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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
Steven Siegel (written by) &
Scott Myers (written by)
Release Date:
28 April 1989 (USA) more
Tagline:
Meet the two toughest cops in town. more
Plot:
To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec. full summary | add synopsis
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Movie Production Update: February 13, 2009
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One of the best canine-cop movies I've seen!! more (28 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| James Belushi | ... | Dooley | |
| Mel Harris | ... | Tracy | |
| Kevin Tighe | ... | Lyman | |
| Ed O'Neill | ... | Brannigan | |
| Koton | ... | Jerry Lee (as Jerry Lee) | |
| James Handy | ... | Byers | |
| Daniel Davis | ... | Halstead | |
| Cotter Smith | ... | Gilliam | |
| John Snyder | ... | Freddie | |
| Pruitt Taylor Vince | ... | Benny the Mule | |
| Sherman Howard | ... | Dillon | |
| Jeff Allin | ... | Chad | |
| David Haskell | ... | Doctor | |
| Alan Blumenfeld | ... | Rental Salesman | |
| William Sadler | ... | Salesman Don (as Bill Sadler) |
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101 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:M | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:12 | West Germany:12 (video rating) (cut) | Germany:12 (re-rating) (uncut) | Sweden:15 | Norway:15 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-14
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Lyman's car is a Maserati Quattroporte Tipo AM 330. more
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Crew or equipment visible: In the last scene when Dooley is driving to Las Vegas you can see the reflection of the crew and camera in his sunglasses. more
Quotes:
Tracy:
Do you know you have an animal growing out of your pants?
Dooley:
Thanks, hon. I also have a dog here.
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Spoofed in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) more
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MAIN TITLE (THEME FROM more
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James Belushi) is a "loose cannon" cop. He has to do everything his own way on his own time and doesn't know the meaning of the word, "team-work" But after he screws up his last bust by buying a car from a car dealer and five minutes later proceeds to crash it into a building where the bad guys are dealing dope, he is assigned a new partner, a dog! To be exact. A rouge German Shepard that wants to be treated more like a person than a dog.
Belushi is very convincing and hilarious in his role as a cop, and the dog, surprisingly (I never thought I'd write this), was a great actor and did a terrific job. Hat's off to his handler!
There are predictable and very typical cop vs. bad guy moments, but overall I thought the movie was an extremely funny cop-doggy comedy, with a very predictable but humorous ending to it.
When compared to other cop-dog movies like "Turner and Hooch," it's a credit to Belushi's comedic timing that this film wound up on the top 250!