ROBODOG

Movie
German title	ROBODOG
Original title	CHOMPS
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1979
length	85 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Don Chaffey
script	Joseph Barbera , ; Duane Poole , ; Dick Robbins
production	Burt Topper , ; Joseph Barbera
music	Hoyt Curtin
camera	Charles F. Wheeler
cut	Dick Darling , ; Warner E. Leighton
occupation
	Wesley Eure : Brian Foster ; (German dubbing voice: Martin Halm ) ; Valerie Bertinelli : Casey Norton ; (German dubbing voice: Katharina Lopinski ) ; Conrad Bain : Ralph Norton ; (German dubbing voice: Horst Naumann ) ; Red Buttons : Bracken ; (German dubbing voice: Fred Maire ) ; Chuck McCann : Brooks ; (German dubbing voice: Mogens von Gadow ) ; Jim Backus : Mr. Gibbs ; (German dubbing voice: Norbert Gastell ) ; Larry Bishop : Ken Sharp ; (German dubbing voice: Leon Rainer ) ; Robert Q. Lewis : Mr. Merkle ; (German dubbing voice: Herbert Weicker ) ;

Robodog (Original title: chomps / Alternative German title: Robodog ) is an American science fiction - comedy from the year 1979 . Directed by Don Chaffey .

action

The young engineer Brian Foster works as a developer for a small security company. When the system he installed to secure the company office fails, he is temporarily fired by his boss Ralph Norton. Bad timing, as Brian is secretly hooking up with his daughter Casey on the one hand and is about to unveil a revolutionary invention on the other hand: CHOMPS ( C anine HOM e P rotection S ystem): What at first glance looks like a twin of his little dog Rascall is in reality an almost autonomous robot. At the command of a voice, the incredibly fast running, unusually high jumping and powerfully biting CHOMPS performs numerous tricks and astonishes not only the beefy neighbour's dog. Such a revolution in the field of safety technology naturally calls for the competition. This relies on the in-house mole Ken and the extremely bumbling little crooks Brooks and Bracken, who are supposed to steal the robot dog. Easier said than done, because CHOMPS works extremely effectively. If it weren't for a weak point that Brian would never have expected: The shrill sound of a dog whistle makes the little robot dog go crazy in the meantime ...

Reviews

“With this ultra-harmless Disney [sic!] Comedy, director Don Chaffey […] owes the proof that he can do more than just string together cute tricks. Larifari fairy tales for rainy Sundays. "

- Cinema

"Hausbacken staged family entertainment with comic strip gags and some pretty ideas."

- Film service

backgrounds

The idea for the film came from producer Joseph Barbera after hearing a report about burglars on the radio and realizing that a computerized watchdog would be an ideal security system.
Chomps was the first live action film company Hanna-Barbera Productions , which is actually for their animated films is known. The film also marked the beginning of a cooperation project with the film studio American International Pictures . The budget was 3.5 million US dollars.
The film deal negotiated with AIP Vice President Samuel Z. Arkoff was supposed to include 9 real films. However, since CHOMPS flopped at the US box office, the deal was canceled.
Originally, CHOMPS was supposed to be a Doberman Pinscher . However, with a view to the success of the Benji series, Samuel Arkoff's son had the idea of relying on a harmless-looking mixed breed dog instead. In retrospect, Joseph Barbera thought this was a wrong decision and a reason for the poor performance at the box office.
The cost of the CHOMPS robot dog model was $ 250,000.
Rascall and CHOMPS were mostly played by the mongrel dog Hank, who came from an animal shelter in Alhambra . During the production, however, other dogs were also used as doubles.
The filming began in May 1978 in Los Angeles and the surrounding area.
As an alternative title for the film The World's Greatest Watchdog (translated: "The best watchdog in the world") was considered.
The film celebrated its film premiere on December 21, 1979 in Los Angeles , but was screened as a few previews in US cinemas in the summer of 1979.
Valerie Bertinelli made her debut as a film actress in ROBODOG .
ROBODOG was released in Germany on March 16, 1987 directly on VHS video (running time: approx. 85 min.) By VCL Communications (order no .: 2145).
The robot dog CHOMPS is mentioned in the film Love by Express .

Web links

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