Benji 1974 G, 86 min. Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Joe Camp Cast: Peter Breck, Patsy Garrett, Deborah Walley, Edgar Buchanan, Terry Carter, Christopher Connelly, Mark Slade, Cynthia Smith, Frances Bavier, Allen Fiuzat
In his first movie, Benji falls in love and rescues a pair of kids from child kidnappers. Cute movie for kids, and the pooch is adorable.
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Benji: Off the Leash! 2004 PG, 97 min. Genre: Family
Director: Joe Camp Cast: Nick Whitaker, Chris Kendrick, Nate Bynum, Randall Newsome, Duane Stephens, Christy Summerhays, Carleton Bluford, Neal Barth, Melinda Haynes, Lincoln Hoppe, Jeff Olson, Scott Wilkinson
Two dogs, Puppy and Lizard-Tongue, help young Colby (Nick Whitaker) escape the family problems brought on by his brutal father (Chris Kendrick) and, at the same time, Puppy and Lizard-Tongue escape from the dogcatchers' clutches.
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For the Love of Benji 1977 G, 85 min. Genre: Family
Director: Joe Camp Cast: Patsy Garrett, Synthia Smith, Allen Fiuzat, Ed Nelson, Art Vasil, Peter Bowles, Bridget Armstrong, Mihalis Lambrinos, Tony Alatis, Dean Goss
To the children's delight, Benji is back in another caper. This time he is in Athens, Greece, where the dastardly spy (Ed Nelson) kidnaps our canine friend and places a secret coded message on him. Then, it's off for a scenic tour of the area as Benji is chased by assorted bad guys. All ends well.
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Hawmps! 1976 G, 125 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Joe Camp Cast: James Hampton, Christopher Connelly, Slim Pickens, Jack Elam, Denver Pyle, Mimi Maynard, Jesse Davis, Don Starr
Based on a true incident, this is the story of an Army lieutenant who trains cavalrymen to ride camels, instead of horses, in the Texas desert and his subsequent fight with the U.S. Government when he is ordered to set the camels free.
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Oh, Heavenly Dog! 1980 PG, 104 min. Genre: Family
Director: Joe Camp Cast: Chevy Chase, Benji, Jane Seymour, Robert Morley, Omar Sharif, Alan Sues, Donnelly Rhodes, Richard Vernon, John Stride, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Benji appears in his third film. Chevy Chase plays a murdered detective who is reincarnated in Benji's body. The plot is, of course, that Benji/Chase tries to find the killer.
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| 1. Benji (1974)
2. Benji the Hunted (1987)
3. Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
4. The Double McGuffin (1979)
5. For the Love of Benji (1977)
6. Hawmps! (1976)
7. Oh, Heavenly Dog! (1980)
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