K-9
Meet the two toughest cops in town. One's just a little smarter than the other!
1989 • 101 min • Action · Comedy · Crime
Synopsis
The extravagant cop Michael Dooley needs some help to fight a drug dealer who has tried to kill him. A "friend" gives him a dog named Jerry Lee (Officer Lewis), who has been trained to smell drugs. With his help, Dooley sets out to put his enemy behind the bars, but Jerry Lee has a personality of his own and works only when he wants to. On the other hand, the dog is quite good at destroying Dooley's car, house and sex-life...
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 62 Audience · 1078 · 100%
Detective Dooley, an unconventional cop, is paired with a highly trained but equally strong-willed police dog, Jerry Lee, to take down a dangerous drug dealer. Their partnership leads to plenty of chaos and destruction, as Jerry Lee has a mind of his own, but ultimately they work together to catch the criminals.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 4/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 5/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Some crude humor
- Moments of peril for characters
- Characters in dangerous situations
What it models well
- Loyalty and partnership
- Perseverance against odds
- Teamwork
Talk about it after
- Working with difficult partners
- The life of a police dog
- Consequences of drug dealing
Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for K-9. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.
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Top billed cast
Director: Rod Daniel • Crew: Scott Myers, Steven Siegel
Trailers & clips
K-9 (1989), 35mm film trailer, flat open matte 1.17:1 ratio 2544x2160, scanned with a Gugusse Roller
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.2/10 (1,078)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $17,000,000
- Box office
- $78,247,647
- Franchise
- K-9 Collection
- IMDb
- tt0097637
