Oh Heavenly Dog

Oh Heavenly Dog

1980 · 103 min · EN · PG · 5.4 (54 votes)
Dir. Joe Camp · Starring Benjean, Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour, Omar Sharif, Robert Morley, Lorenzo Music · Music Euel Box

An adult tail of murder, mystery, and forbidden love.

ComedyThrillerCrimeMysteryFantasy

Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumbles across the body of a young woman and is stabbed to death, and when he wakes up in heaven, they tell him he's "marginal material," and they can only decide on his final destination through one last assignment: to go back and solve his own murder. As a dog. A cute fluffy little dog (Benji). Undaunted, Browning begins to investigate the case as best he can around his canine disabilities (dialing the phone presents a special challenge) to solve the murders, save the girl, and see justice done.

VIBE

A delightful romp through the afterlife where a gruff PI gets a second chance as a fluffy canine. Expect charmingly absurd situations and a surprisingly earnest mystery, all wrapped in a cozy, retro package.

whimsicalquirkylightheartedcharmingabsurdiststeady70s-era comedytalking animal moviefish-out-of-waterafterlifejusticeidentityredemption
afterlifetalking dogmurderdogprivate detective
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