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Based on | Characters created by Steven Siegel and Scott Myers |
Starring | Jim Belushi |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | 1989-2002 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The K-9 film series,[1] consists of Buddy cop family-comedy films including one theatrical film, one made-for-television film, and two straight-to-home video films. The general plot centers around a hard-boiled police detectives and the German Shepherd police dogs they have as their respective partner and the cases they work together to solve; with the spin-off TV movie, which was initially developed as a pilot episode for a television series before it was passed on, revolves around a police detective who is teamed up with a mechanically enhanced German Shepperd to solve a criminal investigation.
The film series as a whole has been met with generally negative reviews. K-9 was successful at the box-office. It was met with mixed critical reception, but was praised for its use of comedy and for the dog training that was done for the animal actors that portrayed Jerry Lee.[2] The sequels were criticized for their pacing,[3] their "strain[ed] credibility";[4] and for the use of potty humor.[5]
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