brown's father. This news about the location of the Brown family inspired Violette to write a letter inviting Silas' grandson to stay at the Chateau. As the group prepares to leave the chateau to return to America, Violette gives Silas' satchel to Charlie Brown. The film ends when the group says their goodbyes and gets into their beat-up rental car.

The credits show pictures of the film's crew as a collage of designs showing the flags of the United States, United Kingdom, and France, the three nations in which the film is set.

Voice cast [ ]

• Arrin Skelley – Charlie Brown
• Annalisa Bortolin – Sally Brown
• Daniel Anderson – Linus van Pelt
• Patricia Patts – Peppermint Patty
• Casey Carlson – Marcie
• Pascale de Barolet – Pierre
• Roseline Rubens – Violette / Violet / Patty / Sophie / Frieda
• Laura Planting – Lucy van Pelt
• Bill Melendez – Snoopy / Woodstock
• Debbie Muller – Flight Attendant/French Teacher
• Scott Beach – Waiter/Baron/Driver/Tennis Announcer/English Voice/American Male

Schroeder and "Pig-Pen" appear to have one line.

• This is one of the briefest appearances of Lucy in any Peanuts film. She has only one line in the whole movie. When Schroeder , Sally , "Pig-Pen" and Violet say, "Bon voyage, Charlie Brown!", Lucy adds, "And don't come back!!!" After this scene, none of the characters listed above appear for the remainder of the movie.
• Snoopy's tantrum during the tennis match was inspired by former tennis champion John McEnroe, who was known for his fiery temper and confrontational behavior on-court during games.
• This is a rare time an adult is seen on screen. The teacher at the school in France is seen on screen and is bilingual. She speaks in clear English as opposed to the infamous "wah wah wah" trombone effects. The English taxi driver's face is also shown. A significant number of adults are also shown in the background as other airport patrons, airline passengers, bus passengers, train station staff, train passengers, and angry motorists from Snoopy's pileups. This is the second Peanuts movie in which the adults actually speak words rather than being represented with the plunger-muted trombone sounds, but the first film to show adults.
• The theme music for the film is romantic for the most part but gets darker when Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock must explore the supposedly abandoned chateau. The slower music is akin to the James Bond theme.
• The songs that are heard when Snoopy and Woodstock first visit the café are "I'll Be Seeing You" and "Sentimental Journey." Later on Snoopy plays "Rum & Coca-Cola " on the jukebox.
• The school scene where Peppermint Patty is telling Charlie Brown what to do, then snoring in school was taken from a story arc from the comic strip which originally ran between January 13 and February 13, 1976, where Charlie Brown's school "committed suicide" and was merged with Peppermint Patty's while Charlie Brown's school was being rebuilt. Due to overcrowding, students were made to sit together at tables, and Charlie Brown was forced to put up with Peppermint Patty's bossiness.
• The theatrical and VHS releases have a Rated G MPAA rating screen after the closing Paramount logo. On further releases including the DVD, the rating screen is edited out, and the movie ends immediately.
• The Paramount logo appears in a film-within-the-film named Laughing Bunnies, at which Snoopy and Woodstock laugh out loud.
• On May 7, 1980, The Price Is Right taped a segment featuring a showcase saluting Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!!) to be broadcast while the movie was still in theatres later that month. After showing a short clip from the movie (the scene on the plane with Snoopy eating and listening to headphones while hiding Woodstock in the ashtray every time the air hostess walks by) the first item offered is a three-piece set of American Tourister luggage. Following this, a week-long trip to London is offered. Then, after mentioning that Snoopy visits Wimbledon in the movie, Johnny Olson offers a set of two tennis rackets, a supply of tennis balls, and tennis outfits. Then, mentioning that the Peanuts gang goes to Paris on the last leg of their trip, a week-long Paris trip for two is offered. Following that Olsen notes that in Paris the gang rents a car which Snoopy drives - 'being the only one qualified to drive he takes them on the ride of their lives...and you'll have the ride of YOUR life in this new car from France!' - a 1980 LeCar. To top off the showcase a pass for the contestant and 24 of his/her friends to see a screening of the movie on the Paramount lot is offered. The contestant bid $8600, the actual retail price was $10,907 and he won when the other contestant overbid.
• In the movie, we learn the name of Charlie Brown's grandfather: Silas Brown.
• The car Snoopy rents in France is a Citroen 2CV.
