The characters are real and have feelings and heart, and The little orphan, Anne-Marie, is adorable.
Charlie B. Barkin (Burt Reynolds) and his pal Itchy (Dom DeLuise) are are two Dogs who have busted out of the dog pound in New Orleans.
Set up by his ex pal, Carface (Vic Tayback), Charlie wants to reclaim his half of the business from Carface. But things are not as simple as Charlie would like them to be. Carface does not want to give up the other half of the business to Chalie, and decides to get ride of him... permanently.
Charlie does in fact die, and goes to heaven. However, Charlie finds his "clock" which can send him back to Earth.
Once back on Earth, Charlie and Itchy try to devise a way to take revenge on Carface. Once inside Carface's hideout, Charlie and Itchy come across an orphan named Anne-Marie who can talk to animals. Kidnapped by Carface and held against her will, Carface uses the girl to talk to animls to find out who is going to win rat races and horse races so he can win big.
Charlie and Itchy help the girl escape so THEY can use her to win big. But Anne-Marie won't help them unless Charlie gives to the poor what he wins, and helps her find a mommy and Daddy. Carface is on Charlie's tail, and will stop at nothing to get the girl back.
I love this movie. It is a very sad, underrated movie. The little orphan girl is held against her will, and has no one to turn to. Finally she finds a mommy and a daddy, but not untill the end of the film. Anne-Marie will capture your heart. She really will. Even more so if you know what happened to the little girl who played her voice. Check that out here.
The star of the film, Charlie, dies again. But it's how he dies, and how he says goodbye to Anne-Marie. Charlie walks away from Anne-Marie and into heaven. How can you not cry at that?
Plot:
The characters are real and have feelings and heart, and The little orphan, Anne-Marie, is adorable.
The songs in the film are good, but take away from the plot because they slow down the action. There are many songs in the film which account for about 40% of the film. Trim that down to 25% and add some back story. This is only a minor detail, though.
Animation: 
Don Bluth has always made great animated films. hey, he came from Disney, After all. Although, the animation is great, it is not as good as, say, The Little Mermaid which opened the same day as All Dogs Go To Heaven.
Sound:
All of the songs in the film work, but they do take away from the flow of the story (see above).
Character Development: 
Atmosphere:
This is a really easy film to get into (its audiance is mainly children) but it will appeal to a number of adults.
Realism:
It's a childrens story, yes, but the performances by the voice actors are belivable.
Warren’s Rating:
Movies it was nominated with for Best Animated Feature:
This catagory did not exist in 1989.
9.00/10Is the movie worth your time to watch?
04-10-04
