Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)

A murdered detective must avenge his murder after he is reincarnated as a dog.

Director:

Joe Camp

Writer:

Rod Browning

Stars:

Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour, Benji

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chevy Chase	...	Browning
Benji	...	Benji a.k.a Browning (as Benjean)
Jane Seymour	...	Jackie
Omar Sharif	...	Bart
Robert Morley	...	Bernie
Stuart Germain	...	Higgins / Deaf Postie
Alan Sues	...	Freddie
John Stride	...	Alistair Becket
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Montanero
Barbara Leigh-Hunt	...	Margaret
Margaret Courtenay	...	Lady Chalmers
Richard Vernon	...	Quimby Charles
Frank Williams	...	Mr. Easton
Albin Pahernik	...	Pelican Man
Susan Kellermann	...	German Clerk

Storyline

Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client.He stumbles across the body of a young woman and is stabbed to death, and when he wakes up in heaven, they tell him he's "marginal material," and they can only decide on his final destination through one last assignment: to go back and solve his own murder. As a dog. A cute fluffy little dog (Benji). Undaunted, Browning begins to investigate the case as best he can around his canine disabilities (dialing the phone presents a special challenge) to solve the murders, save the girl, and see justice done.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | murder | london england | talking dog | private detective | 

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Taglines:

Chevy Chase and Benji team up for big laughs in this tail of murder, mystery and puppy love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Fantasy | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language and some mild scenes of violence and sensuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beniamino agente segreto

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Gross USA:

$6,216,067

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mulberry Square Productions, Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The nicknames of Benjamin Browning (Chevy Chase), mentioned at the end of the movie, were "BJ" and "Benji". The latter is a reference to Chase's canine co-star Benji.

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Goofs

Benji couldn't have been listening to the woman at the gallery who mentioned the Senator "swooshing down the slopes" since it was established he was tied up in the car at the time. It is possible that he heard it if Jackie taped it, but it was never revealed that she was recording at the time.

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Quotes

Jackie: What're you doing here?
Browning: Having cough medicine, what're you doing here?
Jackie: This isn't cough medicine, it's brandy.
Browning: So I lied.

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Crazy Credits

After nearly all of the end titles have passed, "WOOF!" appears on the screen as the final title.

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Connections

Featured in Garfield (2004)

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Soundtracks

Return to Paradise
written by Elton John and Gary Osborne
performed by Elton John & Gary Osborne (as Cary Osborn)

User Reviews

A classic dog comedy

One of my favorite dog films of all time and it still is to this day. None of those Kidd dog films, come close to this classic. It begins with an American Private Detective(Chevy Chase) who is living in London, is murdered while on a case. When he gets to purgatory, he is told that in order for him to get into heaven, he must go back on earth to solve his own murder. But becomes surprised he has to go back in the body of a cute dog(Benji). He does not like it, but makes the best out the rough situation. He gets help from a beautiful writer(Jane Seymour) who is writing a book on the case. Chevy Chase and Benji are perfect. Chases voice over and Benjis reactions are funny to watch. A fun comedy mystery to enjoy for a lifetime.