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James Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Neill, Jerry Lee ... see more see more... , James Handy , Cotter Smith , Jeff Allin , Alan Blumenfeld , Marjorie Bransfeld , Dan Castellaneta , John Castellanos , David Haskell , Sherman Howard , McKeiver Jones III , Jerry Levine , Wendel Meldrum , Colleen Morris , Bill Sadler , J.W. Smith , John Snyder , Pruitt Taylor Vince , Gary Combs , Daniel Davis , Dean Hill , Bob Ari , Lucy Butler , Rick Cicetti , Mark Mooring , Judith Weiner

James Belushi stars in this cop actioner about a loner narcotics officer who has to break in a new partner. The twist here is that the new partner is barely housebroken, but he's still sharp and keeps... read more read more... his nose close to the ground. Dooley (Belushi), who works on the San Diego narc squad, is an eccentric guy who has pizzas delivered to his car and likes a good steak. He is working on a stakeout of a local drug dealer when he barely escapes with his life as a helicopter blows up his car. When he asks the department for a new car, they give him a new partner instead --a police dog called Jerry Lee (Jerry Lee the Dog). Jerry's good at sniffing out the criminals but Dooley doesn't really hit it off with his new partner until the pooch saves his life. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Rod Daniel

Release Date: June 1, 1989

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DVD Release Date: June 8, 1999

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  • fb100002359227440
    June 21, 2011
    fb100002359227440
    Was better went Tom Hanks do.
  • FilmFanatik
    February 23, 2010
    FilmFanatik
    It's been a while since I've seen this.
  • SirPant
    September 28, 2009
    SirPant
    Dog-eared
  • YosemiteSamFan
    June 30, 2007
    YosemiteSamFan
    A good police dog movie. Well done. James Belushi plays the part of the cop very well. It isn't too silly, gross or mindless. Some of the jokes are genuinely funny. Charming.
  • Deano78
    June 17, 2007
    Deano78
    A good action film as a cop teams up with his trusted K-9 partner. You will like it if you enjoyed Turner and Hooch.
  • superclerk25
    June 5, 2007
    superclerk25
    Funny action comedy. I do like some Jim and the movie was funny. There were a lot of movies like this one though. Some of them were better.
  • garyX
    May 6, 2007
    garyX
    Another one of those dumb buddy cop movies parodied by Last Action Hero. It's inoffensive, but Belushi just doesn't have the star quality his brother had and it's not as good as contemporary Turner & Hooch.
  • stuartb1234
    March 3, 2007
    stuartb1234
    Enjoyable comedy
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 22, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    decent cop comedy where dog does all the work while cop eats food
  • deano
    January 16, 2007
    deano
    Fantastic mismatched-buddy cop picture. There are a few amazing moment (the dog's rescue of James Belushi in a bar). In between lingers lots of standard action-pic fore, plenty of toothless, jokes and some downright mangy dialog.

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Austin Kennedy
May 18, 2012
Austin Kennedy, Sin Magazine

K-9 is more generic and boring than being an outright disaster, but perhaps that would have been more entertaining. Full Review

Clint Morris
April 19, 2008
Clint Morris, Moviehole

A Doggone treat for the whole family!

Scott Weinberg
April 3, 2005
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Tom Hanks' dog flick stunk; how good do you think James Belushi's is?

James Sanford
January 11, 2004
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

Surprise! It's a real dog

Alex Sandell
September 21, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

If I wasn't a 'dog person' I'd give this a 0.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Roger Ebert
May 28, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Rita Kempley
May 28, 2003
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

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Stephen Holden
May 28, 2003
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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Chuck O'Leary
October 9, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

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