Watchers Reborn (1998)

An extra-smart dog and detective team up to stop a DNA enhanced killer.

Director:

John Carl Buechler

Writers:

Sean Dash, Dean R. Koontz (novel)

Stars:

Mark Hamill, Lisa Wilcox, Stephen Macht

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Hamill	...	Murphy
Lisa Wilcox	...	Grace
Stephen Macht	...	Lem Johnson
Gary Collins	...	Gus Brody
Lou Rawls	...	Doc Grimes
Bob Clendenin	...	Barnes (as Robert Clendenin)
Melissa Cross	...	Kristin
Shawn David Thompson	...	Researcher #1
Lucy Lin	...	Researcher #2
Milton Kahn	...	Agent
Tony Guma	...	Agent #1
Gary J. Wayton	...	Agent #2
Kane Hodder	...	Clerk
Floyd Levine	...	Captain Dekker
Larry Cedar	...	Driver #2

Storyline

An extra-smart dog and detective team up to stop a DNA enhanced killer.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | dog | mutant | fourth part | trunk | 

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Taglines:

Driven by instinct...destined for murder.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for monster-related violence and gore

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 June 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Watchers 4

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Watchers II (1990)

User Reviews

Not all -that- bad.

I loved the book too, and yes it's not exactly a blockbuster level of quality but it's workable. The story has been refactored for frugality but the basics are still there.

The dog hits his marks and plays along, it's nice to have Hamill roll out the drama in something serious and Lisa Wilcox makes a sincere effort at the cheesecake part. The outsider is cheesy but let's face it, to create the outsider the way that Koontz wrote it you'd need $10 million worth of CGI and it would still look fake.

If you haven't read the book in a while you can enjoy the memory. This does have an oddly dated feel to it, but then it is nine years old.