• In the scene where Peppermint Patty tries to get her baggage back from the baggage carousel, in some of Stuart Brotman's lines from Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (including "Oh, good grief!") can be heard instead of Patricia Patts. This means that this film is the last time Brotman's voice is used.
• The 1983 special What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? follows the events of the film, thus it was purposely left open-ended.
• This is the only Mendelson/Melendez Peanuts movie to not have a theme song that's named after the movie.
• Babette and Jacques are two of the many characters in the series to have a pointed nose. The others are Frieda , Lila , Lydia , Peggy Jean , Dolly , Janice Emmons , Melody-Melody , Mimi , Evelyn , Mary Jo , Nell , The Four Princesses , The Cheerleading Squad , Charlotte Braun and Heather . Jacques is also the only male character to have one.
• After Linus introduces Babette and Jacques, the French students who will be studying in the United States while Charlie Brown and Linus go to France, the entire class goes up to welcome them. Peppermint Patty can be seen in the gaggle of children. Later on, she calls Charlie Brown to say that she is going with him to France as part of a joint effort with her school, implying that she and Marcie go to another school across town like in the strip cartoon.
• At the airport, when Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, and Snoopy walk to the security detector, Marcie is replaced by Lucy.
• A sign at Victoria Station reads "Travel Center " - considering that it is in the United Kingdom, it should read "Travel Centre”.
• Somehow, the car is still running when a piece of the new bread Charlie Brown bought is in the engine.
• When Linus says, "Wow, look at the time! We're going to be late for our first day of school," a watch appears on his wrist, but then a few seconds later, his watch disappears.
• When Charlie Brown sneezes while holding the broken bread, he throws the bread into the air, but the pieces of the bread do not fall back down. Additionally, the cashier hands over the bread without charging Charlie Brown on either occasion.
• In the end credits, the colors of the French tricolor flag are inverted, displaying vertical stripes of red, white, and blue from left to right. The modern French tricolor flag is blue (left), white (center) and red (right), though it should be noted that the red, white and blue pattern shown was used as the flag of France during the French Revolutionary period from 1790 to 1794.
• Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock are standing outside of the château knocking on the door. We hear Linus say, "Let's get out of this rain", but Charlie Brown mouths the words instead.
• Snoopy's first-class dinner menu on the flight to London includes "lamp cutlets".
• After dropping Peppermint Patty and Marcie off at the farmhouse, Snoopy and the boys apparently have to drive for a long time and distance to get to the chateau. But later when Charlie Brown runs for help when the chateau is on fire, the farmhouse the girls are staying at is now just right down the road close enough to reach within a few minutes by running, and with the chateau being visible from the front door.
• The color scheme of the Boeing 747 when it takes off and lands changes when it is supposedly representing the same flight.
• When Snoopy enters Wimbledon, no one is there, and no one is sitting in the arbiter's chair that is later heard making the calls leading Snoopy to deflate it.
• When Woodstock turns off the car wipers, they are completely down. But when Snoopy exits the car to investigate, the wipers are standing straight up.
• After the hovercraft stops in France, the stairs are placed towards the middle of the craft. When everyone starts to exit, the stairs are at the back of the hovercraft. When the shot zooms out again, the stairs are back to the middle of the hovercraft.
• When Snoopy is thrown out of Wimbledon, one broken racket is thrown out with him. When he gets in the taxi, he is carrying two rackets, and neither is damaged.
• The size and length of Linus' blanket change frequently.
• When the French girl shows Linus the photo of Charlie Brown's grandfather during the Great War, it is in color. In real life, it should have been black and white as cameras did not have color back then.
• In the opening classroom scene where Linus and Charlie Brown stand and declare their trip to France, both Sally and Lucy can be seen. Sally is the younger sister of Charlie Brown, and Lucy is the older sister of Linus, so they wouldn't be in the same class or grade as their brothers.
• When the rental car breaks down in the town near the bakery, Peppermint Patty has Charlie Brown go get bread and certain fixings to make sandwiches. One, Charlie Brown only buys the bread and nothing else, and two, even with him losing his share of the bread in the hood of the car, Charlie Brown should not have been left unable to eat at all due to the mysteriously appearing sandwich fixings. He could've eaten the meat and cheese rolled up or something.

