C.H.O.M.P.S. is a 1979 film directed by Don Chaffey and was his final feature film. A young inventor - Brian Foster creates a robotic dog for use as part of a home protection system. C.H.O.M.P.S. is an acronym for "Canine HOMe Protection System." Ralph Norton is his boss who he constantly argues with. Norton's daughter Casey and Foster develop a relationship. A rival company wants the dog and sends a few petty criminals to dognap "C.H.O.M.P.S." Joseph Barbera approached his friend Samuel Z. Arkoff of American International Pictures about his company collaborating with Hanna-Barbera on... live-action films. Though William Hanna and other members of Hanna-Barbera were not eager to venture beyond the animation field, according to Barbera, Arkoff was enthusiastic about the ideas that Barbera presented, and agreed to do nine films together. Barbera's first idea was for a film about a super-canine, robotic Doberman pinscher guard dog which would capitalize on several ideas popular at the time. Barbera recalled that Arkoff's son Louis suggested that rather than a Doberman, the dog would have to be a non-threatening dog in the Benji mold.
more
| Release date: | 1979 |
| Directed by: | Don Chaffey |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 89 Minutes |
| Editor: | Warner E. Leighton |
| Cinematography: | Charles F. Wheeler |
| Genre: | Comedy, Adventure |