Brandon Camp the writer/director is the son of Joe Camp director of the original Benji.
Co-writer, executive producer, and series creator Joe Camp and co-writer and director Brandon Camp are father and son, but are no relation to mother and daughter Lacy Camp, who plays the policewoman, and Darby Camp, who plays Frankie.
The scene featuring "Benji" walking through a small, downtown main street was footage filmed in Van Buren, Arkansas.
American Humane monitored the animal action. No animal were harmed®.(AHAD 06922)
The film opens with a shot of a neon sign advertising "Joe's Family Style B-B-Q." The original Benji (1974) was a "family style" movie directed by Joe Camp.