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• ↑ https://www.cbs.com/movies/peanuts-bon-voyage-charlie-brown-and-dont-come-back/vGYMDWBAZ_9R7_mW1fyMxbhtEpRA1w_h/

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

Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) is a 1980 American animated comedy-drama film produced by United Feature Syndicate and distributed by Paramount Pictures , directed by Bill Melendez and Phil Roman . It was the fourth full-length feature film to be based on the Peanuts comic strip.

This is the last Peanuts film to be distributed to Paramount before 20th Century Fox took over after the release.

• 1 Charlie Brown
• 2 Linus van Pelt
• 3 Peppermint Patty
• 6 Voice cast
• 7 External links

Charlie Brown [ edit ]

• I'm worried about the Baron. Pierre said that he was a very mean man.
• [pounding on the chateau's door in a horrible lightning storm] I can't believe it! There's no one home! Why would they invite us clear over here, and then not be home?
• I don't have any idea what you're talking about, all I know is we had a terrible time. There was no one there to meet us, we got caught in the rain, the lightning scared us half to death, and we spent the night sleeping at the stable at the chateau.

Linus van Pelt [ edit ]

• [first lines; in a classroom] Quiet, everybody! We have two new students here that I'd like to have you meet. They are exchange students from Europe. It is my great honor to introduce to you Babette and Jacques.
• [to Violette] Jump? Are they crazy?
• That doesn't make sense. Why did she invite you, Charlie Brown?

Peppermint Patty [ edit ]

• Boy, Chuck, this is great. That was real generous of you to feed your share to the car. [Snoopy and Woodstock snicker] Notice how well the car is running since you gave it some bread?
• Another fine mess you've got me into, Chuck.
• [after they get off the plane in London] Hey Chuck, we're in England. Did you ever think you'd be in England?

Marcie [ edit ]

• [after the rental car gets hit from behind] Qu'est-ce que tu as dans la crâne? Oooh, les cornes! Qu'est-ce que tu veux que je fasse? Que dalle! Le pied de nez! Tu veux nous frotter?

Dialogue [ edit ]

[ music plays ]

( evil thunderclaps in the forsthall tower to a once )

( bell rings )

Voice cast [ edit ]

• Arrin Skelley as Charlie Brown
• Daniel Anderson as Linus van Pelt
• Patricia Patts as Peppermint Patty
• Casey Carlson as Marcie
• Bill Melendez as Snoopy , Woodstock
• Roseline Rubens as Violette Honfleur
• Pascale De Barolet as Pierre
• Annalisa Bortolin as Sally Brown
• Laura Planting as Lucy van Pelt
• Scott Beach as Waiter, Baron, Driver, Tennis Announcer, English Voice, American Male, Car Rental Worker

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• 1980s American animated films
• Traditionally animated films
• American children's animated adventure films
• American children's animated comedy films
• Peanuts films
• Animated films set in London
• Animated films set in Paris
• Films directed by Phil Roman

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Bon Voyage Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back)

1980, Kids & family/Comedy, 1h 15m

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Charlie Brown (Arrin Skelley) heads to Europe as an exchange student in this animated movie based on the "Peanuts" comic strip. Along for the ride are Snoopy, Woodstock, Peppermint Patty, Marcie and Linus. In London, Snoopy and Woodstock test out their tennis skills at Wimbledon before the gang heads off to France. Charlie has an invitation to stay at the chateau of a mysterious baron. But when they arrive on a dark and stormy night, it soon becomes clear that their adventure has only begun.

