Film1989101 min

K-9

Name: K-9
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Released: 1989
Duration: 101 min
Cast: Jim Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Neill, James Handy

Taste attributes: actioncomedycrimeanimalsdetectivevehiclesfasttried & testedunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting eviltroubled leadsunlikely connections

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"Meet the two toughest cops in town. One's just a little smarter than the other!"

Boxlist takeA light, breakneck crime comedy: expansive and heightened. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

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...

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