this adorable dog ( call various name during the film ) be seemingly love by the whole town . but he alone . he be friend with two child ( cindy and paul play astonishingly bad ) but their father would not let them have a dog . then benji meet tiffany another adorable dog . they ( instantly ) fall in love and it lead to a hysterical montage of the two of them frolic in the grass and drinking from a fountain . in slow motion no less . also benji life in the cleanest abandon house i have ever see . then the two kid be kidnap by the most inept and unfunniest kidnapper i have ever see and wouldn not you know it they hide the brat in the exact house benji live in . wow be this bad . a huge hit ( for some reason ) in 1974 which lead to many sequel ( which i will not see ) . the film be just terribly act with humor so unfunny and badly do that you just stare at the tv in amazement . the film also have a song that be play nonstop during the movie so much that you want to scream . it be inexplicably nominate for best song at the oscar it do not win . yeah the dog be adorable and much good than the human actor but i need more than cute dog to keep me interested . you might think i be be a little hard on a kid film but i saw it with my 5 year old nephew . within 20 minute he be bore silly and basically stop watch . i keep watch in hope that it would get good it do not . really lousy but very patient kid or dog lover might like it . note to parent represent it g rat but a dog be viciously kick a few time . you do not see it you just hear it and the dog survive but this might bother real young kid .