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Director:
John Carl Buechler
Writers:
Sean Dash (writer)
Dean R. Koontz (novel)
Contact:
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Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Driven by instinct...destined for murder.
Plot:
An extra-smart dog and detective team up to stop a DNA enhanced killer. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Another failed attempt, huh? more (9 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Mark Hamill ... Murphy

Lisa Wilcox ... Grace

Stephen Macht ... Lem Johnson

Gary Collins ... Gus Brody
Lou Rawls ... Doc Grimes

Bob Clendenin ... Barnes (as Robert Clendenin)
Melissa Cross ... Kristin

Shawn David Thompson ... Researcher #1
Lucy Lin ... Researcher #2
Milton Kahn ... Agent

Tony Guma ... Agent #1

Gary J. Wayton ... Agent #2

Kane Hodder ... Clerk

Floyd Levine ... Captain Dekker

Larry Cedar ... Driver #2
Deirdre Coleman Imus ... Reporter (as Deirdre Coleman)
Lloyd Garroway ... Officer

Robert Peters ... Driver #1

Gerald Brodin ... Cop
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Directed by
John Carl Buechler 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Sean Dash  writer
Dean R. Koontz  novel "Watchers"

Produced by
Roger Corman .... executive producer
Mark Hamill .... co-producer
Darin Spillman .... producer
 
Original Music by
Terry Plumeri 
 
Cinematography by
Mike Mickens  (as Michael Michniewicz)
 
Film Editing by
Daniel H. Holland 
 
Production Design by
Mark Harper 
 
Set Decoration by
Jennifer Fraser 
 
Costume Design by
Jayme Bohn 
 
Makeup Department
Erin Braus Guth .... makeup artist (as Erin M. Braus)
Brad Hardin .... creature effects supervisor (1998)
 
Production Management
Michael P. Flannigan .... unit production manager
 
Art Department
Derek Crimmel .... carpenter
Gregory Neuhaus .... carpenter
 
Sound Department
Jeffrey D. German .... sound effects editor
Jeffrey D. German .... sound re-recording mixer
John R.F. Halaby .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
John Carl Buechler .... special creature effects
 
Stunts
Mike Gunther .... stunt performer
Pee Wee Piemonte .... stunt coordinator
Paul E. Short .... stunts
Monica Staggs .... stunt performer: Lab Technician
Dean Wayton .... stunt performer
Gary J. Wayton .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Brad Rushing .... director of photography: second unit
Jose Zambrano Cassella .... assistant camera: second unit
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura E. Little .... set costumer
 
Editorial Department
Brian J. Cavanaugh .... first assistant editor
Matthew Klein .... second assistant editor
 
Music Department
Paul Di Franco .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Mark E. Mobley .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Scott Baldyga .... script supervisor
Joey O'Bryan .... production assistant
Mike Tristano .... weapons handler
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Watchers 4 (USA) (working title)
Carnage (France) (DVD title) [fr]
D.N.A. IV (Japan) [ja]
Les proies - La résurrection (France) [fr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for monster-related violence and gore.
Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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5 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Another failed attempt, huh?, 16 September 1999
Author: Rish Outfield from City of Angels, CA

A terrible movie here, folks. First of all, it's hard to review this film objectively. I REALLY enjoyed the book (one of my favourite Dean Koontz novels), and I'm way too much of a Mark Hamill fan (regardless of what everybody tells me). But this was a uniquely weak film. I've mentioned before that films with the potential for good/greatness are much more disappointing than those that were empty from the beginning. This is, what, the tenth attempt to make Koontz's "Watchers" into a movie, and again, somebody somewhere screwed up. I mean, what is the problem with this book? I can't tell you, except that even after several other tries, this one is particularly bad. The acting was sub-par, the violence hokey and unnecessary, the special effects laughable, and the editing was as bad as a sixth-grader with two VCRs. There were a couple of moments when I thought, "Wait a minute, maybe this won't suck," which made it all the worse when it did. "Nightmare on Elm Street 4 & 5"'s Lisa Wilcox wasn't spectacularly awful, just awful. The pathetic-but-didn't-have-to-be monster was never scary, and often so poorly done that I longed for another Ewok movie. I guess the once-great Mark Hamill should stick with cartoon voice-overs.

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