Benji (1974) (Remastered)

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Wasn't there some stink at the time that Benji's trainer/owner abused the dogs under his care and they were put in some jeopardy during filming?

Some of these various problems helped strengthen Hollywood code about using live animals in films.

[Thomas Crown]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

Wasn't there some stink at the time that Benji's trainer/owner abused the dogs under his care and they were put in some jeopardy during filming?

I would hate for that to be true since Benji is such a wonderful family film. From memory, I don't remember any on screen scenes that put that animals in jeopardy. Any chance you are referring to "The Adventures of Milo and Otis" ? Now that's one movie that sickens me to think of all the animal abuse that went on during the filming of the movie.

[Buscemi]

Uh, the abuse that supposedly occurred on the set of The Adventures of Milo and Otis was never proven (and more than likely didn't happen as the co-director actually did work with animals for a living). That's one of those urban legends that continues to surface just because.

Meanwhile, Netflix has picked up the remake of Benji from Universal and will premiere it in March.