The Peanuts Movie

Director: Steve Martino Cast: Noah Schnapp , Hadley Belle Miller , Alexander Garfin , Mariel Sheets , Bill Melendez , Anastasia Bredikhina , Noah Johnston , Rebecca Bloom , Venus Schultheis , A.J. Tecce , Francesca Capaldi , Marleik "Mar Mar" Walker , Madisyn Shipman , Micah Revelli , William "Alex" Wunsch , Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews , Kristin Chenoweth , Christopher J. Campbell , Holly Dorff , Kelly Michelle Mills , Al Nelson , Tessa Netting , Randall Thom , Randy Trager , Gwendolyn Yates Whittle , Theresa Adolph , Lisa Allen , Eric David Anderson , Pako Bagur , Lauren Wells Baker , Christophe Beck , James Bresnahan , Tab Burton , Christopher Campbell , Tyler Carter , Bertrand Chung , AJ Conrad , Stephen Dahler , Tim Davies , Peter Devlin , Nash Dunnigan , Carolyn Ee-Kaiser , Mary Ann Elizabeth , Todd Elliott , Renato Falcao , Scott Farrell , Paul Feig , Ed Fornoles , Richard Fournier , Gianluca Fratellini , Hector Godoy Garcia , Patrick Giusiano , Tom Grevera , Matthew Hasselmann , Seth Hippen , Jason Ho , John Houlihan , Kenneth Huling , James Jackson , Louis Jones , Ken Kaiser , Tyler Kakac , Jim Kammerud , Byoung Ho Kang , Christian Kaplan , Jason Keane , Sandeep Menon , Anthony Nisi , Bryan Schulz , Craig Schulz , Joshua Spencer , Randy Thom , Jon Townley , Michael J. Travers , Cornelius Uliano , Patrick Worlock , Kevin Yang

The Peanuts Movie

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The delightfully hilarious gang from The Peanuts returns after 35 years for their silver screen debut. Join Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and friends on a new epic adventure while Snoopy tracks down his nemesis, the Red Baron. Charles M. Schulz's iconic characters are brought to life in state of the art 3D animation from Blue Sky Studios, the creators of the Ice Age films. Directed by Steve Martino. Screenwriters include Craig Schulz, one of Charles M. Schulz's sons and Bryan Schulz, Craig's son and Cornelius Uliano. ~ Jennifer Lackman

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Release Date:	03/08/2016
UPC:	0024543271154
Original Release:	2015
Rating:	G
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Format:	Blu-ray

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Performance Credits

Noah Schnapp	Charlie Brown
Hadley Belle Miller	Lucy van Pelt
Alexander Garfin	Linus van Pelt
Mariel Sheets	Sally Brown
Bill Melendez	Snoopy/Woodstock
Anastasia Bredikhina	Patty
Noah Johnston	Schroeder
Rebecca Bloom	Marcie
Venus Schultheis	Peppermint Patty
A.J. Tecce	Pigpen
Francesca Capaldi	The Little Red-Haired Girl
Marleik "Mar Mar" Walker	Franklin
Madisyn Shipman	Violet
Micah Revelli	Little Kid
William "Alex" Wunsch	Shermy
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews	Miss Othmar
Kristin Chenoweth	Fifi
Christopher J. Campbell	Voice Only
Holly Dorff	Voice Only
Kelly Michelle Mills	Voice Only
Al Nelson	Voice Only
Tessa Netting	Voice Only
Randall Thom	Voice Only
Randy Trager	Voice Only
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	Voice Only
Tim Davies	Conductor