Genre: Kids & family, Comedy, Drama, Animation

Original Language: English

Director: Bill Melendez , Phil Roman

Release Date (Theaters): May 30, 1980  original

Release Date (Streaming): Oct 13, 2015

Runtime: 1h 15m

Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Production Co: Paramount Pictures International

Cast & Crew

Arrin Skelley

Charlie Brown Voice

Laura Planting

Lucy Van Pelt Voice

Bill Melendez

Snoopy, Woodstock Voice

Daniel Anderson

Linus van Pelt Voice

Annalisa Bortolin

Sally Brown Voice

Scott Beach

Waiter, Baron, Driver, Tennis Announcer, English Voice, American Male Voice

Casey Carlson

Marcie Voice

Patricia Patts

Peppermint Patty Voice

Original Music

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Audience reviews for bon voyage charlie brown (and don't come back).

A great piece of animation. I love the Peanuts.

Funniest part is probably when Snoopy and Marcy are cussing out drivers on the road!

"Bon Voyage,Charlie Brown,and Don't Come Back",was the fourth and final theatrical release that came out during the summer of 1980. For this finale,Charlie Brown,along with Peppermint Patty,her best friend Marcie, companion Linus and Charles' resourceful but always sufficient cool of the cool Snoopy and the rest of the gang travel to Europe to be exchange students over in France,and get into some vey interesting adventures while along the way,Charlie Brown falls in love. A awesome and impressive movie that is beautiful and also a spectacular finish to the Peanuts movies. After this installment,Charles Schultz would never produced another theatrical feature since this was the last of them,which was released in 1980.

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Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) (1980)

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• Charlie Brown and his friends travel to Europe as exchange students.
• 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 her guest only to find that he does not seem welcomed to her chateau. — David Ng <[email protected]>
• Charlie Brown is surprised in class, when it is announced that he and Linus have been selected as part of a student exchange program. Charlie leaves school to pack, and willingly invites Snoopy and Woodstock to come along. The surprises continue as Charlie finds a letter in the mailbox: and it's addressed to him! However, it's written in a 'strange language.' Shortly after going inside, Charlie receives a call from Peppermint Patty, who says that she and Marcie have also been accepted as part of a student exchange program, and will be on the same flight as Charlie and Linus. At the airport, the other kids see their friends off, with the majority calling "Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown." "And don't come back!" yells Lucy. After they have gotten to the ticket counter, everyone is shocked that Snoopy was able to procure a First Class ticket, over their economy-class seats. During the plane flight, Charlie shows the letter that he received, which came from France. As Marcie has been studying French, she offers to translate it. The letter seems to be anticipating Charlie's arrival, and offers to allow him to stay at the Chateau Mal Voisin ("The Chateau of the Bad Neighbor"). The letter is from someone named Violette, but Charlie has no idea who she is. Their plane soon touches down in London, England, where the group has lunch, while Snoopy drives up to Wimbledon and plays a short tennis match. From London, the group takes a train to Dover, before getting on a hovercraft to France. In France, the group manages to rent a car, with Snoopy serving as a driver. Their first stop is Morville, where Peppermint Patty and Marcie will be staying. Also with their exchange program family, is a son named Pierre. After Charlie, Linus, Snoopy and Woodstock leave, the girls explain where their friends are going. When Pierre hears about them going to the Chateau Mal Voisin, he grows apprehensive, saying that noone goes to the chateau, and the owner would never invite outsiders. They attempt to call the chateau, but receive no response, and decide to wait until morning. Meanwhile, Charlie, Linus, Snoopy and Woodstock arrive in the town of Le Heron, amid a rain storm. They pass by the school and a pub, and on the outskirts, they see the dark outlines of the chateau. However, noone appears to be home, and they end up camping in some nearby stables. Snoopy is assigned to watch the group, but once Charlie Brown and Linus are asleep, he and Woodstock sneak off to the local pub for some root beer. The next morning, Charlie and Linus awake to find themselves covered in blankets, and a meal prepared for them.

