Top billed cast

1. 

   Corey Haim

   Travis Cornell

2. 

   Michael Ironside

   Lem Johnson

3. 

   Barbara Williams

   Nora Cornell

4. 

   Lala Sloatman

   Tracey

5. 

   Dale Wilson

   Bill Keeshan

6. 

   Blu Mankuma

   Cliff

7. 

   Duncan Fraser

   Sheriff Walt Gaines

8. 

   Colleen Winton

   Deputy Porter

9. 

   Christopher Cary

   TV Newscaster

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2026-05-21

**_A boy & his dog… and the savage creature chasing them_**

This was loosely based on Dean Koontz’ 1987 novel. As usual, readers complain about the changes and how the book is vastly superior. So, what else is new? How much more so if the book’s 512 pages and the movie runs only 1h 31m?

It’s an adventure/sci-fi/horror in the tradition of “Terminator” and “Predator,” just with a teenage boy protagonist, played by Corey Haim as Travis. Interestingly, Travis is a 36 years-old former Delta Force operator in the book; and Nora is his romantic interest. Here, Nora is his mother...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$940,173.00

Keywords

• experiment
• secret lab
• creature
• dog
• golden retriever
• boy and dog
• government agent
• genetic engineering
• stray dog
• genetic mutation
• suspenseful