Man's Best Friend (1993 film)
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| Directed by | John Lafia |
| Produced by |
Robert Engelman Robert Kosberg Dan Grodnik |
| Written by | John Lafia |
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| Music by | Joel Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
| Edited by |
Nancy Frazen Michael N. Knue |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million (estimated) |
| Box office | $12.9 million (domestic) |
Man's Best Friend is a 1993 American horror comedy film, directed and written by John Lafia. It stars Ally Sheedy, Lance Henriksen, Robert Costanzo, Frederic Lehne, John Cassini, and J. D. Daniels. It was released by New Line Cinema on November 19, 1993. The official tagline was "Nature created him. Science perfected him. But no one can control him." The film's soundtrack was composed by Joel Goldsmith and its reception was mediocre. However, it was a modest success at the box office, grossing $12.9 million behind a $6 million budget.
Judy Sanders (Robin Frates), an employee of a genetic research facility named EMAX, contacts television personality Lori Tanner (Ally Sheedy), planning to meet after work so she can show Lori the atrocities and animal cruelty that go on in EMAX's laboratories. As she proceeds back to work, an animal assailant attacks and kills her. Dr. Jarret (Lance Henriksen), a scientist performing vivisection and genetic altering and the owner of EMAX, comes in and shoots the animal with a sedative to stop the attack. Later, Lori arrives at EMAX. When Judy does not appear, she breaks into the laboratory and films the various animals that are being experimented on. She discovers a Tibetan Mastiff named Max who does not appear to have been experimented on and lets the dog out of his cage. Dr. Jarret discovers that there is an intruder in the laboratory and chases Lori out of the building, with Max following Lori into her car as she drives away. Jarret immediately goes to the police and complains that his dog has been stolen. Later that day, when Lori goes shopping, a mugger (Thomas Rosales, Jr.) steals her purse. Max chases the thief, brutally kills him, and brings Lori's purse back to her.
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