Man's Best Friend

"Companion. Protector. Killer."

1993 1h 37m EN

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5.9

MID

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21%

ROTTEN

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5.2

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 141🥫21%Rotten Tomatoes★5.2IMDB · 5,008

HorrorScience FictionThrillerComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Companion. Protector. Killer.”

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Cast

Ally Sheedy
Lori Tanner
Lance Henriksen
Dr. Jarret
Robert Costanzo
Detective Kovacs
Fredric Lehne
Perry
John Cassini
Detective Bendetti
J.D. Daniels
Rudy
William Sanderson
Ray
Trula M. Marcus
Annie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Lafia
Writers: John Lafia
Languages: German, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Lafia, shot by Mark Irwin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alex Wilkinson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nancy Frazen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ally Sheedy and Lance Henriksen and Robert Costanzo carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Companion. Protector. Killer.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Lafia directs. Mark Irwin behind the camera. Alex Wilkinson scores. Nancy Frazen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, English.

Trivia

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by John Lafia, shot by Mark Irwin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alex Wilkinson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nancy Frazen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ally Sheedy and Lance Henriksen and Robert Costanzo carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Companion. Protector. Killer.".
9IMDB entry: tt0107504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.