Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1988-12-02
Languageen
Runtime1h 31m
Revenue$940,173
Production
Canadian Entertainment Investors No. 2 and Company, Universal Pictures, Rose & Ruby Productions, Carolco Pictures, Centaur Films, Concorde Pictures
5.3(108)
•1988•1h 31mWatchers
"It started as a secret experiment... It ended up as a new breed of terror."
Overview
A boy takes in a stray dog, later finding out that it's an ultra-intelligent runaway from a genetic research lab. Unbeknownst to him, the dog is being stalked by another escaped creature that's not quite so friendly.
Principal Cast
26 credited
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