Benji is the name of a dog who has been the focus of several movies from 1974 through the 2000s. It is also the title of the first film in the Benji franchise. The eponymous canine character is a ...

JACKSON, Miss. -- For Joe Camp, the creator and director of the "Benji" series, his latest project is more than just another movie -- it's a gift to the people of Mississippi. "Benji Returns: Rags to ...

Joe Camp, the writer, director and producer who taught that old dog Hollywood new tricks about animal movies as the creative force behind the 1974 franchise-spawning Benji, has died. He was 84. Camp ...

When studios wouldn’t bite, director Joe Camp raised financing for his movie, told from a dog’s-eye view, and even formed his own distribution company to release it — creating a beloved canine star.

The new Benji movie is 97 minutes long. That's 11 hours and 19 minutes in dog years. It feels like it, too. The Benji movies, for those who have forgotten them, featured a cute bathmat of a dog ...

"Benji Returns: Rags to Riches," which just ended 10 weeks of filming in Utah, is the first Benji film in 16 years. Series creator Joe Camp had aimed the movie at a Christmas crowd, but said changes ...

It's been a mere 14 years since the last "Benji" movie. But in dog years, that's an eternity. "Benji," which lands on Netflix on Friday, is an earnest attempt to rekindle the most earnest of film ...

Joe Camp, a North Texas adman turned filmmaker who bootstrapped his way to a smash-hit with Benji, the 1974 live-action film starring a shaggy-haired pooch, after being turned away by Hollywood ...