Oh, Heavenly Dog!

PG

1980

1h 43m

Comedy

Drama

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45%

2,500+ Ratings

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A slain private eye (Chevy Chase) finds his killer after coming back to life as an Englishwoman's (Jane Seymour) lap dog (Benji).

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Shows few signs of life, and many signs of depressing modernism.

Rated: 1/5

May 12, 2008

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

It's a total miscalculation from beginning to end.

Rated: 1/4

May 12, 2008

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TV Guide

Silly and slow-moving.

Rated: 2/4

May 12, 2008

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Chevy Chase plays a dog. Broad comedy or true precognition?

Rated: 4/10

Oct 10, 2001

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Bianca B

This was a very charming, cute, amusing movie. I liked all the actors in it, especially Benji—who's always adorable and steals most scenes. Please ignore all the snobby film critic reviews if it. It's definitely worth a watch. One of my favorite movies these days. 8/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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christopher c. m

I first saw this when I was 9 years old. As much as I love Benji, most really drag. Even though this has draggy point, it doesn't drag as much as something like "For The Love of Benji". The mystery isn't the most complex but it's Oh Heavenly Dog not "Evil Under The Sun". But I think the characters are interesting, it's funny and it was during a time when PG actually meant parental guidance. Not perfect but a personal guilty pleasure of mine and given a chance I think you would agree.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A mystery for kids with tons of very adult content and themes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/21

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william k

Mediocre comedy with quite a lack of taste: the dog steals the show.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Admittedly a bit flat but Chevy's got even better films.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

pretty bland movie the only good thing about this film imo is watching the dog perform and act hes pretty good

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Joe Camp

Director

Chevy Chase

Browning

Jane Seymour

Jackie

Omar Sharif

Bart

Robert Morley

Bernie

Alan Sues

Freddie

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Synopsis

A slain private eye (Chevy Chase) finds his killer after coming back to life as an Englishwoman's (Jane Seymour) lap dog (Benji).

Director: Joe Camp
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Aug 9, 2005
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Surround