To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec.To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec.To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec.
- Dooley
- (as James Belushi)
- Salesman Don
- (as Bill Sadler)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough Jerry Lee is credited as playing himself in the opening credits, he was in fact played by multiple dogs during the shoot.
The primary dog was named Rando, a three-year-old German Shepherd. A two-year-long search was held to find the right dog for the role and over forty dogs were considered. Eventually, four young Shepherds were brought from West Germany and trained for three months with Karl Lewis Miller. While typical dogs can understand 10-15 commands, Rando was able to perform anywhere from 125 to 150 actions.
A separate dog that was used as a stand-in for some scenes was named Kondo, and was a real-life police dog with the Kansas City Police Department who was sadly killed in the line of duty in 1991, which has led to some confusion that "the dog from K-9" was killed while on duty.
- GoofsWhen Jerry Lee attacks the men in the bar and bites one of them on the hand, it is obvious that the man has a padded sleeve so that dog bite would not hurt him.
- Quotes
Dooley: Alright, let's get one thing straight: The woman is mine! Now we're both members of the animal kingdom. You know that and I know that. And we both know that this thing is really primal. So if you think you're such a badass you just try that one more time and you're gonna end up in a pet cemetary! You remember the movie Old Yeller? You remember when they shot him in the end? I didn't cry! Now come on!
- Crazy creditsJerry Lee is played by Rando, not Jerry Lee, as credited at the end.
- Alternate versionsThe UK theatrical version was cut by 21 secs to secure a "12" rating and removed descriptions of a "Colombian Necktie". The 15 rated video version was uncut and the 12 rated DVD is also intact.
- SoundtracksMain Title (Theme From
Jaws")"
from Jaws (1975)
Music composed by John Williams
Courtesy of MCA Records
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Mein Partner mit der kalten Schnauze
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $17,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $43,247,647
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,471,035
- Apr 30, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $78,247,647
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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