Benji: Off the Leash!

Name: Benji: Off the Leash!
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Released: 2004-08-20
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Nick Whitaker, Nate Bynum, Chris Kendrick, Randall Newsome, Dane Stevens

IMDb ID: tt0315273 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 5.2 (703 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Family

Lost and alone on the streets of a small Mississippi town, Benji struggles to save his mom from a backyard puppy mill, avoiding two dopey dogcatchers and an unwanted sidekick.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Benji: Off the Leash!
Canada: Benji: Off the Leash! (English)
Canada: Benji: Off the Leash! (French)
United Kingdom: Benji: Off the Leash!
Ireland: Benji: Off the Leash! (English)
India: Benji: Off the Leash! (English)
New Zealand: Benji: Off the Leash! (English)
United States: Benji: Off the Leash!
South Africa: Benji: Off the Leash! (English)
Czech Republic: Benji 3
Netherlands: Benji Gaat Los! (Dutch)
United States: Benji Returns: Rags to Riches (Working Title)
United States: Benji Returns: The Promise of Christmas (Working Title)
Argentina: Benji sin correa! (Video Title)
Brazil: Benji, um Amigo Especial
Japan: Rabu Inu Benjî - Hajimete no Bôken
Russia: Возвращение Бенджи
Japan: ラブいぬベンジー　はじめての冒険 (Japanese)
Benji Returns: Rags to RichesContent RatingPGRelease Date2004-08-20Runtime97 minutesMetascore49IMDb Popularity0User Reviews18Critic Reviews22Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywords2000s
benji the dog character
animal character name in title
four word title
slimehouseFilming LocationsPayson, Utah, USAProduction CompaniesBenji Returns
Mulberry Square ProductionsOfficial SitesMulberry Square Productions - http://www.benjiofftheleash.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315273/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0315273.jpgUpdated At2025-09-23T05:57:13

Directors

Joe Camp

Writers

Joe Camp

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Nick Whitaker | Character: Colby
Actor: Nate Bynum | Character: Ozzie
Actor: Chris Kendrick | Character: Hatchett
Actor: Randall Newsome | Character: Livingston
Actor: Dane Stevens | Character: Sheldon
Actor: Christy Summerhays | Character: Colby's Mom
Actor: Carleton Bluford | Character: Delivery Kid
Actor: Neal Barth | Character: Zacharia Finch
Actor: Melinda Haynes | Character: Shelter Director
Actor: Jeff Olson | Character: Market Owner
Actor: Kathleen Camp | Character: Nancy, Merlin, Phoenix Broadcaster, Zelda Pinkstrum
Actor: Lincoln Hoppe | Character: Radio Announcer
Actor: Joey Miyashima | Character: Veterinarian
Actor: Scott Wilkinson | Character: Movie Producer
Actor: Moochie | Character: Benji
Actor: Sally Sue | Character: Benji at 8 Weeks
Actor: Odola | Character: Benji at 4 Months
Actor: Lizard Tongue | Character: Shaggy
Actor: Ginger | Character: Benji's Mom
Actor: Gypsy | Character: Merlin
Actor: Margaret Loesch | Character: Chicago Newscaster
Actor: Dava Whisenant | Character: Atlanta Newscaster
Actor: Joe Camp | Character: Twin Cities Newscaster
Actor: Jerry Lousteau | Character: Businessman on Street

