Oh Heavenly Dog
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Oh! Heavenly Dog is a 1980
1980 in film
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 comedy
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 film
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 written by Rod Browning. The film stars Benjean, billed here as Benji
Benji
Benji is the name of a fictional 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 series....

 (she was the daughter of Higgins
Higgins (dog)
Higgins was one of the best-known dog actors of the 1960s – 1970s. Most people remember him either as "Dog" or as "Benji," two of the most popular roles he played during a 14-year career in show business....

, who originated the role of Benji), Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, writer, and television and film actor, born into a prominent entertainment industry family. Chase worked a plethora of odd jobs before moving into comedy acting with National Lampoon...

, Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour (actress)
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, and Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif is an Egyptian actor who has starred in Hollywood films including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won two Golden Globe Awards.-Early life:...

. The film was directed by Joe Camp and released by 20th Century Fox
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.

Plot

Chevy Chase plays a private investigator
Private investigator
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 who is called to a job and is killed upon finding a dead woman. The afterlife has not decided if he is destined for Heaven or Hell, so he is given the chance to return to Earth
Earth
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 as a dog in order to solve the case and earn his way to Heaven.

Behind the scenes

Outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage from this film were used in making the short feature Benji at Work (1980), a 30-minute documentary about the career of Benjean (daughter of Higgins, the original Benji) as a dog actor.

External links

  • Review of Oh Heavenly Dog by Roger Ebert
    Roger Ebert
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