Seven-year-old Mark Wedloe has to spend his summer with Uncle Jack in Florida's national park—and there he meets a bear he names Ben. Harmless and playful, Ben quickly becomes Mark's best friend—but the townspeople doubt him. When the unscrupulous businessman Cal Stryker secretly drills for oil and threatens the forest's ecosystem, their friendship faces its greatest challenge. Together, Mark and Ben embark on a thrilling adventure... My Friend Ben is a remake of the 1967–1969 TV series of the same name and retells the timeless story of the touching friendship between a boy and a bear. Dean Cain, known for his role as Superman, plays the forest ranger Jack, and Yellowstone star Gil Birmingham also appears in another leading role.