K-9000 (1991) (TV)

Director:

Kim Manners

Writers:

Michael Part (writer)
Steven E. de Souza (writer)

Release Date:

1 July 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A policeman and a female scientist team up to recover her latest creation, a cybernetic, crime-fighting dog. |

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Robot | Kidnapping | Science | Criminal

Cast

Chris Mulkey	...	Eddie Monroe
Catherine Oxenberg	...	Aja Turner
Dennis Haysbert	...	Nick Sanrio
Dana Gladstone	...	Capt. DeLillo
Jerry Houser	...	The Voice of Niner (voice)
Judson Earney Scott	...	Anton Zeiss
Anne Haney	...	Mrs. Wiffington
Tom McFadden	...	Banks
David Renan
Ivan E. Roth	...	Danny
Rick Aiello	...	Waiter
Ted Barba	...	Factor
Jim Burk	...	Zeiss Man
Jason Corbett	...	Zeiss Man
Kenny Endoso	...	Zeiss Man

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

De Souza Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Eddie shoots the deadbolt lock (which wouldn't have opened the lock anyway) in the back door of the room where the incubator was located, the door is opened to reveal there is no strike plate or even a hole in the door frame to accept the bolt. The deadbolt could not have been locked. The strike plate for the doorknob is visible, but there should have been another one above it.

Movie Connections:

References "C.O.P.S." (1988)

Back to the 80's

This film is just plain weird, but then again most TV movies of the 80's were (for the record, this was done in 1989, not 1991). It's almost like Lethal Weapon meets Miami Vice.

From the opening shootout/chase sequence in Hollywood (gotta love how they run over a Beverly Hills sign in the hood), you know you're going to see something strange. The two cops look EXACTLY like Riggs and Murtaugh from Lethal Weapon! Add to it the Jan Hammer soundtrack (he did Miami Vice too) and a script by writer/producer Steven de Souza (Commando, Running Man, Die Hard) and you have the quintessential 80's crime flick.

There are some elements of comedy, but those tend to be overshadowed by the somewhat violent content (for TV standards 20yrs ago). For the most part, this is almost a cult film.

While out of print on VHS and DVD, you can catch it on TV or Pay Cable (it was on Encore the other day) and worth a watch, just for nostalgia purposes.