Man's Best Friend
“Companion. Protector. Killer.”
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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Cast
18 people
Ally Sheedy
Lori Tanner
Known for
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Lance Henriksen
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Robert Costanzo
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Fredric Lehne
Perry
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John Cassini
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J.D. Daniels
Rudy
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Olivia Brown
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William Sanderson
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True Blood
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J. D. Daniels
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Trula M. Marcus
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Robin Frates
Judy Sanders
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Rick Barker
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John Lafia Director · Joel Goldsmith Composer Alex Wilkinson Composer
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $6M · United States release November 19, 1993
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,974,636
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Roven-Cavallo Entertainment
Production
New Line Cinema
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · November 19, 1993
Theatrical
France
July 17, 1994 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 21, 1994 · Theatrical
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