Credits
Benji Off the Leash
Written, produced and directed
by
Joe Camp
Produced by
Margaret Loesch
Executive Producers
Jack and Phoebe Lewis
Jim Ritchie
Sherman Muths III
Sherman Muths Jr.
Roy C. Williams
Co-Producer
Joe Camp III
Associate Producer
Tim Tortora
Music composed and conducted by
Anthony DiLorenzo
Edited by
Dava Whisenant
Director of Photography
Don Reddy
Benji’s Trainer
Genny Kerns
Shaggy’s Trainer
Roger Schumacher
Animals Coordinated by
Roger Schumacher
Production Designer
Eric Weiler
Costumes designed by
Glenn Ralston
Casting
Cate Praggastis, C.S.A.
Judi McKee
Cast
Colby - Nick Whitaker
Ozzie - Nate Bynum
Hatchett - Chris Kendrick
Livingston (dogcatcher driver) - Randall Newsome
Sheldon (dogcatcher dufus) - Duane Stephens
Claire (Colby’s Mom) - Christy Summerhays
Dudley (Delivery Kid) - Carleton Bluford
Zacharia Finch - Neal Barth
Miriam - Melinda Haynes
Nancy - Kathleen Camp
Paul - Jeff Olson
Donnie Madison - Lincoln Hoppe
Vet - Joey Miyashima
Movie Producer - Scott Wilkenson
Benji - Herself
Benji at 8 weeks - ???
Benji at 4 months - Ooola
Lizard Tongue - Shaggy
Benji’s Mama - Ginger
Merlin - Gypsy
Merlin’s Voice - Kathleen Camp
News Broadcaster #1 - Margaret Loesch
News Boradcaster # 2 - Dava Whisenant
News Broadcaster # 3 - Joe Camp
News Broadcaster # 4 - Kathleen Camp
It Had To Be You
Performed by
Duane Stephens
Orchestrated by
Anthony DiLorenzo
No animals were harmed during the filming of this movie.
No actors either.
Computer Generated Special Effects
None
Phony Animatronic Computer Operated Animals
None
The new Benji was adopted from The Humane Society of South Mississippi in Gulfport. Lizard Tongue (Shaggy) was adopted from the Animal Care and Control shelter in South Chicago. We don’t really know what their stories were prior to adoption…
…but it could’ve been this very story.
The television news broadcasts heard over the opening titles were verbatim from actual broadcasts in the cities noted. The voices were re-recorded and are not the original broadcasters.Special thanks to
The Utah Film Commission and the people of Payson, Kaysville, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, UtahAnd to Eric Aschaffenburg, of The Humane Society of South Mississippi, for bringing Benji to our attention.And to Melanie Sobel of the Animal Care and Control Shelter in Chicago for sending us photos of Shaggy.Benji is on a mission to help every homeless animal she left behind in shelters all across the United States. The Benji Buddies Foundation is a non-profit corporation with the direct mission of emptying those shelters of Benji’s Buddies by convincing you that a star of your own awaits you in your local shelter, bearing the gift of uncondition al love. (Sponsor line?)
Go to your shelter today… or:www.benjibuddy.net
Benji and Shaggy live with Joe and Kathleen Camp and their three children, three additional dogs, three cats, a nd three chickens.
(It’s a zoo!)
Woof.