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K-9

1989 · 101 min

A scruffy, joke-filled buddy-cop ride where the real comedy comes from a mischievous dog wrecking a grumpy detective's life.

Directed by
Rod Daniel
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Jim Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe
Tagline
Meet the two toughest cops in town. One's just a little smarter than the other!
Overview
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...

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Directed by
Rod Daniel
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Jim Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • friendship
  • revenge
  • loyalty
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, comedy, crime
Directed by
Rod Daniel
Written by
Steven Siegel, Scott Myers
Starring
Jim Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Neill, James Handy, Daniel Davis, Cotter Smith, John Snyder
Music
Miles Goodman
Cinematography
Dean Semler
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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