For the Love of Benji (1977)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Joe Camp

Writers:

Joe Camp (story)
Ben Vaughn (story)

Release Date:

10 June 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

The world's most huggable hero.

Plot:

Benji sniffs out a bogus CIA agent in Athens, Greece. |

Plot Keywords:

Greece | Police | Boat | Vacation | Animal Actor

Cast

Benji	...	Benji
Patsy Garrett	...	Mary
Cynthia Smith	...	Cindy
Allen Fiuzat	...	Paul
Ed Nelson	...	Chandler Dietrich
Art Vasil	...	Stelios
Peter Bowles	...	Ronald
Bridget Armstrong	...	Elizabeth
Michalis Lambrinos	...	Man in Baggage Room
Dean Goss	...	Man in Line
Tony Alatis	...	Greek Man
Catherine McClenry	...	Airline Representative - US
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brandon Camp
Kostas Kleftogiannis		(as Costas Kleftovannis)
Giannis Kondoulis		(as Yannis Kontouus)
Valerios Megaloikonomov
Angela Cacoliris Samaras	...	Little Angy (10yrs)
Yannis Totzikas
Vagelis Traiforos
Giorgos Tzifos
Anassis Vassilakidis
Giorgos Velentzas		(as George Valentzas)

Also Known As:

Benji: For the Love of Benji (Australia)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Greek

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Philippines:G | Australia:G | South Korea:All | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Company:

Mulberry Square Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tattoo, a Love Story (2002)

If you love cute dogs and want to see a bit of Greece, too, this is a nice film for you

Benji, that adorable dog, is supposed to be in a happier situation after the first film. He is a beloved family member and a pampered pooch. When some family members decide to go to Greece, Benji gets to go along. However, there are doggynappers lurking nearby and Benji is almost seized upon. But, being the brilliant dog that he is, Benji manages to escape their clutches and begin exploring a lovely city in Greece and its surroundings. He helps himself to a bit a Greek pasta at a restaurant and has a close call with a Doberman, among other things. Will he be able to find his way back to his family? If you love dogs and family films, this is a good choice. It is mostly Benji on the loose in Greece, where the scenery is a knockout, and where Benji gets in and out of one scrape after another. There are a few iffy passages, where guns are flashed and Benji is subjected to chloroform. However, this is mostly a little dog on the run in a charming movie. Families everywhere, for the love of Mike and Benji, please locate this one for an entertaining evening of fun for your loved ones.