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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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Retro Peanuts DVD Review: “Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown”

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“I think if you’re going to draw a comic strip every day, you have to draw upon every experience in your own life. I don’t see any other way of doing it. You have to put almost your every thought, your every memory, your every experience and your desires…into the strip. Otherwise, there’s no place else to draw from for the ideas.”

These words of Charles M. Schulz open the bonus documentary that accompanies the DVD premiere of the last–and most personal–of the four Peanuts feature films released during his lifetime. Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don’t Come Back! )  is a 1980 theatrical film that takes Charlie Brown and company to Europe. The Chateau du Mal Voisin (Chateau of the Bad Neighbor) is a real location—a place where a young Schulz stayed during his service in World War II. So is the café where he played foosball, as Snoopy does in the film.

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Because of that–and also due to the efforts to set the features apart from each other as well as from the TV specials– Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown has a moody, romantic tone, especially in the second half. The first half of the film is taken up by the gang using various forms of transportation to get from place to place, accented by scenic vistas that convey the feeling of actual places but within the realm of Schulz’s specific style.

This film came along as the specials and the strip began to de-emphasize some of the Peanuts characters, particularly Lucy, in favor of Peppermint Patty and Marcie. A richly defined character, straddling aggression and vulnerability, Patty takes center stage often in the film. One of her best scenes is also the simplest (and comes directly from the strip), in which she brings Charlie Brown to a slow boil during a day in a French school.

The film is also significant for its use of adult characters. While the cranky uncle is seen in silhouette, the schoolteacher, cab driver and luggage handler are seen full figure. Adult actors speak the lines instead of a “wah-wah” trombone. This ushered in an era of Peanuts projects with darker tones and occasional adult characters, most notably in the 1989-90  This is America, Charlie Brown  miniseries.

The DVD transfer is fine, except for some slight “wow” in the music at the start. Especially welcome is bonus documentary that details the locations and inspirations behind the film, as well as the other Peanuts film released by Paramount, Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (the first two Peanuts features, which were not released by Paramount, are given a brief mention). The short documentary is also significant in that it mentions Dean Spille and Bill Littlejohn, artists usually overlooked in such accounts.

Strings are at the forefront of the musical score, with a few wistful, atmospheric vocals (in addition to three WWII-era pop hits that Snoopy enjoys at the café). Evocative, ballads and string sections would also figure prominently in future specials, like She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown .

Two highly acclaimed dramatic Peanuts specials make their DVD debut: “Why, Charlie Brown, Why?” and “What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?” There must have been some careful thought given to the way these “very special episodes” were marketed to the general public.  Why? Charlie Brown, Why?  deals with Linus’s experiences dealing with the possible death of schoolmate and  What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?  is a look at the aspects of war through the eyes of the characters (and thus Mr. Schulz).

The idea that either of these cartoons, had they been included on a more “generic” Peanuts DVD, might be left to “Play All” along with other, lighter specials, is a little jarring. If watched by very young children, these two shows are best watched with a grownup, should there be questions or emotional reactions. Perhaps that is why this DVD package has a muted “collector’s” tone to its design, rather than a sunny, bright “kidvid” look.

“ What Have We Learned” , incidentally, takes up the story where Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown leaves off, with the group once again in France at the Chateau du Mal Voisin, making this DVD package a companion piece to that feature film.

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Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty and Marcie are chosen as exchange students, destined to spend two weeks in France. Of course, Snoopy and Woodstock join the French odyssey, which turns out to be a combination of mystery, intrigue and romance.

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