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A boy takes in a stray dog, later discovering that it is an ultra-intelligent runaway being stalked by a dangerous creature from the same genetic research lab.A boy takes in a stray dog, later discovering that it is an ultra-intelligent runaway being stalked by a dangerous creature from the same genetic research lab.A boy takes in a stray dog, later discovering that it is an ultra-intelligent runaway being stalked by a dangerous creature from the same genetic research lab.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Christopher Cary
- TV Newscaster
- (as Christopher Carey)
Lala Sloatman
- Tracey
- (as Lala)
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- TriviaPaul Haggis wrote the original screenplay. By the time the movie was greenlit, the Writer's Guild strike hit and Haggis refused to do any further writing on the movie. Production was passed to Canadian producer Damien Lee who rewrote the script. Haggis read the script and took his name off it - taking credit instead as "Bill Freed", his WGA pseudonym, and insisted Damien Lee take credit for his work.
- Alternate versionsDue to the film targeting a "not under 16" rating, the German VHS release by UFA Video is cut by four minutes to achieve such rating, almost all violent scenes are shortened to reduce the blood & gore. The uncut German version would later be released on DVD in 2004 by Kinowelt (now StudioCanal Germany) and is rated "not under 18".
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Cine-Masochist: WATCHERS (2014)
- SoundtracksDream Machine
Performed by Mike Reno
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Wonderful book - Horrible movie
I, too, have read the novel "Watchers" many times. It is a masterpiece of story-telling by Dean Koontz about how love transcends all boundaries - including that of species. Even the "monster" was given a soul that pierced the horror. By the end of the book you knew that animals think and feel and that a dog is more than just cute.
The movie "Watchers" offers no clue that anyone involved has even read this book. We need another teen slasher flick like we need another Linda Tripp. The dog could give acting lessons to the rest of the cast. Simply awful and I am embarrassed for Mr. Koontz.
However, two years later, it seems as if someone else thought that this novel deserved better. "Watchers II" - although unable to hold a candle to the book - at least came closer to the original storyline. Decidedly not Oscar material, "Watchers II" is, however, at least 47,000 times more watchable than it's predecessor.
Final words - read the book and open your heart.
The movie "Watchers" offers no clue that anyone involved has even read this book. We need another teen slasher flick like we need another Linda Tripp. The dog could give acting lessons to the rest of the cast. Simply awful and I am embarrassed for Mr. Koontz.
However, two years later, it seems as if someone else thought that this novel deserved better. "Watchers II" - although unable to hold a candle to the book - at least came closer to the original storyline. Decidedly not Oscar material, "Watchers II" is, however, at least 47,000 times more watchable than it's predecessor.
Final words - read the book and open your heart.
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- thom-15
- Jan 1, 2000
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $940,173
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $260,820
- Dec 4, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $940,173
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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