Benji - Off the Leash
by Joe Camp
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Actor: Chris Kendrick, Duane Stephens, Nate Bynum, Nick Whitaker, Randall NewsomeDirector: Joe Camp
Brand: Good Times Video
Producer: Joe Camp
Writer: Joe Camp
Producer: Jack Lewis
Producer: Jim Ritchie
Producer: Joe Camp III
Producer: Margaret Loesch
Producer: Phoebe Lewis
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-12-28
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Good Times Video
Movie Reviews of Benji - Off the Leash
Movie Review: Great Family Film!
Summary: 5 Stars
I could sit here and try and talk about what a great film this is, but I don't think I could do a better job than Dr. Marty Becker. I agree with everything he said (see below):
Come, sit, stay for great new Benji movie
Dr. Marty Becker - Knight Ridder
On November 18, 2001, a famed movie producer walked into a shelter and was transfixed by a raggedy, abandoned mutt that had been picked up wandering alone on the streets of Pass Christian, Mississippi. That movie producer was Joe Camp, creator of the original Benji movies, and he was on a mission, looking in animal shelters across the country. When he gazed into her gentle eyes, he knew he had found his next star.
Now, nearly three years later, that collaboration between Camp and his new star is complete. The highly anticipated new movie, Benji Off The Leash, opens in theaters nationwide August 20.
For Camp, it's been a personal mission. He wrote, directed and produced Benji Off The Leash, resisting big bucks from studio executives, who Camp says wanted to lower the base of his family movie. "I had a conversation with one of them and he said. `This is what you have to put into kids' entertainment: violence, sexual innuendo and potty jokes. It's the economic bottom line.' I got angry and went my own way, seeking private investors, to show those studios what could be done; the responsible, right thing."
Benji Off The Leash is a story about unlikely heroes. Benji is a dog, lost and alone, with no one but a belligerent bird, a bungling stray mutt, and a 14-year-old boy to help. With Benji in the lead and with incredible music composed and conducted by Anthony DiLorenzo (he should get an academy award,) it tells the story of how this band of comrades comes together for a common, courageous purpose: to stop abuse of pets and people.
Test audiences have touted this as the most hilarious Benji film ever. It features a comic duo of dog catchers who can't seem to outsmart Benji. But it also may be the most important; raising audience awareness about shelters and shining a spotlight on animal abuse, teaching our children the importance of compassion and courage.
"It was significant that once again we find our next Benji in a shelter, just like the original Benji," says Camp. Benji jumpstarted the trend for people to look for a mixed breed mutt at the local animal shelter rather than the purebred puppies at the pet store. Since the first Benji movie came out in 1975, mutts, canine cocktails, Heinz 57 remain popular, chic, da bomb.
Camp adopted his new Benji (Benji number four) and her movie side-kick Shaggy from shelters. The current Benji is a female mixed-breed terrier believed to be just under one year old when she was adopted in 2001.
This is a summer touted to be one of the biggest in movie history, with big budget studios going head to head with their blockbuster releases. But, through it all, Camp feels optimistic that his `little movie that could,' Benji Off The Leash, will prevail.
"I honestly believe families want good, quality family entertainment. They are tired of the junk and violence and sexual focus of movies today that are marketed for kids." This Benji movie allows families to take a stand and show Hollywood the kind of movies they want more of."
And in fact, not just children, but adults as well, have enjoyed the powerful message of love seen in the Benji movies.
Besides parents who are raving about a great family fun movie, the critics are showing new puppy exuberance for a unique movie that doesn't need computer gimmicks or a talking dog to tell a timeless, tangible story:
"An incredible story! Exciting, heartwarming and entertaining."
Ted Baehr - The Movie Guide
"Surefire family entertainment! I'm giving this film my HOT vote!"
Leonard Maltin - Hot Ticket
"Hilarious! It captures the joy of a special dog and the simpleness of childhood."
Gannett Newspapers
"A funny, exciting adventure. The canine cast is irresistible. I swear, the main dogs in this film are acting."
Phil Boatwright - The Movie Reporter
"A real treat!"
Susana Gora - Premiere Magazine
Our family likes movies and when we watched a sneak preview of Benji Off The Leash for a shelter fundraiser, entire families laughed out loud, a lot, and at the end of the movie the entire theater resonated with thunderous applause and cheering. When the lights came on you could see many people wiping away tears. With my own blurry eyes, I looked into the faces of people ages five to eighty five, and verified this movie moves people.
A great movie, a great message, and help finding homeless pets new homes. What more could we ask for? I give this movie my highest possible endorsement and greatest sense of urgency: A must see movie on opening weekend to guarantee this movie has four good legs to run on for many weeks!
Benji Off The Leash opens August 20th. You can visit www.benji.com
for more information.
There you have it folks! Need I say more :)
Summary of Benji - Off the Leash
Features include:
?MPAA Rating: PG
?Format: DVD
?Runtime: 97 minutes
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