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K-9

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Michael Dooley (James Belushi) is a cop who likes to work alone. But while working a case to bust Lyman (Kevin Tighe), a notorious international drug lord, his boss (Ed O'Neill) assigns him a partner to assist. That partner is Jerry Lee, a drug-sniffing dog. A first Dooley can't stand his furry sidekick, especially since the dog seems to take pleasure in destroying Dooley's possessions. But when Dooley discovers that Jerry Lee's drug-sniffing skills are no joke, he warms up to the pooch.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times We start with a standard drug movie and end up with so many monologues to the dog that the dialogue coach must have needed a pooper scooper. Rated: 2/4 May 28, 2003 Full Review Jim Schembri jimschembri.com Vastly underrated 1989 comedy...a perfectly sound, serviceable dog-movie comedy that never got the salute it deserved. Rated: 3/5 Mar 16, 2022 Full Review Austin Kennedy Sin Magazine K-9 is more generic and boring than being an outright disaster, but perhaps that would have been more entertaining. Rated: 1.5/4 May 18, 2012 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole A Doggone treat for the whole family! Rated: 3/5 Apr 19, 2008 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 3/5 Oct 9, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 23, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Liam D An mixture of an Buddy cop movie and an man with his dog story and while those two don’t normally mixed well and the jokes do get stale it isn’t horrible Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/12/24 Full Review C.S.R I love this film! In my opinion it's the best dog/buddy movie. I love how the dog knows everything he's talking about. Jerry Lee is the best K-9 partner ever! Jim Belushi and the dog have awesome chemistry and made the movie hilarious. Can't recommended enough! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Martin B Just horrible. The dog was adorable but it was just a steady stream of a dog barking and Belushi's quips. Add in a silly premise where all the scenes had to fit the dogs training and Belushi's witticism's and it was mostly a waste of time. No Turner and Hootch for sure and can you believe it they made another one over a decade later with even worse ratings. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/10/23 Full Review Jack O It's K-9, a film about a cop and a dog. Now there's something in comparison to Turner and Hooch, with it's comedic elements with a funny pooch dog and Tom Hanks and a sad ending. OK, I don't wanna be thinking about it again. This one does the same thing and people slammed it for being lacking, lacking some sense of comedy and not being funny. James Belushi as Mike Dooley is out to track down a drug dealer called Lyman but he was set up and now he gets a new partner which is a dog named Jerry Lee. Now what is it with K-9 which looks similar to Turner and Hooch? Well, I don't know. I'll leave you to figure it out for yourself and see what you like better. With what I got with Turner and Hooch and with now what I've got with K-9, I just think it's better than each other. And do I think it's better than with what it is with Turner and Hooch? That's a little trickier. I mean the ending is not sad and thank Christ, I didn't cry at it. But with what I think of it, I do got some of sense of comedy in this movie. James Belushi is funny and I really like it when the dog looks away from Dooley making him not knowing that he is alive, And in many respects, I would almost rather watch this than Turner and Hooch, now that is to say it's not very popular at that time but still lifts up to it's fans. If you like both of them a lot more, be their guests. See if K-9 can do you any good and see what you think of it or not. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/19/23 Full Review Steve D Not for kids but too childish for adults. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A charming duo in an under-rated movie. That wasn’t as popular as Turner & Hooch from the same year. Points for not killing off the dog. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/07/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Michael Dooley (James Belushi) is a cop who likes to work alone. But while working a case to bust Lyman (Kevin Tighe), a notorious international drug lord, his boss (Ed O'Neill) assigns him a partner to assist. That partner is Jerry Lee, a drug-sniffing dog. A first Dooley can't stand his furry sidekick, especially since the dog seems to take pleasure in destroying Dooley's possessions. But when Dooley discovers that Jerry Lee's drug-sniffing skills are no joke, he warms up to the pooch.
Director
Rod Daniel
Producer
Lawrence Gordon, Charles Gordon
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Gordon Company
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$38.9M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Surround
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