K-9 (film)

This article is about the film K-9. For other uses of K-9, see K9.
K-9
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRod Daniel
Written by
  • Steven Siegel
  • Scott Myers
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byLois Freeman-Fox
Music byMiles Goodman
Production
company
Gordon Company[1]
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[1]
Release date
  • April 28, 1989 (1989-04-28)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Box office$78.2 million[2]

K-9 is a 1989 American buddy cop action comedy film starring Jim Belushi and Mel Harris. It was directed by Rod Daniel, written by Steven Siegel and Scott Myers, produced by Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, and released by Universal Pictures.

Belushi plays bad-tempered San Diego police detective Michael Dooley, who has been tagged for execution by a major international drug dealer named Ken Lyman (played by Kevin Tighe). To help, K-9 Sergeant Brannigan (played by Ed O'Neill) gives Dooley an unorthodox drug-sniffing police dog called "Jerry Lee" (named after rock-and-roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis).[3] The duo attempt to put Lyman behind bars but Dooley quickly learns Jerry Lee is a mischievous smart aleck who works only when and how he wants to. Many of the film's gags revolve around Jerry Lee's playfully destructive episodes.

The film was followed by a K-9 film series, including two direct-to-video sequels, K-911 (1999) and K-9: P.I. (2002); as well as a television spin-off film titled K-9000, that was intended to be the pilot episode to a TV series that was not ordered.

  1. ^ a b c d "K-9". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  2. ^ "K-9". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Thomas, Kevin (April 28, 1989). "Movie Reviews : 'K-9' a Serviceable Outing for Belushi". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved Aug 21, 2012.