Showing posts with label Benji. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 10, 2013

DVD Review - Benji: 4 Movie Collection

Benji: 4 Movie Collection
Director: Joe Camp
Starring: Patsy Garrett, Allen Fiuzat, Cynthia Smith, Peter Breck, Edgar Buchanan, Tom Lester
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Release Date: July 16, 2013
ASIN: B00CMDPTUY
Retail: $9.98
Buy Link: Amazon.com
Running Time: 4 hours 58 minutes
Rating: G

Review:

Before the chihuahuas went to Beverly Hills and before spot could run, there was a little mixed-breed dog named Benji, which has been played by four different dogs, Higgins, his daughter Benjean, and two other unnamed fluffy dogs. Mill Creek Entertainment recently released the two-disc Benji: 4 Movie Collection featuring the 1974 original Benji, the 1977 sequel For The Love of Benji, the 1978 special Benji's Very Own Christmas Story, and the 2004 sequel Benji Off the Leash!

In the original classic, Benji spends his day walking around a Texas town visiting his different human friends; all of them call him by a different name. His favorite house to visit belongs to Dr. Chapman, who happens to have two children, Paul and Cindy. The kids are the ones who named him Benji. They would love to keep him, but they are afraid their father wouldn't allow it. Benji befriends a female a dog, who is staying in an abandoned house, but a group of kidnappers arrive and Benji is the only one that can stop them.

A female dog, Benjean plays the title role in For The Love of Benji, which finds the loveable dog traveling with the Paul and Cindy Chapman and their nanny on a family vacation Greece. While in a pet carrier on the plane, a mysterious stranger leaves a tattoo on Benji's paw. Situations occur and Benji becomes lost in Athens, Greece as he tries to escape from a killer dog and outdo the spies.