''K-9000'' is a 1991 American

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

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action Action may refer to: * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game Film * Action film, a genre of film * ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * ''Action'' (1980 fil ...

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starring

Chris Mulkey Chris Mulkey (born May 3, 1948) is an American film and television actor. Career Mulkey played the supporting role of husband to Annie Potts's character in '' Any Day Now'' from 1998 to 2002. He has also appeared in '' Captain Phillips'', '' ...

Catherine Oxenberg Catherine Oxenberg (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s prime time soap opera ''Dynasty''. Oxenberg is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and Howard Oxe ...

Dennis Haysbert Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the '' Major League'' film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film '' Absolute Power'' ...

, and

Judson Scott Judson Earney Scott (born July 15, 1952) is an American stage, film and television actor. He has appeared in a number of science fiction productions, especially within the ''Star Trek'' franchise, as well as '' V'' and three episodes of ''The X-F ...

. It is the second installment in the ''K-9'' film series, originally intended to serve as a pilot episode for a television series that was based on and serves as a spin-off of '' K-9''. It was directed by

Kim Manners Kim Manners (January 13, 1951 – January 25, 2009) was an American television producer, director and actor best known for his work on ''The X-Files'' and ''Supernatural''. Early life Kim Manners was raised in a show business family. His fathe ...

and written by

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and

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Plot

Dr. Aja Turner (

), a beautiful female scientist, implants a computer in a

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's brain to help it track and capture criminals. Crooks, led by Anton Zeiss ( Judson Earney Scott), make off with the

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canine. Dr. Turner teams up with Eddie Monroe (

), a hard-nosed policeman who is implanted with a

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allowing him to communicate with the dog.

Cast

as Detective Eddie Monroe *

as Dr. Aja Turner *

as Nick Sanrio * Dana Gladstone as Captain DeLillo *

Jerry Houser Jerry Houser (born July 14, 1952) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Oscar "Oscy" Seltzer in ''Summer of '42'' and its sequel, '' Class of '44'', as Dave "Killer" Carlson in '' Slap Shot,'' and the role of Wally Logan ...

as Niner (voice) * Judson Earney Scott as Anton Zeiss *

Anne Haney Anne Ryan Haney ( Thomas; March 4, 1934 – May 26, 2001) was an American stage and screen actress. She was best known for her roles in ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' and ''Liar Liar'', as well as Alberta Meechum on the sitcom ''Mama's Family''. Early yea ...

as Mrs. Wiffington *

Tom McFadden Tom McFadden is an actor who has starred in film and on television, his first feature movie was in the 1968 movie was ''Hot Spurs'', his other films include '' Wrong Is Right'' (1982), '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge'' (1985), '' ...

as Banks

References

External links

* * * 1991 television films 1991 films 1991 crime thriller films American crime thriller films Fox network original films American science fiction television films Films about dogs 1990s English-language films 1990s science fiction films Television pilots not picked up as a series Films with screenplays by Steven E. de Souza Films produced by Steven E. de Souza 1990s American films {{1990s-sf-film-stub