Horror ·Science Fiction ·Thriller · Canada · 1988 · 1h 31m

Watchers

Watchers poster
Director
Jon Hess
Cast
Corey Haim as Travis Cornell Michael Ironside as Lem Johnson Barbara Williams as Nora Cornell Lala Sloatman as Tracey Dale Wilson as Bill Keeshan Blu Mankuma as Cliff
Crew
Richard Leiterman — Director of Photography Rick Fields — Editor Bill Freda — Editor Carolle Alain — Editor Joel Goldsmith — Original Music Composer Bill Freed — Screenplay
Tagline

It started as a secret experiment... It ended up as a new breed of terror.

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.

Trailer Watchers — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
experimentsecret labcreaturedoggolden retrieverboy and doggovernment agentgenetic engineeringstray doggenetic mutationsuspenseful
Key Collaborators
Jon Hess Director Richard Leiterman Director of Photography Rick Fields Editor Bill Freda Editor Carolle Alain Editor Joel Goldsmith Original Music Composer Bill Freed Screenplay Damian Lee Screenplay Dean R. Koontz Novel Damian Lee Producer David Mitchell Producer Richard Wilcox Production Design
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