Technical Credits

Steve Martino	Director
Theresa Adolph	Animator
Lisa Allen	Animator
Eric David Anderson	Animator
Pako Bagur	Animator
Lauren Wells Baker	Animator
Christophe Beck	Score Composer
James Bresnahan	Animator
Tab Burton	Animator
Christopher Campbell	Editor
Tyler Carter	Set Decoration/Design
Bertrand Chung	Animator
AJ Conrad	Animator
Stephen Dahler	Animator
Peter Devlin	Animator
Nash Dunnigan	Art Director
Carolyn Ee-Kaiser	Animator
Mary Ann Elizabeth	Original Story
Todd Elliott	Animator
Renato Falcao	Cinematographer
Scott Farrell	Animator
Paul Feig	Producer
Ed Fornoles	Animator
Richard Fournier	Animator
Gianluca Fratellini	Animator
Hector Godoy Garcia	Animator
Patrick Giusiano	Animator
Tom Grevera	Animator
Matthew Hasselmann	Animator
Seth Hippen	Animator
Jason Ho	Animator
John Houlihan	Musical Direction/Supervision
Kenneth Huling	Animator
James Jackson	Animator
Louis Jones	Animator
Ken Kaiser	Animator
Tyler Kakac	Animator
Jim Kammerud	Original Story
Byoung Ho Kang	Animator
Christian Kaplan	Casting
Jason Keane	Animator
Sandeep Menon	Set Decoration/Design
Anthony Nisi	Production Manager
Bryan Schulz	Producer,Screenwriter
Craig Schulz	Producer,Screenwriter
Joshua Spencer	Animator
Randy Thom	Sound/Sound Designer
Jon Townley	Set Decoration/Design
Randy Trager	Editor
Michael J. Travers	Producer
Cornelius Uliano	Producer,Screenwriter
Patrick Worlock	Original Story
Kevin Yang	Set Decoration/Design

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Videos

Preview

How to Draw Woodstock (German), the

Franklin Day, the

How to Draw Snoopy, the

How to Draw Snoopy (Chinese Subtitled), the

for the Love of Peanuts Featurette (German), the

the Museum Featurette, the

the Director Featurette, the

True to the Art Featurette, the

Peanutize Me (Uk), the

the Legacy of Charles Schulz Featurette, the

Sparky's Pen Featurette, the

Peanutize Me (German), the

Van Pelt University Featurette (German), the

How to Draw Snoopy (German), the

the Red Baron (Uk), the

Mariel Sheets on Who Is Sally?, the

New Kid, the

Alex Garfin on Working with the Director, the

Hadley Belle Miller on Who Is Lucy?, the

Steve Martino on Directing Peanuts, the

Noah Schnapp on Playing an Icon, the

Meghan Trainor on the Inspiration for 'Better When I'M Dancing', the

Ice Skating, the

Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews on Recognizing the Trombone Sound, the

