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1988

1h 32m

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A spirited golden retriever survives an explosion at a secret government lab and makes its way to the suburbs, where it is taken in by Travis (Corey Haim), a lonely teenager. Travis quickly discovers that the dog is highly intelligent and is able to use the English language. A ruthless government agent named Lem (Michael Ironside) is out to retrieve the animal, as well as another mutated beast that was released in the explosion and has since embarked on a murderous rampage.

Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

With a consistently serious tone, sudden moments of grisliness, Ironside's nasty villain, and Sandy the dog actor hitting all her cues, it's a routinely competent thriller.

Rated: 5/10

Sep 8, 2020

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Steve Newton

Georgia Straight

Watchers is a real mess, and it's only a couple of steps up from the dismal Maximum Overdrive, the last Stephen King story to be slaughtered on the screen.

Rated: 0/5

Feb 10, 2014

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Nov 6, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

We're talking about the only film in the history of celleloid that hopes to entice viewers by placing the name of Corey Haim above the title!

Rated: 2/5

May 17, 2004

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

Arguably, though, the film is worth it for the sight of Haim getting stabbed in the leg and screaming like Demi Moore: you can't script time capsule stuff like that.

Rated: 1/4

Oct 31, 2003

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Adam F

A total mess... Nothing like the book, I was completely confused and let down trying to watch this. If you have not read the book then this film might come across a entertaining, but I would recommend just read the book instead.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

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Audience Member

I think this movie is amazing, the acting is spectacular but the graphics aren't that good but for a 1988 movie its amazing. by far my favorite movie of all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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tiago d

O filme é ótimo, super divertido, com um bom ritmo e personagens carismáticos. Não sei o que tanto reclamam ai em baixo. Hoje em dia as pessoas não conseguem ver nada que não seja super-heróis. É um filme simples, uma aventura de terror que facilmente da para assistir com toda família. Ótimo para assistir em um fim de noite. Desligar a cabeça e se divertir com um filme simples e bem executado.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It's a rivalry as old as time: a golden retriever with special abilities battling the mutated monster known as the OXCOM (Outside Experimental Combat Mammal). The dog soon makes friends with Travis Cornell (Corey Haim) and his girlfriend Tracey (Lala Sloatman, who was dating Haim; she's also the niece of Frank Zappa and is in Amityville: A New Generation). Of course, the government wants the dog back, so they send NSO agent Johnson (Michael Ironside). This movie kills everyone it comes across, with either OXCOM or Johnson basically wiping out a small town, whether to kill or to keep the murders secret. Amazingly, this was originally written by Paul Haggis, who would go on to write Million Dollar Baby, Crash and yes, create Walker Texas Ranger.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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steve d

They mangle the book which was a blast. This is a silly mess.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I like it quite a bit. I read the book too, and although they are very different, I liked them both for different reasons.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Synopsis

A spirited golden retriever survives an explosion at a secret government lab and makes its way to the suburbs, where it is taken in by Travis (Corey Haim), a lonely teenager. Travis quickly discovers that the dog is highly intelligent and is able to use the English language. A ruthless government agent named Lem (Michael Ironside) is out to retrieve the animal, as well as another mutated beast that was released in the explosion and has since embarked on a murderous rampage.

Director: Jon Hess
Producer: Damian Lee, David Mitchell
Screenwriter: Bill Freed, Damian Lee
Production Co: Concorde Pictures, Carolco Pictures Inc., Rose & Ruby Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $457.0K
Runtime: 1h 32m