[Directors Group]
Name: Joe Camp | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Joe Camp | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Joe Camp III | Role: Producer
Name: Joe Camp | Role: Producer
Name: Jack Lewis | Role: Producer
Name: Phoebe Lewis | Role: Producer
Name: Margaret Loesch | Role: Producer
Name: Sherman Muths III | Role: Producer
Name: Sherman Muths Jr. | Role: Producer
Name: Jim Ritchie | Role: Producer
Name: Tim Tortora | Role: Producer
Name: Roy C. Williams | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Anthony Di Lorenzo | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Don Reddy | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Dava Whisenant | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Judi McKee | Role: Casting Director
Name: Cate Praggastis | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Eric Weiler | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Nicole Broberg | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Sally Young | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Glenn Ralston | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Lori DeHoog | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jennifer Llewelyn | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Troy Lunt | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Ryan McCormick | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Joe Camp III | Role: Production Manager
Name: Mark Swenson | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Craig Conolly | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Polly Ann Mattson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: John D. Allen | Role: Art Department
Name: William Bird | Role: Art Department
Name: Adam Compton | Role: Art Department
Name: Christopher D. Harmon | Role: Art Department
Name: Astrid Kemnitz | Role: Art Department
Name: Patrick Marshal | Role: Art Department
Name: Elliott Patterson | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael J. Wheeler | Role: Art Department
Name: Mark A. White | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Patrick Bietz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Casandra Cook | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joseph L. Garrard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Larry Goeb | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alan Green | Role: Sound Department
Name: Wayne Jackson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chris Julian | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Justen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Scott Kramer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steven C. Laneri | Role: Sound Department
Name: Patrick O'Sullivan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeffrey Perkins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bruce Tanis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Torre White | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Jeff Chumas | Role: Stunts
Name: Brad Jessey | Role: Stunts
Name: Christopher Judkins | Role: Stunts
Name: Bill McIntosh | Role: Stunts
Name: Jerry Lousteau | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Douglas Arnold | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chip Broyles | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marcelo Colacilli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tony Demin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Allen Dial | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Noel Espinosa | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bryan Gilbert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chip the Grip | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gary Johnson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jose Martinez Hernandez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Maxey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Mitchell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rick Page | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Omar Pena | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joseph Ruiz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeff Seebach | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Al Stoddard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Stoddard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Roger Stoddard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alpheus Underhill | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Webb | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John M. Williams | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Loree Ralston | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Zack McTee | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Marc Conn | Role: Location Management
Name: Andrew K. Hodge | Role: Location Management
Name: Andrew Langton | Role: Location Management
Name: Katherine Lynch | Role: Location Management
Name: Derek E. Mellus | Role: Location Management
Name: Tommy Woodard | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Richard John Baker | Role: Music Department
Name: Tim Boyle | Role: Music Department
Name: Anthony Di Lorenzo | Role: Music Department
Name: Ted Hinckley | Role: Music Department
Name: Dan Carlisle | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Jason Allred | Role: Production Department
Name: Jason Hall | Role: Production Department
Name: Travis Hodges | Role: Production Department
Name: Will Lewis | Role: Production Department
Name: Jill Nunley | Role: Production Department
Name: Robert Nunley | Role: Production Department
Name: Maren Parkinson | Role: Production Department
Name: Jonathan Roatcap | Role: Production Department
Name: Parker Swenson | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Veronique Fletcher | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Britani Alexander | Role: Transportation Department
