“Really, the movie is about perseverance, following your heart, and never, ever giving up,” says Camp. Little do they know that the cops – and especially the tenacious Benji – are hot on their trail. “Despite the fact that Benji is homeless and it looks like things might not work out with Carter and Frankie, he still does everything in his power to make sure that those kids are safe at the end of the day.”īenji's protective instincts brave the ultimate test when a robbery goes wrong and the criminals, Syd (Will Rothhaar, Grimm ) and Titus (Angus Sampson, Fargo ) take the kids far from home. “The plot thickens when, unfortunately, Benji is cast out on the street, and our two kids find themselves in jeopardy,” reveals Camp. He and his sister, Franie (Darby Camp, Big Little Lies ), beg their mother Whitney (Kiele Sanchez, Lost ) to let Benji live with them – but the last thing the poor single mom needs is another mouth to feed. The Big Easy magic begins one day after school when young Carter (Gabriel Bateman, American Gothic ) finds Benji on the street and forges a special bond with his new shaggy pal. Set in the heart of New Orleans, this incarnation of Benji tells the tale of a homeless, unwanted dog who befriends two children – and then does all he can to protect them. I wanted to retell that same story for modern audiences. "I thought one of the reasons Benji was so successful in the first place was because it wasn't loud or trying to be something that it wasn't it was a simple story about a little dog with all the heart in the world. "I literally was born into Benji ," Brandon says with a laugh, recalling how his mother, Carolyn Camp, nearly gave birth to him on the set of the original film. While Camp, now 78, has put California in his rear-view mirror to enjoy retirement closer to his roots in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, his son Brandon is carrying on the family's Benji tradition as the writer and director of a new heart-warming tale that blends drama, humour and sweetness for a family audience. Since then, various tail-wagging pups have played the character in a dozen movies, a Saturday morning TV series ( Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince ), two documentaries on his celebrated life, and a 1983 sci-fi video game ( Benji: Space Rescue ). More than 40 years after becoming one of the most beloved dogs in cinematic history, the clever little furball scamper's back this Friday with Benji, a Netflix global original film that brings another tale of the mutt.įor the price of a dog biscuit, Benji has been helping wayward humans solve their problems since 1974, when Joe Camp, the creator/trainer and director of the fictional four-legged phenomenon, shot his first Benji film. R in Tin Tin, Lassie and Toto must be crying in their kibbles – while Old Yeller, Air Buddy, Marley, Otis and Hooch could well be howling at the moon in a blue doggie funk – about how their rival Benji, that mixed-breed mutt with a knack for being in the right place at the right time, is getting the Hollywood star treatment yet again.
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