C.H.O.M.P.S. (film)

This article is about the film. For other uses, see C.H.O.M.P.S.

C.H.O.M.P.S.
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Production company	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor	American International Pictures
Release date	December 21, 1979
Run time	1:30:09
Starring	Wesley Eure Valerie Bertinelli Conrad Bain Chuck McCann Red Buttons
Producer(s)	Joseph Barbera
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Story by	Joseph Barbera
Screenplay by	Dick Robbins Duane Poole Joseph Barbera
Director(s)	Don Chaffey
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C.H.O.M.P.S. is an American live-action sci-fi/action movie produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and distributed by American International Pictures on December 21, 1979. It was written by Dick Robbins, Duane Poole, and Joseph Barbera, produced by Barbera, and directed by Don Chaffey.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Newscaster	Unavailable Don Messick (voice)
C.H.O.M.P.S.	Unavailable
Brian Foster	Wesley Eure
R.J. Norton	Conrad Bain
Ken Sharp	Larry Bishop
Rascal	Unavailable
Monster	Unavailable
Casey Norton	Valerie Bertinelli
Mrs. Flower	Hermione Baddeley
Muffin	Unavailable
Brooks	Chuck McCann
Bracken	Red Buttons
Carl Gibbs	Jim Backus
Hood #1	Phil Adams
Hood #2	Paul Nuckles
Scott Elliott	James Reynolds
Officer Joe Frick	Unavailable
Officer Courtney	Unavailable
Chuck	Unavailable
Jonathan Merkle	Robert Q. Lewis
Security guard	Larry Easley
Al	Joe Hornok
Shelter officer	Sheldon Koblett
Head engineer	Austin Willis
Sebring	William Flatley
Collins	Dinah Anne Rogers

Organizations

• Norton Security Systems
• United Van Lines
• Theta Cable Television (mentioned)
• Parks Systems
• United States Marine Corps

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • California
      • Foster residence
      • Norton Security headquarters
      • Young's Cleaners
      • Nelson residence
      • Van Nuys
        • Burger King
        • Sleep City
        • Van Nuys College of Business
      • Gold Key Unity
      • Hollenbeck Laundry (mentioned)
      • Animal shelter
    • New York (mentioned)

Objects

• C.H.O.M.P.S' monitoring device

Vehicles

• Brian's truck
• Casey's car
• Brooks and Bracken's van
• Scott's car
• Carl's car
• Ken's car

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, with music arrangements by Jack Stern, and edited by Joe Sandusky.

Crew credits

• Editors: Warner Leighton, Dick Darling
• Art director: David Constable
• Director of photography: Charles F. Wheeler
• Associate producer/Production manager: Joe Cavalier
• Executive producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff
• Co-producer: Burt Topper
• Executive in charge of production: Louis M. Heyward
• Casting director: Marvin Page
• Second unit director: Burt Topper
• First assistant director: Al Nicholson
• Second assistant director: Albert Shapiro
• Camera operator: Ron Vargas
• Script supervisor: Tangerine Richardson
• Sound mixer: Keith Wester
• Ladies costumer: Dianne Cohoon
• Mens costumer: PAtrick Cummings
• Production coordinator: Rosalyn Catania
• Make-up artist: Michael Moschella
• Hair stylist: Charlene Johnson
• Gaffer: Don Stott
• Key gripper: Cary Griffith
• Special effects: Ross Hahn
• Property master: Ted Cooper
• Set decorator: Tony Montenaro
• Stunt coordinator: Phil Adams
• Transportation coordinator: Ed Arter
• Still photographers: Robert Mese, Kathy Fields
• Main title designers: Ken Mundie, Iwao Takamoto, Marija Dial, Phil Mendez
• Animal trainer: Joe Hornok
• Creative sound services: Neiman-Tillar Associates
• Sound: Ryder Sound Services
• Color: Movielab
• Opticals: Westheimer Company

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 21, 1979

Behind the scenes

• Brian drives a Ford pick-up truck.
• When Monster sees Rascal shoot past him, he makes a crack by saying, "It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Super Dog," which is a paraphrase of the intro of the 1950s Adventures of Superman TV series, in which the famous line, "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!" was spoken.
• Mr. Gibbs owns a Sony TV.
• Ken calls C.H.O.M.P.S. Benji after the dog movie character.
• There are Coca-Cola vending machines outside Norton Security and at the airport.
• The Blu-ray releases of the film include an intro from actor Wesley Eure, and audio commentary from Eure and co-writer Duane Poole.

Errors

• The first time the newscaster appears, it is with Don Messick's voice, but the second time he appears, it is with the actor's own voice.
• The security device itself is labeled Norton Security Co., but the company itself is referred to as Norton Security Systems.

Marketing and promotion

As a tie-in, Scholastic adapted it into a book written by Vic Crume.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
  • 1983: Guild Home Video releases C.H.O.M.P.S. on VHS.
• In the United States:
  • 1986: Warner Home Video releases C.H.O.M.P.S. on VHS.
  • April 12, 2005: MGM Home Entertainment releases C.H.O.M.P.S. on DVD.
  • February 22, 2022: Kino Lorber releases C.H.O.M.P.S. on Blu-ray Disc.