Inn as himself, Benji's owner Red Steagall as the hunter Gideon as Mother Cougar Malina as Cougar Cub Bart the Bear as Bear Dimitri as The Wolf Nancy Francis as Mary Beth McLaulin, a news reporter Joe Camp as the TV director (voice) Steve Zanolini as the producer (voice) Mike Francis as the TV cameraman Ben Vaughn as the engineer's hand Karen Thorndike countdown (voice) Guy Hovis as the balladeer Ben Morgan as himself Critical reception On Siskel & Ebert & The Movies, film critic Roger Ebert gave "Thumbs Up" rating for the film. Gene Siskel gave the film a "Thumbs Down", accusing Ebert of liking the film more than Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, which was reviewed in the same episode . In response, Ebert insisted that every film needs to be judged in its proper context. As of March 2022, Benji the Hunted held a 55% (rotten) rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews. It grossed $22,257,624 at the US box office. The film was subjected to a series of lawsuits, which were filed by Vestron Inc. and Vestron Video against Buena Vista Home Video, Walt Disney Pictures and Television, Embark Productions, Embark Releasing, Benji/Tracker, Starwolf and Airline Containers. The legal action commenced in 1985 when Mulberry Square Productions sued Vestron Video for a breach of contract. References External links 1987 films 1987 drama films Films about dogs Films set in forests Walt Disney Pictures films Films set in Oregon Films shot in Oregon Films shot in Astoria, Oregon Films set in Astoria, Oregon American children's drama films 1980s children's drama films Benji Films directed by Joe Camp Films scored by Euel Box 1980s English-language films 1980s American films Films about cougars