Name: James Buchanan | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Scott Currey | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Robert Ditzler | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Bob Hoversten | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Hollie Howton | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Mike Johnson | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Camilla Kragius-Rippey | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Melanie Olmstead | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Donald M. Patton | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Kim Paulsen | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Chris Rogers | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Rick Spidell | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Richard Webb | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Sherry Webb | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Tim Barlow | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Blaine Breshears | Role: Additional Crew
Name: R. Brian Bridge | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Louise Carlson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Chindgren | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe L. Clark | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Felipe Contreras | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cindy Cutlip | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lori DeHoog | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cindy Fischer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laura Gallo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Manuel Gonzalez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gerry Kerns | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anton Linecker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Angela McNeill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daniel Mullins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark J. Mullins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robin Odell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim Passon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roger Schumacher | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gayle Stover | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Luis Valenzuela | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark White | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Eric Aschaffenberg | Role: Thanks
Name: Melanie Sobel | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Benji: Off the Leash! | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4038656281/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4038656281/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563633608346.mp4?Expires=1788300106&Signature=HDjbixqI9KINqtSHVY5ZY5ZMJZOC1bPIPy5ztpHn0~Lr9Ul5ktgw0-IykEhImt9cSQum8FJCCQfb4SIzRLndjCd7FVZNDJ7u2B64wzkGxUCBPwpreFADh-etfEwUvaPPel-PrPdM7GI9X2oo82Qzq9LiO509Mwkvj~MD8Dfgx9ZaFdGns7a-ukMCQ6e7IiilE7NphQgojoARGmAD59DXTGrRk5HH64zWM2DLoFDXMNhuOeQnJ4d9PlNM9wnX81y6HVvDrnVbVRCBWSbneXD4houBlh-MJruyq8mO9PbvgG8py4L-Wh6dmGjr29atpqC~9tK9zdi8I4CsITSP56zr4w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Benji: Off the Leash! | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4290314521/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4290314521/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563631213945.mp4?Expires=1788300106&Signature=IqFf3uNEkO3FfJWJosgTXHw4S~afT69aQBxNsqJeVZT3ok~o9-7-fd0f7Qb3cYUwO4moqOhWvrq87Bq9-FZ0l7hgRdEqtc6aorOOwihFqMYSGeqatCoKrrPmw6wIh0qyszQBN7RnOCMEeg~bEZxtgwNFZb~UOgXTGSElu0bKuvFd~ThOiqonR0Q~sl31m1lsF0vNDY53sq3c0ksSQH6JZeogLb-mufrXEybQSontiUfes-Y1bB1M8-V-dIPFzSqN6KZkGl5ChBTDTj3XH74yKTZYcEquGGanTyzjtbTQULGkhvb6G8jbDK0c02dfLhvJy0X8z615A8kxb~r1u3Edjw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Benji Off The Leash! Scene: Food For The Worms | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi181978137/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi181978137/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1678000420854.mp4?Expires=1788300106&Signature=jcL~iFOyQeNhxzU0~ES1Q8X5cVQkoue~MRFj5MwDMZhFqreosSvLD1nvL7GX2xsAUcQyJHTbZiXBy1UfPiLDDeL5U9sQDA~crYJFhUSSmVesMfCtkLtPA-t-Poh7~xCH4EQFd9ymFRBCfQ~U6~UGuztjNRvxpUEX8JZhRhj1M~yiNQmaX-gUEKFeIIXXKv5iIyIngGYI4vfLm64M4KsUYp~7Xyi~69PDMUGVIzR0dNXLBH8YBCg99XFV3gOe43iI9URnMnxi7rkYtLXq54ec-Lpl8olrADKcXmpTDmWcIejN0vs6RiVbgbBt7TRjjzWEgC~qwQEDFvIfNeOiQEPhfw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Benji Off The Leash! Scene: Not Now Lizard Tongue | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4208444441/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4208444441/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677994911994.mp4?Expires=1788300106&Signature=XB5adJMDIQOlQoaiEaySs4HCu1jPLyYH0-1hocCL3ZN92qMX0XWvOGVY6CoMgCDAFu6Lk5dRmtOnlnBaZCy7~ceyVjlMPYrGTbvUIWVpPukWwm0ow-eKY2j655eCJFn5Ey1pUU4qIUEK1y5ryOWCKenhtBTLoJZ7sWliVE63BF-7DUCIhWnmXPgzWFicTk59UUg2GPr6xruzxXxm02GojeR9YD5UN2NCOzkNYCbUG-PGv9TS6Yn9YLFjFFJz3klWy~1kjZIA0e285ag-9-6dOsDXYI53chJH-J33wSeqy5IOGd0NfuS6Yr832hvzfbM~LjsOsjt2hh-nKtorzPmZoA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Benji Off The Leash! Scene: Benji Gets In | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1473758233/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1473758233/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1678000053873.mp4?Expires=1788300106&Signature=A~NQAysc5YIx72K3CwtYBxQlqqdAxAeqTZEoov-CTQTGh5Q18~UceW5-J0XB0CxML-hlkMlX6Zz3gTZrA236noZtGVQOmR1vOTrtdjK4jd1pU~zejtc3rhb0w4b8OHoIe~mk8bRt855pF~xdbmeQEbVx3-Fx2XaXACSBMgz-Bo6K7bLZ2DEG4QpG7EkhcOJCiU3SX~wrhEm5CbYZM6tWKnNQDGtKAgY33qlw21GBOU~cR2O9bVl9tF1ShyHFF~sk3-i8HZU21xHabdjlzGHUlrZl2ie9PVVHrfZr1RoQfSYVtHJLRmV0soxysaFFbmSMDt1RTeGQQ~AdzmJPQpoKmg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: March 26, 2004 (premiere)
United States: August 20, 2004
Thailand: April 28, 2005
Australia: September 22, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Argentina: July 5, 2006 (video premiere)
Japan: November 11, 2006

Awards

Box Office