San Diego Police detective Michael Dooley (Jim Belushi) is sure that he's getting close when a helicopter gunman blows up his car. His girlfriend Tracy has had enough. He is told that it's drug lord Ken Lyman (Kevin Tighe). He gets a police dog as his partner. Sgt. Brannigan (Ed O'Neill) gives him Jerry Lee, a smart independent dog.There isn't much to this buddy cop movie. Belushi plays the traditional wild and irreverent cop. Jerry Lee is his smarter, doggier partner. It's not quite as stupid and jokey as expected but it does lean on the broad cop movie tropes. It's too simple to make fun of Belushi. He develops a nice love-hate relationship with the dog. There simply aren't any great laughs. It's tough when jokes fall flat.

Why does Hollywood insist on pitching two movies against each other, despite the plots being remarkably similar? Remember "Dante's Peak" going up against "Volcano" or how about "Antz" taking on "A Bug's Life"? Well, here is the natural opponent to "Turner & Hooch" except that there are one or two other issues to contend with. First of all, Tom Hanks has been replaced with James Belushi, the ugly dog is now a much-more photogenic German Shepard and the laughs have nearly all dried up - not that "Turner & Hooch" had many to begin with.Belushi plays hot-shot cop Dooley, obsessed with bringing down suspected crime boss Lyman (Kevin Tighe) to such a point that his girlfriend Tracy (Mel Harris) is considering kicking him out of her apartment. Determined to bring Lyman down, Dooley finds himself partnered with Jerry Lee, an eccentric police dog with a strong sense of personality. Unfortunately, Jerry Lee has a far greater impact on Dooley's personal life and before long, Lyman has gained the upper hand. Can Dooley and Jerry Lee overcome their differences and bring him down or will Lyman have the last laugh? Given that Belushi spends, I guess, maybe 70% of this movie talking to a dog, your enjoyment of "K-9" will largely depend on how funny you find Belushi. Personally, he's just about as unfunny as Hanks was in "Turner & Hooch" but like "Turner & Hooch", the dog is the true star. He has the best scenes and gets the most laughs but the film-makers make the same mistake of making the dog act like a human - no dog I've ever met covers their face with embarrassment! The other let-down is the plot which is not only predictable but also so closely matches "Turner & Hooch" that I'm surprised there wasn't a law-suit. It's a fact that this was released a few short months before "Turner & Hooch" but it feels like an odd kiddie's film - having the whole drug-plot run alongside the comic chaos of an out-of-control dog working with an unconventional cop felt like a difficult marriage, especially when played for laughs as it is here.It's never easy to compare two films so closely matched together but I'm afraid that "K-9" comes off a close second to "Turner & Hooch". It's not as funny, the dog doesn't appeal in the same way as the mutt in the other film and Belushi is a poor man's Hanks. It can't decide whether it wants to be a serious cop story or a straight-up comedy with a angry dog wrecking havoc but in the end, it became neither. The only real difference between the two is that the love interest in "K-9" is much hotter and there is no cop partner for Belushi to spark off, meaning he spends most of the film talking to a dog. And if that's what you want to spend 100-ish minutes watching then this is the film for you. Personally, I can't recommend it so for my money, the whole "cop-with-a-dog" sub-genre should be put to rest for a long time to come. Here's hoping.

This movie is all about the usual hardboiled detective stereotype as well as a dog with a similar personalty (as well as a sadistically hilarious habit of biting anyone he doesn't like in the groin.) I like it personally because they used my favorite breed of dog, King Shepherd Ironicaly most K-9 units in law enforcement are Shepheards. My favorite parts include, "Jerry Lee" (the dogs name) sneaking into the bed while poor Jim Belushi is trying to get some and when he gets into the limo and screws the rich guys dog while "lets get it on" is being played, because its like the dog is telling Jim "I can do it but you can't nyah nyah" But Jim gets even when he runs the dog through the car wash without the roof because he refused to take a bath. I also like what happens at the end where we see a sad moment where Jim thought the dog was dying in the vet office and he sadly tells him how he really feels about him being a good friend and what not. it turns out old jerry lee was playing possum. It just goes to show that you can take a sad moment and at the last minute make it a funny moment.

The picture talks about James Belushi a quirky policeman who develops lonely his mission with the aim to track down an important drug peddler (Kevin Thige). The police chief (James Handy) assigns him as couple , a hound dog (Jerry Lee was played by Rando, a 3-year-old German Shepherd from West Germany and trained for 3 months) . They will have to confront deal of dangers while his fiancée (Mel Harris) is abducted .The motion picture is a particular buddy movie because the starring are one person and one dog , the comedy and giggles regarding both of them are interminable . Over 40 dogs were considered but none of the American German Shepherds were deemed suitable . A year-long search was held to find the right dog for the role . The dog chosen , Rando , learned to understand commands in English . There's a previous picture concerning to similar theme upon policeman-dog relationship : ¨Turner and Hooch¨ , both of them are similar , though I think the best results to be the film featured by Tom Hanks.The flick blends humor , action-packed , car pursuits , tongue-in-cheek , it's amusing but there are moments that is a little boring but when the dog appears is enough bemusing . The film obtained success at the box office ; however , ten years later , the same starring James Belushi and the dog (or different dog because had deceased) made a second part what failed and was direct-to-video . Subsequently had a third part that was another flop . The flick will appeal to action comedy buffs and dog lovers. Rating : Average 5'5/10