"A Hero Comes Home"

2018

1h 27m

6.9(308 votes)

Drama

Family

Adventure

Crime

Overview

Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.

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Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Gabriel Bateman

Carter

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Darby Camp

Frankie

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Kiele Sanchez

Whitney

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Gralen Bryant Banks

Sam

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Will Rothhaar

Sid

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Angus Sampson

Titus

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Jerod Haynes

Lyle

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Jim Gleason

Capt. Newsome

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Brady Permenter

Brute

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Tom Proctor

Cajun Captain

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Jon Arthur

New Orleans Police Officer

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Lacy Camp

Officer

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James W. Evermore

Hot Dog Vendor

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Kirk H. Andersen

Pedestrian

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Chris Angerdina

Pedestrian

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Anthony Barbier

Himself

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Brandon Fontenot

Father

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Shane Jackson

Pedestrian

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Arthur J. Robinson

Mr. Okra (as Arthur Robinson)

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Sean Stevens

Driver / Pedestrian

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Production

Micheal Robinson

Pedestrian

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John Garcia

Ice Cream Vendor

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Ron M Patterson

Cook

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Shannon J. Jackson

Pedestrian

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Victoria Hardway

Crime Scene Pedestrian

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