a.J. Tecce on His Favorite Thing about Pigpen, the

Marleik Walker on Who Is Franklin?, the

the Red Baron, the

Little Red Haired Girl (Uk), the

for the Love of Peanuts Featurette (Chinese Subtitled), the

the Red Baron (French), the

the Director Featurette (German), the

Friends for Life (Uk), the

Blue Sky Studios Featurette (French Subtitled), the

the Director Featurette (French Subtitled), the

Steve Martino and Nick Bruno Featurette (French Subtitled), the

New Kid (German), the

Little Red Haired Girl (Chinese Subtitled), the

Little Red Haired Girl (German), the

Ice Skating (German), the

Van Pelt University Featurette (Uk), the

Little Red Haired Girl (French), the

Little Red Haired Girl (French Subtitled), the

the Director Featurette (Chinese Subtitled), the

Sparky's Pen Featurette (Chinese Subtitled), the

True to the Art Featurette (Chinese Subtitled), the

the Museum Featurette (Chinese Subtitled), the

the Legacy of Charles Schulz Featurette (Chinese Subtitled), the

Snoopy Teaches Charlie Brown to Dance (Uk), the

behind the Scenes Featurette (Uk), the

Snoopy Eats All of Charlie Brown's Cupcakes (Uk), the

Little Red Haired Girl (Spanish), the

Snoopy Sings (French), the

Snoopy Teaches Charlie Brown to Dance (French), the

Snoopy Teaches Charlie Brown to Dance (French Subtitled), the

Snoopy Eats All of Charlie Brown's Cupcakes (French Subtitled), the

Snoopy Eats All of Charlie Brown's Cupcakes (French), the

Snoopy Sings (French Subtitled), the

Snoopy Sings with Carolers (Uk), the

Meet the Gang Featurette (French), the

Making of Featurette (French), the

Meet the Gang Featurette (Uk), the

the Legacy of Charles Schulz Featurette (Spanish Subtitled), the

Craig Schultz on Appealing to Everyone, the

Steve Martino on Directing the Peanuts Movie, the

Paul Feig on the Peanuts' Lasting Appeal, the

Jean Schultz on the Foundation of the Peanuts, the

Mar Mar & Harriet Glickman on Taking on Franklin Armstrong, the

Editorial Reviews

There have been countless Peanuts specials since the 1965 debut of A Charlie Brown Christmas, and while some have been memorable (It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown) and some have not aged well (It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown, with a leg-warmer-wearing Snoopy doing his best Flashdance impression), all of them were rendered in flat, 2D cel animation. Charles M. Schulz's minimalist style fit the medium of cel animation well, however, and so news of a CGI Peanuts movie raised the hackles of many fans. Purists were worried: Would transferring these characters to three dimensions junk up the simplicity of Schulz's vision? They needn't have worried. The Peanuts Movie is gently respectful to the strip's origins while it still finds ways to expand its visual possibilities as it folds the audience warmly back into its beloved little world. While the plot is loosely gathered around a series of independent gag vignettes, giving the feel of leafing through a collection of newspaper strips, there is a main thread focusing on Charlie Brown (voiced by Noah Schnapp) and his fortuitous discovery of the Little Red-Haired Girl (Francesca Capaldi). Smitten, he embarks on a yearlong effort to impress her, a quest that's continually thwarted by a combination of his schlimazel bad luck and his innate human decency -- when it's a choice between coming to the rescue of his sister Sally (Mariel Sheets) or selfishly seizing a rare moment of the Little Red-Haired Girl's attention, good o'l Charlie Brown of course does the right thing. People's memories of the Peanuts animated specials are sacrosanct, and so Blue Sky Studios (the same team behind Ice Age and Rio) have made many efforts to ease the transition from 2 to 3D animation, opting for a "2.5D" compromise, where bodies and objects have volume and texture (including a fleshy glow for skin tones and a felt-y, fuzzy fluff on Snoopy), but facial features and the cartoony motion lines zipping after their actions are rendered in Charles M. Schulz-style flat pen-and-ink work. They've also cast child voice actors who sound uncannily like our memories of the Christmas special. (No modern details like cellphones intrude into Peanuts-land, but there's a moment of anachronistic dissonance at the end, when the credits reveal characters with sturdy postwar names like "Sally" and "Patty" and "Marcie" are being voiced by Anastasias and Madisyns.) The end result is a worthy compromise that's true to the flavor of Schulz's original vision. While it was also a smart choice to carry over details like music from the Vince Guaraldi Trio and the "wah-WAH-wah" trombone of adult's voices, it's unfortunate that Snoopy, who has such a rich inner monologue in Schulz's strip, is still stuck with the squalling noises that no real beagle has ever made (vocalized post-humously from recordings by Charlie Brown specials director Bill Melendez.) But Snoopy gets his due in a vividly rendered subplot about his fantasies as a World War I flying ace smitten with daring French poodle aviatrix Fifi (Kristin Chenoweth, credited for a "vocal performance" that's barely a few scant squeaks and purrs). The animation team really gets to flex their 3D muscles in swooping, thrilling aerial dogfights over mountains and rivers, with Snoopy perched atop his red doghouse in hot pursuit of the Red Baron. Even though Charlie Brown never stops struggling with his lot in life as a loveable loser, so much about The Peanuts Movie is done right that the only audience members with grounds for complaint are die-hard comics devotees, who might grumble that the heavy influence of the animated specials soft-pedals the existential angst that gave the original newspaper strip its tang. That may be so, but good grief! The Peanuts Movie is a sweet, appealing and harmless holiday romp, suitable for even the youngest moviegoers but with a little something for everyone.

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