

Man's Best Friend
1993-11-19 · 97 min · ★ 5.9
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.
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- Directors
- John Lafia
- Production companies
- Roven-Cavallo Entertainment, New Line Cinema
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 12,974,636
Top Cast
Ally SheedyLori Tanner
Lance HenriksenDr. Jarret
Robert CostanzoDetective Kovacs
Fredric LehnePerry
John CassiniDetective Bendetti
William SandersonRay
Trula M. MarcusAnnie
Rick BarkerMailman
Bradley PierceChet
Cameron ArnettDog Catcher #1
Adam CarlDog Catcher #2
Thomas Rosales Jr.MuggerTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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