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A murdered detective must avenge his murder after he is reincarnated as a dog.A murdered detective must avenge his murder after he is reincarnated as a dog.A murdered detective must avenge his murder after he is reincarnated as a dog.
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- GoofsAfter it's established that Alister Becket's birthday is March third, Benji remarks that it is six months passed (or six months away). Earlier, however, when scouting the scene of the crime, he looks at the desk calendar and sees that it's mid-October, so really Becket's birthday was less than five months ago or away.
- Crazy creditsAfter nearly all of the end titles have passed, "WOOF!" appears on the screen as the final title.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Benji at Work (1980)
- SoundtracksReturn to Paradise
written by Elton John and Gary Osborne
performed by Elton John & Gary Osborne (as Cary Osborn)
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This movie was a favorite of mine as a child, however looking back on it you can see certain flaws in it. The murder mystery is not much of a mystery and the jokes just are not quite as funny in some areas for me as an adult as they were when I was a kid. Though the one where the dog leaps into the bathtub is still rather funny. The movie has a private eye (at least I think he was a private eye) murdered. During a trip to heaven he is given the opportunity to come back to Earth and try to find the person responsible for his death. Of coarse, he comes back as Benji one of those dogs from the old days on the same page as Lassie and other famous canines. Funny thing is that Benji in this one is supposed to be a male dog, but is actually a female, while Lassie is always supposed to be a female, but is always a male dog. Well the dog soon ends up in the care of an attractive woman who takes the dog in, but may be another target for the killer. Like I said it worked for me as a kid and some of the stuff probably would still be somewhat humorous today. However, the film is most certainly dated as it looks older than a lot of other movies from this era of film and the murder scene is a tad gruesome for a PG rated film that is a bit marketed for families.
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- Also known as
- Ein Himmelhund von einem Schnüffler
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- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,216,067
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $323,320
- Jul 13, 1980
- Gross worldwide
- $6,216,067
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