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| Director: | Jon Hess |
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| Writer: | Bill Freed, Dean R. Koontz, Damian Lee |
| Staring: |
| A boy takes in a stray dog, later finding out that its an ultra-intelligent runaway from a genetic research lab. Unbeknownst to him, the dog is being stalked by another escaped creature thats not quite so friendly. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 02, 1988 |
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| Director: | Jon Hess |
| Writer: | Bill Freed, Dean R. Koontz, Damian Lee |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | experiment, secret lab, creature, dog, golden retriever, boy and dog, government agent, genetic engineering, stray dog, genetic mutation |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Carolco Pictures, Rose & Ruby Productions, Concorde Pictures, Canadian Entertainment Investors No. 2 and Company, Centaur Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $940,173
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Ironside | Lem Johnson |
| Christopher Cary | TV Newscaster |
| Graeme Campbell | Man On Boat |
| Dan O'Dowd | First TV Reporter |
| Lala Sloatman | Tracey |
| Corey Haim | Travis Cornell |
| Dale Wilson | Bill Keeshan |
| Blu Mankuma | Cliff |
| Colleen Winton | Deputy Porter |
| Duncan Fraser | Sheriff Walt Gaines |
| Barbara Williams | Nora Cornell |
| Lou Bollo | Man By Stream |
| Jason Priestley | Boy On Bike |
| Matt Hill | Boy On Bike |
| Andrew Markey | Boy On Bike |
| Norman Browning | Hockney |
| Ghislaine Crawford | Girl at School |
| Justine Crawford | Girl at School |
| Tong Lung | Teacher |
| Keith Wardlow | Maintenance Man |
| Don S. Davis | Veterinarian |
| Freda Perry | Second TV Reporter |
| William Samples | Motel Clerk |
| Suzanne Ristic | Motel Clerk Wife |
| Frank C. Turner | Salesclerk |
| Phillip Wong | Oxcom |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Jacox | Stunts |
| Kymberly Sheppard | Stunts |
| Josephine Massarella | ADR Editor |
| Tom Duquette | Art Direction |
| Linda A. Brown | Makeup Artist |
| Bill Freda | Editor |
| Rick Fields | Editor |
| Danny Virtue | Stunts |
| Tong Lung | Stunts |
| Dean Lockwood | Stunts, Special Effects Coordinator |
| Michael Langlois | Stunts |
| Trish Robinson | Casting |
| Lindsay Bourne | Stunts |
| Bill Freed | Screenplay |
| Keith Wardlow | Stunts |
| Joe Dorn | ADR Editor |
| Joel Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Lee Knippelberg | First Assistant Director |
| Marc Chiasson | Dialogue Editor |
| Lock Johnston | Dialogue Editor |
| Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jon Hess | Director |
| Andrew Chamberlayne | Stunts |
| Carolle Alain | Editor |
| Richard Wilcox | Production Design |
| Betty Thomas Quee | Stunts |
| Lisa Rocco | Special Effects |
| Scott Stofer | Stunts |
| Richard Leiterman | Director of Photography |
| Michael Werth | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Bruno DeGazio | Sound Effects Editor |
| Frank H. Griffiths | Sound Mixer |
| Chris Wright | Property Master |
| Marti Wright | Set Decoration |
| Mark Langlois | Stunts |
| Monique Prudhomme | Costume Design |
| Dawn Stofer-Rupp | Stunts |
| Don White | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Peter Thillaye | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Stuart Copely | Dialogue Editor |
| Anke Bakker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camille Crawford | ADR Editor |
| Tom McMurtry | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dean R. Koontz | Novel |
| Damian Lee | Screenplay |
| Alex Green | Stunts |
| Ken Kirzinger | Stunts |
| Jacob Rupp | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roger Corman | Executive Producer |
| David Mitchell | Producer |
| Mary Eilts | Co-Producer |
| Damian Lee | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 925 | 925 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 1 | 609 | 642 |