The extravagant cop Michael Dooley needs some help to fight a drug dealer who has tried to kill him.

A "friend" gives him a dog named Jerry Lee, who has been trained to smell drugs.

With his help, Dooley sets out to put his enemy behind the bars, but Jerry Lee has a personality of his own and works only when he wants to.

On the other hand, the dog is quite good at destroying Dooley's car, house and sex-life...

This was one of those films that I absolutely loved as a kid, and could watch it over and over, because who wouldn't like a film where a dog can say 'oh oh'? Take the element of the dog away, and you pretty much have a dog of a story though. It's basically the buddy cop movie with a twist, and thanks to Belushi being quite likable, the film manages to be funny whenever the dog is off screen.

Support is okay, but it looks like they are just letting the two get on with it.

It's harmless stuff, one of those movies you will find on TV one Sunday afternoon, and still be able to enjoy it through rose tinted specs.

Still miles better than Turner and Hooch.

This is NOT the best cop/dog movie, but it IS superior to the Chuck Norris/pooch flick. Personally, I found Turner and Hooch to be superior to this work, but it is still enjoyable, and comes in second to my favorite.

HOwever, this is witty, and funny enough to be endearing, without resorting to Jim Belushi's usual tactics, although he does employ the beginning of those posturing and chest-beating tactics here. But they are not so dominant that the movie suffers. In fact, they play well in this situation, though it IS sad to watch a grown man who is romantically jealous of a dog.

This fails any Oscar possibilities, but I do not honestly believe that would surprise those involved with this work. The bottom line: This is a fun movie. It fails to warm the heart as well as Turner and Hooch, but does not make you feel sorry for the dog like some other movies have, along this venue. It is entertaining and fun, and rates a 6.6/10 from...

the Fiend :.

K-9 is a buddy-buddy cop comedy with a difference: one of the partners is a dog. That's the premise for this light and likeable late '80s film which trades on the success of the likes of LETHAL WEAPON although it's aimed at a younger audience. It gets by on the charisma of the underrated James Belushi, who has a strong enough presence to carry a movie and who does well acting against a German Shepherd. Inevitably the well-trained pooch steals all of his scenes, the highlight being the encounter in the bar with an imposing Pruitt Taylor Vince. The rest is a usual mix of romantic staples, familiar bad guy antics, and action scenes.