Billy Gardell is Rick Dancer, a wisecracking, disgruntled detective who is long past his prime. Only with the help of Princess, a fussy and fastidious canine cop, can Dancer break the case of his career.
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Billy Gardell | ... | Rick Dancer | |
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Cuja | ... | Princess |
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Zeus | ... | Princess |
Eva LaRue | ... | Nicole Jackson (as Eva La Rue) | |
David A.R. White | ... | Eric Skanz | |
John Mariano | ... | Captain Murray | |
Michael Badalucco | ... | Detective Harrier | |
Louis Mustillo | ... | Detective Spitz | |
Leonard Roberts | ... | Agent Shepherd | |
Quinton Aaron | ... | Louis | |
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Tiny Ron | ... | Martin |
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Anna Zielinski | ... | Officer Gentry |
Brad Heller | ... | Billy Mutz | |
Bradley Dorsey | ... | Russel | |
Leticia Robles | ... | Audrey |
Billy Gardell is Rick Dancer, a wisecracking, disgruntled detective who is long past his prime. Only with the help of Princess, a fussy and fastidious canine cop, can Dancer break the case of his career.
So, this film basically copies wholesale entire scenes from the 1989 James Belushi masterpiece but with the edge completely removed and replaced with "good clean family fun". The story isn't exactly the same, the criminal enterprise is counterfeit money rather than drugs and the characters are very different to the original - Again all this does is takes the edge away. Eva LaRue is terrible unfortunately and David A R White's role is significantly smaller than it should have been. But Billy Gardell does well in the Lead role and the two canine actors are as delightful as you'd want them to be. Overall this is an enjoyable homage but hardly a great film and frankly I'd prefer my children if I ever have any to watch the original as I did BEFORE watching this as I wouldn't want to spoil the original for them with all the blatant scenes copied from it. 5/10 - Not great but not particularly bad either.