Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

1990 0h 24m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 30

FamilyAnimationComedyDramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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A new girl comes to the neighbourhood school and Linus is smitten with her. Unfortunately, she develops the symptoms of leukemia and must go to the hospital for cancer treatment. Linus and Charlie Brown help her through the traumas of chemotherapy as best they can while Snoopy plays at being the world's greatest doctor.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Adrienne Stiefel
Sally Brown
Kaleb Henley
Charlie Brown
Brandon Stewart
Linus Van Pelt
Olivia Burnette
Janice Emmons
Jennifer Banko
Lucy Van Pelt
Bill Melendez
Snoopy / Woodstock

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Jaimes
Writers: Charles M. Schulz
Languages: English, Portuguese
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chuck McCann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Adrienne Stiefel and Kaleb Henley and Brandon Stewart carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0123325 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sam Jaimes directs. Chuck McCann cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Chuck McCann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Adrienne Stiefel and Kaleb Henley and Brandon Stewart carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0123325 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.