A Boy Named Charlie Brown

A Boy Named Charlie Brown is a 1969 American animated film, produced by Cinema Center Films and Lee Mendelson Films for National General Pictures and directed by Bill Meléndez, it is the first feature film based on the Peanuts comic strip. It was also the final time that Peter Robbins voiced the character of Charlie Brown. (Robbins had voiced the role for all the Peanuts television specials up to that point, starting with the debut of the special... more

A Boy Named Charlie Brown is a 1969 American animated film, produced by Cinema Center Films and Lee Mendelson Films for National General Pictures and directed by Bill Meléndez, it is the first feature film based on the Peanuts comic strip. It was also the final time that Peter Robbins voiced the character of Charlie Brown. (Robbins had voiced the role for all the Peanuts television specials up to that point, starting with the debut of the specials, 1965's A Charlie Brown Christmas.) Prior to the credits, Charlie Brown, Linus, and Lucy look at some clouds on a hill. After hearing Linus' educated description of the detailed scenes he envisions, Charlie Brown has second thoughts about seeing a "ducky and a horsie". Then, after the credits, we first see him flying a kite into the air. However, no sooner does he get it in the air than it crashes. He angrily decries his obtained bad luck, and throws it to Lucy who is passing by. "Anyone who can fly this kite is a genius," he angrily... less