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1989 film directed by Rod Daniel

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K-9 is a 1989 American action comedy film directed by Rod Daniel. The movie features a cast including Jim Belushi, Kevin Tighe, Ed O’Neill, and Daniel Davis. It was produced by Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon through the Gordon Company and Universal Pictures. The narrative is set in San Diego, where filming also took place.

The film has a runtime of 101 minutes and was released in the United States on April 28, 1989. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix, with a video on demand format. The production budget was $17,000,000, generating a revenue of $78,247,647. It is followed by the film K-911.

Critical reception includes a review score of 4.1 out of 10, 44 out of 100, and 30 percent. Audience ratings show an average of 6.164 on TMDb and a 6.1 rating on IMDb. The film is part of the K-9 Collection and was composed by Miles Goodman.

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Film · TMDB

6.2

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 (Officer Lewis), 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...

Released: 1989-04-28101 minDir: Rod DanielAction, Comedy, CrimeBudget: $17.0MBox office: $78.2MPart of: K-9 Collection

Cast

  • Jim Belushi as Mike Dooley
  • Mel Harris as Tracy
  • Kevin Tighe as Lyman
  • Ed O'Neill as Brannigan
  • James Handy as Captain Byers
  • Daniel Davis as Halstead

Themes

  • helicopter
  • shadowing
  • police operation
  • cop
  • police headquarter
  • drugs
  • criminal
  • dog
  • german shepherd
  • policeman

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Ratings

IMDb

6.1/10

37,694 votes

Year
1989
Runtime
101 min
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Followed by
K-911
Director
Rod Daniel
Production company
Universal Pictures
Cinematographer
Dean Semler
Narrative location
San Diego
Filming location
San Diego
Duration
97
FilmAffinity ID
814739
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1989-07-20
title
K-9
distributed by
Netflix
review score
30%
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