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We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown

Name: We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-09-02
Duration: 14 min

Not Rated

Documentary

A documentary short detailing the making of the classic cartoon "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," and the particular pressure the creative team felt after the massive success of its former creation, "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

09-02-2008

14 min

Main Cast

Mark Evanier

Mark Evanier is an American comic book writer and television writer.

Known For

I Know That Voice

2014

Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection

2022

The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass

2018

Scott McGuire

Known For

A Christmas Miracle: The Making of a Charlie Brown Christmas

2008

Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic

2008

Bill Melendez

José "Bill" Cuauhtémoc Meléndez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was a Mexican–American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer known for his cartoons for Walt Disney Productions (working on four Disney films Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo and Bambi), Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and the Peanuts series. Melendez provided the voices of Snoopy and Woodstock in the latter as well. In a career spanning over 60 years, he won six Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for thirteen more. In addition, he was nominated for an Oscar and five Grammy Awards. The Peanuts television specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas and What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?, which he directed, were each honored with a Peabody Award.