Frances Bavier

This tail-wagging tale begins as Benji visits his pals Cindy and Paul, whose father, Paul Chapman, won't let them keep the dog. The shaggy stray changes his mind by saving the day when Mitch and his reluctant partners kidnap the kids.

This tail-wagging tale begins as Benji visits his pals Cindy and Paul, whose father, Paul Chapman, won't let them keep the dog. The shaggy stray changes his mind by saving the day when Mitch and his reluctant partners kidnap the kids.

This gripping documentary tells the story of Ben Wilson, a teenage basketball phenom from Chicago's South Side whose life was cut short by violence.

An Oscar Nominee for the hit song "Benji's Theme (I Feel Love)," writer-director Joe Camp's Original canine classic remains one of the best loved family films after thirty years. This tail-wagging tale begins as Benji visits his pals Cindy (Cynthia Smith) and Paul (Allen Fiuzat), whose father, Paul Chapman (Peter Breck), won't let them give the mutt a home. But the shaggy stray changes his mind by saving the day when Mitch (Mark Slade) and his reluctant partners (Christopher Connelly, Tom Lester, Deborah Walley) kidnap the kids. "Benji's uncanny ability to project emotions definitely makes him the Laurence Olivier of the animal world," raved The New York Daily News; now he's back for a new generation!