K-9 (1989) 5.9
To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec. Director:Rod Daniel |
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K-9 (1989) 5.9
To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec. Director:Rod Daniel |
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James Belushi | ... | ||
Mel Harris | ... | ||
Kevin Tighe | ... | ||
Ed O'Neill | ... | ||
Rando | ... | ||
James Handy | ... | ||
Daniel Davis | ... | ||
Cotter Smith | ... |
Gilliam
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John Snyder | ... |
Freddie
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Pruitt Taylor Vince | ... | ||
Sherman Howard | ... |
Dillon
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Jeff Allin | ... |
Chad
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David Haskell | ... |
Doctor
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Alan Blumenfeld | ... |
Rental Salesman
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William Sadler | ... |
Salesman Don
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The extravagant cop Michael Dooley needs some help to fight a drug dealer who has tried to kill him. A "friend" gives him a dog named Jerry Lee, who has been trained to smell drugs. With his help, Dooley sets out to put his enemy behind the bars, but Jerry Lee has a personality of his own and works only when he wants to. On the other hand, the dog is quite good at destroying Dooley's car, house and sex-life... Written by Flavio Rizzardi <spillo@maya.dei.unpid.it>
For a short time during the eighties, Hollywood discovered to concept of the Buddy-Dog movie with this and Turner & Hooch coming out in the same year.
This is probably the funniest of the two with Belushi delivering another wonderful comic performance. However, it is probably slightly poorer than the Tom Hanks film as the script is less rounded, with only the fairly run-of-the-mill drug smuggling story to occupy you.
However, the action and laughs keep coming throughout the movie, leaving another underrated, overlooked comedy gem from Belushi. I can't wait for the sequel coming out this year.