K-9( 1989)

TV-MAActionComedyCrime

61%

User
Score

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...

Top Billed Cast

Jim Belushi
Mike Dooley
Mel Harris
Tracy
Kevin Tighe
Lyman
Ed O'Neill
Brannigan
James Handy
Captain Byers
Daniel Davis
Halstead
Cotter Smith
Gilliam
John Snyder
Freddie
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Benny the Mule
Sherman Howard
Dillon
Jeff Allin
Chad
David Haskell
Doctor
Alan Blumenfeld
Rental Salesman
William Sadler
Salesman Don
Marjorie Bransfield
Receptionist
Mark Mooring
Cop
Jerry Levine
Ernie
Rick Cicetti
Waiter
Dan Castellaneta
Maitre D'
Wendel Meldrum
Girl with Dog
John Castellanos
Man in Rolls Royce
Colleen Morris
Woman in Rolls Royce
McKeiver Jones III
Sergeant
J.W. Smith
Pimp
Dean Hill
Butler
Gary Combs
Sculley
Steve Artiaga
Latino Employee
Lucy Butler
Nurse
Vic Cuccia
Security Guard
Ralph Elias
Officer

Social

Review 1Discussion

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sun Dec 31 2017

The super cop and James Belushi! Pursuing crime boss Lyman, maverick cop Dooley is tipped over the edge when a false lead ends up with an attempt on his life. Determined to finally get his man, Dooley enlists the help of a police dog called Jerry Lee (The Killer) to hopefully sniff out the drugs that he knows Lyman is involved in. Trouble is is that Dooley has no idea how to treat a dog and Jerry Lee is more of a maverick cop than he is! Given its low rating, it's hard to know what sort of film the critics and general movie watching public were expecting with this one. Since a buddy buddy...