Benji the Hunted (1987)

Benji is left in the wilderness after an accident - can he survive ?

Director:

Joe Camp

Writer:

Joe Camp

Stars:

Benjean, Frank Inn, Red Steagall

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Benjean	...	Benji
Frank Inn	...	Himself
Red Steagall	...	Hunter
Nancy Francis	...	Mary Beth McLaulin
Joe Camp	...	TV Director (voice)
Steve Zanolini	...	Producer (voice)
Mike Francis	...	TV Cameraman
Ben Vaughn	...	Engineer's hand
Karen Thorndike	...	Countdown (voice)
Guy Hovis	...	The Balladeer (voice)

Storyline

In this children film Benji the Hunted, the show dog Benji is lost at sea and winds up in the wilderness of Oregon to fend for himself. Benji's one and only plan is to get back into his master's arms as soon as possible, until he finds four orphaned cougar kittens whose mother was shot by a hunter. Now his ultimate task is to get the four orphaned kittens into the care of another mother cougar with her single child while avoiding the threatening animals of the wild.

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Plot Keywords:

benji | wilderness | cougar | hunter | lost at sea | 

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Taglines:

Benji's Back! In the most exciting adventure of his life!

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Genres:

Adventure | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 June 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Benji la malice

Filming Locations:

Newport, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$22,257,624 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Embark Production, Millenium Productions, Mulberry Square Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Grizzly bears and wolves are not found in Oregon.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits are over, a still of Benji appears and the text reads "woof."

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Connections

Follows Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Too Many Yesterdays"
Music by Betty Box and Euel Box
Lyrics by Joe Camp
Performed by Guy Hovis

User Reviews

a must-see

I'm 20 and this film just came on the day after Boxing Day, it looked like a cute easy-going Incredible Journey sort of thing so me and my Mum settled down to watch it and we were just blown away. I'd never heard of Benji so there weren't any expectations although it made it harder to understand the beginning. But I wish I'd seen something like that when I was a kid, and I don't care how different films are in the future - when I have children I will DEFINITELY sit them down to watch Benji the Hunted! The acting was frankly astonishing for a dog, and I laughed out loud when the little dark kitten went up to the bear and tried to growl. How they got a small male dog to run up and down and even climb cliffs with cougar cubs in his mouth I will never know. In short, a 20 year old and a 49 year old give this movie 4 big thumbs up and even Dad watched it all the way through, although he'd never admit to liking it