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C.H.O.M.P.S.
CHOMPS film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Don Chaffey
Produced by Burt Topper
Joseph Barbera
Screenplay by Joseph Barbera
Duane Poole
Dick Robbins
Story by Joseph Barbera
Starring Wesley Eure
Valerie Bertinelli
Conrad Bain
Music by Hoyt Curtin
Cinematography Charles F. Wheeler
Editing by Dick Darling
Warner E. Leighton
Studio Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributed by American International Pictures
Release date(s) August 1979 (1979-08)
Running time 89 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $3.5 million

C.H.O.M.P.S. is a 1979 American comic science fiction family film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and directed by Don Chaffey, his final feature film.

Plot

Brian Foster (Wesley Eure), a young inventor, 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 (Conrad Bain) is his boss, with whom he constantly argues. Foster develops a relationship with Norton's daughter, Casey (Valerie Bertinelli). A rival company wants the dog and sends a few petty criminals to dognap "C.H.O.M.P.S."

Cast

Merchandising

Scholastic Corporation released a 121-page book version of the film's story at the time of the film's first release.

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