Dalbert Pringle Released in 1972 - Snoopy, Come Home is an animated musical comedy-drama film directed by Bill Melendez and written by Charles M. Schulz based on the Peanuts comic strip. The film marked the on-screen debut of Woodstock, who had first appeared in the strip in 1967.As the story goes - Charlie Brown's beloved dog Snoopy receives a letter from his original owner, Lila, who has been sick in the hospital.With his bird friend Woodstock, Snoopy goes to visit Lila, making his way across the country despite seeing "no dogs allowed" signs everywhere.When Lila gets better, she asks Snoopy to live with her. After a farewell party, he sets out to live with Lila, leaving Charlie Brown depressed.

ravsten428 This movie was always a favorite when I was young and I still enjoy it.Snoopy is one of my favorite cartoon characters and he doesn't disappoint in this film. I love the scenes where he fights with Linus over his blanket and also where he quarrels Lucy in a boxing match.Basically the story involves Snoopy being called back to his previous owner Lila who is sick in the hospital. She writes to Snoopy telling him how lonely she is and that she wants to see him. Snoopy frantically runs off along with one of his best pals Woodstock but doesn't give Charlie Brown a reason for doing so. Snoopy and Woodstock have some crazy happenings and adventures on their way to meet up with Lila. One of the biggest obstacles on their way ends up being a little girl who tries to adopt Snoopy. This girl however is not the best at taking care of her pets and treats Snoopy not so kindly by giving him a bath and dressing him up for tea. Poor Woodstock also gets caught but doesn't get any poor treatment at all other then being penned up in a cage. Finally they are both able to escape from the girl and they go back on their journey.Meanwhile Charlie Brown can't figure out why Snoopy left other than a note with the name Lila on it and even his friends start to think they had something to do with it. At some point Linus asks Charlie about his past with Snoopy. He tells Linus about how when he was younger he went to a Puppy Farm with his parents and bought Snoopy. At some point Linus calls the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm and inquires about Snoopy's past. Linus finds out that he had a previous owner and that it was Lila but unfortunately they had to move and give Snoopy up for adoption. Charlie of course has a hard time handling the news.Snoopy finally finds Lila and visits her. Lila speaks about how much she misses him and wishes he would come back once she feels good enough to go home. Snoopy decides he is going home to tell everyone goodbye including Woodstock and his owner. This is no doubt the saddest part of the movie.Of course Snoopy goes to meet Lila but he seems like he would rather be at home with Charlie. When he gets to where Lila lives he notices that they don't allow dogs so he is rejoiced to know that he can go back home where he belongs. Snoopy makes his way back and everyone is thrilled to see him back. Unfortunately he is also a stinker because he asks for everything back that he gave to his friends when he left. He's quite an independent dog isn't he?Snoopy come Home offers plenty of laughs and some tears as well. A great film other than the main song being dragged out a bit much. A few of the other songs were good though. Also I loved the NO DOGS ALLOWED segments.

Hollywood_Yoda A delightful family and children's film that brings Charles Schultz's Peanuts characters to the big screen in their second feature film. This time, Snoopy goes to visit his once owner, who is sick, and feels that he must stay with her, ensuing Charlie Brown behind to recover his pooch. This film is from the golden age of animated features, of which Schultz was part of, and most of his Peanuts Gang had only seen television screens up to this point. It wasn't until this film and 'A Boy Named Charlie Brown' before that the Peanuts Gang was in theaters, followed by two other features. Alas, the film was released to DVD in 2007 for a whole new generation to see the glamour and beauty of this timeless classic. This is definitely an animated classic not to be missed, along with all the Peanuts, of course! 10/10, perfect!

S Bradford This melancholy entry in the Peanuts quadrilogy stands out among the four, simply because of the difference in tone from the other entries. "Race for Your Life" is much lighter in tone, while "Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown" is more shallow. "Snoopy, Come Home" is the most memorable because of its unusual depth, as well as the bittersweet themes that it touches on: friendship; loyalty; and partings of the way.The plot, in a nutshell: Snoopy's former owner is sick, and calls him to her side. Snoopy makes a cross-country journey, and is then torn between staying with his former owner, who needs him, and returning to the place he considers home.Though the animation is still fairly simple here, it's a notch above the usual Peanuts movies and specials - check out the beautiful backgrounds of the beach scenes, or the wonderful palettes displayed as Snoopy and Woodstock travel at sunset. Really striking, and different from what we usually see in the Peanuts stories.The real mixed bag here is the music. This was the first Peanuts project that did not features a score by the brilliant Vince Guaraldi. Instead, the Sherman brothers of Disney fame provide the songs, several of which are sung by the characters (in contrast to Guaraldi's usual instrumentals). Some of these songs are quite good, like Fundamentalfriendependability, the song sung by a girl who captures Snoopy when he is en route. Others, like Snoopy and Woodstock's "Me and You" theme, are pure early 70s (think The Association) and unfortunately date the movie.The voice work is generally good, unlike the more recent Peanuts entries where sounding somewhat like the original voices doesn't seem to be a prerequisite. Stephen Shea as Linus sounds almost exactly like older brother Chris, the original, definitive Linus who grew out of the role. The one weak voice is Charlie himself, whose voice is different enough from his predecessors to be distracting.But these are nitpicks. The strength and depth of the story itself is more than enough to make up for the few weaknesses. For whatever reason, this is rerun less than the later two Peanuts movies, so seek it out on DVD - you won't be disappointed. And if you're softhearted, be sure to have a handkerchief handy.