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Benji: Off the Leash!

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Young Colby (Nick Whitaker) rescues a puppy from his abusive dog-breeding stepfather, Hatchett (Chris Kendrick). Under Colby's care, the canine grows up to be handsome Benji, the mongrel hero. Benji soon teams up with Lizard Tongue, a local stray, to rescue his mother before she dies of overbreeding. As Benji and his friend try to get his mother away from Hatchett, they must avoid animal-control officers Sheldon (Duane Stephens) and Livingston (Randall Newsome).
Benji: Off the Leash!

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Critics Consensus

Benji: Off the Leash! features an adorable dog and a solid message about how to treat animals, but is too dull and amateurish a viewing experience to recommend for all but the youngest viewers.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 10/14/2010
3/5
Charming movie featuring an adorable dog. Go to Full Review Joe Leydon Variety 08/23/2004
A mildly pleasant, aggressively retro kidpic that should please undemanding moppets without unduly boring their parents. Go to Full Review Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News 08/20/2004
2/4
All the Benji productions have had a high corn content, but in this one, even the corn is cheap. Go to Full Review Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review 08/07/2008
2/5
Mary Lasse Christianity Today 11/01/2006
2.5/4
Lacks creativity. The first Benji was original, and each new sequel needs to be a new creation. Instead, we get the same Benji formula. Go to Full Review David Cornelius eFilmCritic.com 12/26/2004
1/5
Horrible, loathsome, incompetent, wretched. The worst movie of the year? Undoubtedly. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/04/2015 Man, I haven't seen this movie since it came out in theaters back in 2004, and I hardly remembered much from it, but when I looked back on it, It's not too bad. See more 11/09/2012 benji is the name of the dog and I'm a dog lover and a dog movie watcher See more 09/12/2012 a moronic storyline full of moronic actors, with moronic dialogue and a whole heap of moronic plot happenings. it's hard to see why anyone bothered, pretty much everything about this film was low-key and droll. it's impressive what they managed to train the dogs to do, but it can't really distract the audience of what a boring film it is. the best thing about it is the nice, jazzy tune that plays along with the end credits. See more 09/09/2012 It's amazing how dogs can be good actors :) See more 02/11/2012 Cute and funny just like good family movies should be. Reminds of all the Benji movies I watched and enjoyed when I was a kid. See more 02/13/2011 Really bad acting. It was kind of annoying to watch. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Joe Camp

Director

Nick Whitaker

Colby

Nate Bynum

Sheriff Ozzie

Chris Kendrick

Hatchett

Randall Newsome

Livingston

Dane Stevens

Sheldon

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Movie Info

Synopsis Young Colby (Nick Whitaker) rescues a puppy from his abusive dog-breeding stepfather, Hatchett (Chris Kendrick). Under Colby's care, the canine grows up to be handsome Benji, the mongrel hero. Benji soon teams up with Lizard Tongue, a local stray, to rescue his mother before she dies of overbreeding. As Benji and his friend try to get his mother away from Hatchett, they must avoid animal-control officers Sheldon (Duane Stephens) and Livingston (Randall Newsome).
Director
Joe Camp
Producer
Joe Camp, Margaret Loesch
Screenwriter
Joe Camp
Distributor
Benji Returns Distribution LLC
Production Co
Myriad Pictures, Benji Returns, Mulberry Square Productions
Rating
PG (Some Mild Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 26, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 6, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.8M
Runtime
1h 39m