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This Saturday morning, Joseph and Chris watched All Dogs Go to Heaven, from 1989. This was suggested to us by Jason A.! Thanks, Jason!
A canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all.
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King Gator’s appearance is the source of the trope name “big lipped alligator moment”. A moment where a musical number comes out of nowhere in a movie and then is never mentioned again https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WJRBPlnBg24
Oh man, I totally forgot about that trope, but you’re exactly right! 🐊
I had watched this movie a few times as a kid (I think it might’ve actually occasionally aired on Disney Channel back when it was a premium channel), as well as the follow-ups you guys mentioned. However, I had watched this again 2 or 3 years ago for the first time in a long time and I was surprised how dark it was and how much better it was than I remembered.
I think this could be a contender for saddest animated children’s movie, and admittedly, the real-life tragedy of Judith Barsi factors into that. Did you know that they actually redesigned Anne-Marie so she’d bear more of a resemblance to Judith. Also, that scene with the Flash Gordon ray gun was actually supposed to be a real machine gun, but they changed it after Judith’s death.
I had to go back and look at the ‘Let’s Make Music Together’ scene to see if Charlie and King Gator actually interacted with each other. There is a very brief exchange that they share where King Gator asks about his vocal tone and Charlie starts to respond with “It’s a-“. Also, Charlie and King Gator sing together toward the end of the song, showing that they clearly understand each other. So yeah, I think it’s safe to say this was a plot hole.
While I’ll always encourage people to watch thinks for themselves and make up their own minds, I will admit that I do not care for Rock-a-Doodle. In fact, I’m not a fan of any of the movies Don Bluth did between this one and Anastasia.
Aww, I was really hoping only Anne-Marie understood King Gator. But I still love the movie, plot hole & all!
I’ll definitely check out Anastasia, and mayyybe Rock-a-Doodle if I’m feeling risky.
I’d also recommend checking out the movie Don Bluth did after Anastasia, Titan A.E., which was also the last movie he did.