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Watchers (1988) – WTF Happened to This Adaptation?
Posted 1 year ago
The WTF Happened to This Adaptation series looks back at the 1988 film Watchers, based on a novel by Dean Koontz
Watchers
- Theatrical - Wide 1988-12-02
- Cast Corey Haim Michael Ironside Barbara Williams Blu Mankuma Duncan Fraser
- Directed by Jon Hess
- Written by Bill Freed Damian Lee
Box Office Gross:
$940,173
Running Time:
91 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
Canadian Entertainment Investors No. 2 and Company, Universal Pictures, Rose & Ruby Productions, Carolco Pictures, Centaur Films, Concorde Pictures
Genres:
JoBlo's Rating
Synopsis
A boy takes in a stray dog, later finding out that it’s an ultra-intelligent runaway from a genetic research lab. Unbeknownst to him, the dog is being stalked by another escaped creature that’s not quite so friendly.
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