Joe Camp (born April 20, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri) was a motion picture director and writer. He is best known as the creator and director of the Benji films. Camp is also known for his work with horses. He wrote a book about his experiences with horses, The Soul of a Horse. Camp passed away on March 14, 2024, in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Camp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 20, 1939
- March 15, 2024 (aged 84)
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Director, writer, producer and actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Joe Camp's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Joe Camp's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Joe Camp's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Benji(2018)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Jimmy's Jungle(2018)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Benji: Off the Leash! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Benji the Hunted(1987)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Benji (Takes a Dive) at Marineland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Oh! Heavenly Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Double McGuffin(1979)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Benji's Very Own Christmas Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
For the Love of Benji(1977)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all filmsBenji's Life Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Hawmps! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Benji(1974)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 1974 to 2018.
Film career
- 1980Screen debut· Oh! Heavenly Dog
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Joe Camp's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Joe Camp work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joe Camp's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Don Reddy shares the most, 4.
Actors
- BenjeanShared titles: Benji the Hunted (1987), For the Love of Benji (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Benjean
- Patsy GarrettShared titles: For the Love of Benji (1977), Benji (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Patsy Garrett
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Don ReddyShared titles: Benji the Hunted (1987), The Double McGuffin (1979), For the Love of Benji (1977), Benji (1974)See all 4 shared titles with Don Reddy
- Euel BoxShared titles: Benji the Hunted (1987), The Double McGuffin (1979), For the Love of Benji (1977), Benji (1974)See all 4 shared titles with Euel Box
- Leon SeithShared titles: The Double McGuffin (1979), For the Love of Benji (1977), Benji (1974)See all 3 shared titles with Leon Seith
- Betty E. BoxShared titles: Benji the Hunted (1987), For the Love of Benji (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Betty E. Box
Producers
- Ben VaughnShared titles: Benji the Hunted (1987), For the Love of Benji (1977), Benji (1974)See all 3 shared titles with Ben Vaughn
- Ed VanstonShared titles: Benji the Hunted (1987), For the Love of Benji (1977), Benji (1974)See all 3 shared titles with Ed Vanston
- Erwin HearneShared titles: Benji the Hunted (1987), For the Love of Benji (1977), Benji (1974)See all 3 shared titles with Erwin Hearne
Mixed roles
- Brandon CampShared titles: Benji (2018), For the Love of Benji (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Brandon Camp
