在这部史努比之父舒尔茨片中,本片为PBS American Masters(美国大师)系列S21E08。查尔斯·舒尔茨(Charles M. Schulz，1922-2000),出生于美国明尼苏达州，2000年2月12日辞世，享年77岁。他1950年开始创作史努比系列漫画，五十年来史努比、查理·布朗等故事人物的触角，已延伸至全球七十五个国家，透过21种翻译本刊登在2600家报纸上，以及3亿本漫画和50部卡通，估计每天陪伴3亿5千万读者一同欢笑。2001年又陆续刊登了查尔斯·舒尔茨在世时未发表的画稿。创作出著名漫画Caivin and Hobbes的比尔·沃特森一直把史努比的创造者查尔斯·舒尔茨视为偶像，他说，史努比震撼了半个世纪……查尔斯·舒尔茨以其睿智、诚实和极具表现力的作品，营造了一个充满幽默、幻想、温暖和忧伤的漫画世界，开创了漫画的新天地。美国前总统克林顿也曾说，查尔斯·舒尔茨塑造的不仅仅是不朽的偶像，史努比、查理·布郎、莱纳斯、露西，他们教会了我们，是什么让我们成为“人”。
For 50 years, Charles M. Schulz captivated and comforted millions with PEANUTS-his innovative daily chronicle of cruelty, hope, and heartbreak in the younger set. But unprecedented worldwide success did not quiet his own Charlie-Brown-style doubts. Instead, the outwardly mild-mannered Schulz relentlessly revisited the turbulent realities of his lost childhood in search of elusive answers. Like Citizen Kane (a film Schulz watched up to 40 times), GOOD OL' CHARLES SCHULZ tries to decipher an iconic, enigmatic American success story. Interviews with those who knew him best-including the real-life Linus and Little Red-Haired Girl-propel this 90-minute documentary. With full access to Peanuts strips and specials and to Schulz's personal archives, the film explores his life, his work, and the complex ways the two intersected. Filmed in wide screen, GOOD OL' CHARLES SCHULZ also connects the cartoons to the fading world of his Midwestern youth in visually innovative ways.
