All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven is a 1989 animated musical fantasy comedy drama film directed by Don Bluth. It stars the voices of Loni Anderson, Judith Barsi (in her final film role), Dom DeLuise, Melba Moore, Charles Nelson Reilly, Burt Reynolds, and Vic Tayback. Set in New Orleans in 1939, it tells the story of Charlie B. Barkin, a German Shepherd mix who is murdered by his former friend, Carface Carruthers. Charlie escapes from Heaven to return to Earth, where his best friend, Itchy Itchiford, still lives, to take revenge on Carface. Instead, he ends up befriending a young orphan girl named Anne-Marie. In the process, Charlie learns an important lesson about kindness, friendship, and love.

All Dogs Go to Heaven was theatrically released by MGM/UA Communications Co. on 17 November 1989 in the United States, and by Rank Film Distributors on 8 February 1990 in the United Kingdom, and on 6 April 1990 in Ireland. It received mixed reviews and was not commercially successful compared to Bluth's previous animated features, grossing $27.1 million on a $13 million budget; it was successful on home video, becoming one of the highest-selling VHS releases ever. It was followed by a theatrical sequel, a television series, and a holiday direct-to-video film.