A genetic research facility worker exposes animal abuses there to a local TV reporter, who frees and takes in a genetically altered dog from the lab, unaware that he has a violent streak.
Directed by John Lafia
killer
dog
mutated
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2.8 / 5
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Cast
Ally Sheedy
Lori Tanner
Lance Henriksen
Dr. Jarret
Robert Costanzo
Detective Kovacs
Fredric Lehne
Perry
John Cassini
Detective Bendetti
William Sanderson
Ray
Trula M. Marcus
Annie
Rick Barker
Mailman
Bradley Pierce
Chet
Cameron Arnett
Dog Catcher #1
Adam Carl
Dog Catcher #2
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Mugger
Crew
John Lafia
Director
John Lafia
Writer
Joel Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Mark Irwin
Director of Photography
Danny Wynands
Stunts
Clint Lilley
Stunts
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
MechaniChris
3.0★ · 03/02/26
Look at this poster man. Genuinely the plot of this movie is Jurassic World with a dog. They gene spliced like every animal to give the dog all the best hunter genes. It has chameleon DNA! At one point it dislodges its jaw and eats a cat whole like a snake!
Look at this poster man. Genuinely the plot of this movie is Jurassic World with a dog. They gene spliced like every animal to give the dog all the best hunter genes. It has chameleon DNA! At one point it dislodges its jaw and eats a cat whole like a snake!
Jess
4.0★ · 08/27/24
Imagine if you can pee out acid…
This was a decent campy horror film. Could’ve done without the detective scenes. Tibetan Mastiffs are fucking gorgeous dogs. Wish we saw more of them in film!
Imagine if you can pee out acid…
This was a decent campy horror film. Could’ve done without the detective scenes. Tibetan Mastiffs are fucking gorgeous dogs. Wish we saw more of them in film!
Jake McCoy
7.0★ · 11/17/23
Another one of those movies where I always saw the vhs cover at the video store but for some reason never decided to watch it until now. What is wrong with my younger self? I should have seen this at least a dozen times by now!
And damn is Max cute for a murderous pup. I say John Wick would still kill for him
Another one of those movies where I always saw the vhs cover at the video store but for some reason never decided to watch it until now. What is wrong with my younger self? I should have seen this at least a dozen times by now!
And damn is Max cute for a murderous pup. I say John Wick would still kill for him
The
6.0★ · 04/17/21
Dumb fun except for what amounts to a protracted rape joke - imagine a Pepe Le Pew vignette terminating in the subject of his amor howling in pain. Largely Max’s targets (read: John Lafia’s targets) deserve to get chomped. The cartoon tone makes it a little Beethoven-y but that leads to the hilarious tree climbing sequence and some really irresponsible shooting by police chasing a dog.
Dumb fun except for what amounts to a protracted rape joke - imagine a Pepe Le Pew vignette terminating in the subject of his amor howling in pain. Largely Max’s targets (read: John Lafia’s targets) deserve to get chomped. The cartoon tone makes it a little Beethoven-y but that leads to the hilarious tree climbing sequence and some really irresponsible shooting by police chasing a dog.
