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It sits within the topics 1980s monster movies, 1988 American films and 1988 Canadian films.
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5.4A boy takes in a stray dog, later finding out that it's an ultra-intelligent runaway from a genetic research lab. Unbeknownst to him, the dog is being stalked by another escaped creature that's not quite so friendly.
Released: 1988-12-0291 minDir: Jon HessHorror, Science Fiction, ThrillerBox office: $940,173Part of: Watchers Collection
Cast
- Corey Haim as Travis Cornell
- Michael Ironside as Lem Johnson
- Barbara Williams as Nora Cornell
- Lala Sloatman as Tracey
- Dale Wilson as Bill Keeshan
- Blu Mankuma as Cliff
Themes
- experiment
- secret lab
- creature
- dog
- golden retriever
- boy and dog
- government agent
- genetic engineering
- stray dog
- genetic mutation
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- monster film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Watchers
- Screenwriter
- Dean Koontz
- Composer
- Joel Goldsmith
- Producer
- Roger Corman
- Production company
- Carolco Pictures
- Filming location
- Vancouver
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 936439
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- title
- Watchers
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- review score
- 3.9/10
- publication date
- 1989-12-01
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1980s monster movies1988 American films1988 Canadian films1988 English-language films1988 films1988 horror films1988 independent films1988 science fiction films1988 science fiction horror filmsAmerican monster moviesAmerican science fiction horror filmsCanadian science fiction horror filmsCarolco Pictures filmsEnglish-language Canadian filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language science fiction horror filmsFilms about dogsFilms based on American novelsFilms based on horror novelsFilms based on works by Dean KoontzFilms produced by Damian LeeFilms scored by Joel GoldsmithFilms shot in VancouverFilms with screenplays by Damian Lee