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Director:
Writer (WGA):
John Lafia (written by)
Release Date:
19 November 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
Companion. Protector. Killer. more
Plot:
A dog turns from man's best friend into man's worst nightmare as he attacks everything that moves. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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3 nominations
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(2 articles)
Before the Oscars, They Belonged to Us, Part 2
(From Dread Central. 25 February 2009, 2:52 AM, PST)
Bard's Eye View: Man's Best Friend and Teenage Girl's Best Friend on the Same Weekend
(From Fantasy Moguls. 28 October 2008, 7:39 AM, PDT)
(From Dread Central. 25 February 2009, 2:52 AM, PST)
Bard's Eye View: Man's Best Friend and Teenage Girl's Best Friend on the Same Weekend
(From Fantasy Moguls. 28 October 2008, 7:39 AM, PDT)
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Does he bite? You bet he does.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ally Sheedy | ... | Lori Tanner |
 | Lance Henriksen | ... | Dr. Jarret |
 | Robert Costanzo | ... | Detective Kovacs |
 | Fredric Lehne | ... | Perry |
 | John Cassini | ... | Detective Bendetti |
 | J.D. Daniels | ... | Rudy |
 | William Sanderson | ... | Ray |
| Trula M. Marcus | ... | Annie |
| Robin Frates | ... | Judy Sanders |
 | Rick Barker | ... | Mailman |
| Bradley Pierce | ... | Chet |
| Robert Arentz | ... | EMAX Security Guard |
| Cameron Arnett | ... | Dog Catcher #1 |
| Adam Carl | ... | Dog Catcher #2 |
 | Thomas Rosales Jr. | ... | Mugger |
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Runtime:
97 min | UK:87 min | Argentina:95 min | Canada:87 min
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1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 (video premiere) |
Germany:18 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Argentina:13
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The dog used to portray the DNA-altered dog is a Tibetan mastiff.
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Quotes:
Lori Tanner:
[Reffering to dog food] This stuff is so disgusting.
Annie: Wait till he goes to the bathroom.
[Lori laughs]
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Annie: Wait till he goes to the bathroom.
[Lori laughs]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)
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Soundtrack:
Puppy Love
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Ally Sheedy portrays Lori Tanner, a TV news reporter itching to break out of fluff stories and do something worthwhile. She gets her big break in discovering the atrocities visited on animals in bad guy scientist Dr. Jarrets' (Lance Henriksen) vivisection lab. Unfortunately, she's also the unwitting instigator of the movie's main story by letting loose Dr. Jarrets' pet project, Max, a mutt genetically engineered to have the abilities of several different types of animals. Max is also inherently dangerous, wouldn't you know; once his sedatives wear off, his violent side will take over.
This may not be all that *good* a movie, but as a dog lover and a genre fan who's not overtly demanding, I thought it made for some pretty good entertainment. It zips along, and maintains a level of interest and involvement. Max is an endearing canine co-star, well trained by a handful of animal experts, including canine specialist Clint Rowe. Makeup effects are suitably gory, the music is affecting, and the film delivers some good action and suspense scenes. Sheedy is an appropriately likable protagonist, and Henriksen reliable as always as the unsubtle, one-dimensional villain. Robert Costanzo, John Cassini, Fredric Lehne, and excellent character veteran William Sanderson all do a good job in support.
It's a fairly amusing movie that puts morbid spins on the usual clichés associated with dogs, like the dog not caring for the significant other of its owner, or tussles with cats, mailmen, dogcatchers, and the like. It's good for some shocks and some chuckles, and, even if you don't find yourself caring for it too much, it's over fairly quickly.
*I* thought it was fun escapism, although the movies' plea for animal rights certainly doesn't escape ones' attention. However, it doesn't detract from a basically decent thriller.
8/10