Underplayed Gems

Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980)

Oh! Heavenly Dog poster
Directed by
Joe Camp
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A private investigator is murdered and comes back to life as a dog, the famous Benji. He has to solve his own murder while adjusting to his new canine body.

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What happens

Oh! Heavenly Dog is a 1980 American fantasy comedy film written by Rod Browning and directed by Joe Camp, their third collaboration in films featuring the dog Benji and stars Chevy Chase as a private investigator who is reincarnated as a dog to solve his own murder. Jane Seymour and Omar Sharif co-star in the film, released by 20th Century-Fox. The screenplay was based loosely on the 1951 film You Never Can Tell starring Dick Powell. The film was a box office disappointment, grossing roughly its production costs, and earned negative reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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