Man 's Best Friend ( 1993 film ) - Wikipedia Man 's Best Friend ( 1993 film ) hide This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2016 ) This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. It should be expanded to provide more balanced coverage that includes real - world context. Please edit the article to focus on discussing the work rather than merely reiterating the plot. ( November 2015 ) Man 's Best Friend Theatrical release poster Directed by John Lafia Produced by Robert Engelman Robert Kosberg Dan Grodnik Written by John Lafia Starring Ally Sheedy Lance Henriksen Frederic Lehne Robert Costanzo Music by Joel Goldsmith Cinematography Mark Irwin Edited by Nancy Frazen Michael N. Knue Production company Roven - Cavallo Entertainment Distributed by New Line Cinema Release date November 19, 1993 ( 1993 - 11 - 19 ) Running time 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. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4.1 Reception 4.2 Home media 5 Popular culture 6 See also 7 External links Plot This article 's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. ( September 2016 ) 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. Unaware that the dog has killed the mugger, Lori develops a bond with Max, feeling protected with him around and decides to keep him. However, her boyfriend Perry ( Fredric Lehne ) initially refuses to allow Lori to keep the dog, despite his heroic actions. He finally agrees to let Max stay, but only if he stays in the backyard. However, Max can understand human conversations and becomes overprotective of Lori. He later finds Lori and Perry having sex in their bedroom and tries to attack Perry, understanding that Perry is n't too fond of him. Dr. Jarret is questioned by detectives Frankie Kovacs ( Robert Costanzo ) and Emilio Bendetti ( John Cassini ) about Max. Jarret reveals that Max is a genetically altered dog, spliced with the DNA of various other animals such as big cats, snakes, chameleons, and birds of prey giving him enhanced strength, speed, and senses. Max is also prone to violent rages, and Jarrett regularly gives him a drug to keep him relaxed, but he fears that it wo n't be long before the effects of the drug wear off. Max acts as a loyal, obedient, and lovable dog to Lori, but when her back is turned he starts wreaking havoc in the neighborhood, terrorizing some local children ( though he seems all right with Lori 's young neighbor Rudy ), devouring a cat, destroying the brake lines in Perry 's truck, mating with a neighbor 's collie Heidi, and murdering a mail man ( Rick Barker ). All of these incidents go unnoticed by Lori. Realizing Max gnawed through the brake lines of his truck in an attempt to kill him, Perry tries to kill Max by feeding him poisoned hamburger. He tries to convince Max to eat it but Max smells the poison in the meat and chases Perry out of the house. After Perry escapes in his truck, Max eats Lori 's talking pet parrot, who begins berating him. Max proceeds to dump the poison ridden hamburger in the toilet and flushes it. Noticing Perry 's animosity towards their new dog, Lori decides to find Max a new home. She takes him to a junkyard and leaves him with the owner Ray ( William Sanderson ), who assures her that Max will be taken to a ranch in a few days. However, when Lori leaves, Ray chains Max to the wall and hits him over the head with a shovel, knocking him out. When Max wakes up, he pulls loose from his chain and attacks Ray. Unfortunately, Ray arms himself with a blow torch and burns Max 's face, but right as he is about to get his gun, he is soon overpowered and killed. Max, now severely scarred, leaves the junkyard and makes his way back to Lori 's house. The police, after discovering the dead mugger and having Dr. Jarret clarify that it was Max who killed him, now intend to stop Max at any cost. By the time Max returns to Lori 's, Perry has replaced him with a new puppy named Spike. Max, feeling betrayed, confronts Perry and burns his face with acidic urine, much to Lori 's horror and realization. Max attempts to attack Lori and the neighbor kid but the police arrive to apprehend Max. Max then escapes out of the house and evades the cops and an animal control unit by utilizing his genetic gifts. As an ambulance takes Perry away, the police demand Lori 's help to catch Max and wait for him. Max arrives and kills the police watching the house, which Lori soon discovers. In an attempt to get him back, Jarret kidnaps Lori and her new dog Spike in hopes that Max will follow, which he does. Jarret drives back to the EMAX building, telling Lori that Max will turn on her as he did to Jarret. Max then chases them and attacks, jumping onto the car and causing it to crash. Lori pulls herself free from the car and grabs Spike as well. Upon realizing that Max is still alive, she runs into the building with Max chasing her into the laboratory where she first discovered him. She grabs a knife to protect herself as Max stalks her through the laboratory. In a final face to face confrontation, Lori realizes she is n't scared of Max, knowing he would n't hurt her and feels the bond they shared. Max watches as Lori puts down the knife and reaches out for him. Max relinquishes his aggressive, homicidal nature and begins to kiss her hand. Dr. Jarret, still alive, arrives with a pump - action shotgun and demands Lori move away from Max or he will kill them both. Lori refuses to move out of the way and Max breaks out of her grasp to protect her by taking the shot to the chest and pushing Dr. Jarret onto a large electrical cage. Spike begins to play and bite the electrical outlet connected to the cage, sparking it which begins electrocuting Jarret and killing him instantly. Lori rests Max 's head on her lap and pets him as he dies and proceeds to mourn for him. Three months later, Lori is going for a walk with Spike, and runs into Rudy. Rudy tells Lori that his dog has just had puppies and invites her to see them. Most of the puppies look like their mother with the one exception being a small black puppy that resembles Max, implying that this puppy has inherited Max 's genetic altering... or at least his father 's attitude. Cast Ally Sheedy as Lori Tanner, a TV personality who becomes Max 's adoptive owner. Lance Henriksen as Dr. Jarret, a scientist at EMAX who is Max 's original owner and tormentor. Robert Costanzo as Detective Frankie Kovacs, a detective who investigates Max. Fredric Lehne as Perry, Lori 's boyfriend and Max 's arch - rival. Max 's second tormentor and near victim. John Cassini as Detective Emilio Bendetti, a detective who investigates Max J.D. Daniels as Rudy, Lori 's young next - door neighbor. William Sanderson as Ray, a junkyard operator, Max 's fifth tormentor and victim. Trula M. Marcus as Annie Robin Frates as Judy Sanders, an employee at EMAX who is killed by Max. Frank Welker as the vocal effects of Max, a genetically altered Tibetan Mastiff and also Ed, a parrot owned by Perry. Rick Barker as Mailman, Max 's fourth tormentor and victim. Mickey Cassidy as Paperboy, Max 's third tormentor. Thomas Rosales, Jr. as Mugger, a man who robs Lori and becomes Max 's second victim. Production At least five different dogs were used in filming. Kevin Yagher built the Max puppets as well as created the make - up special effects. Additional tag lines for the film include `` Companion. Protector. Killer. '' `` He 'll bite the hand that feeds him... And then he 'll eat the rest. '' `` His bark is n't half as bad... as his bite ! '' and `` He makes Cujo look like Benji ! '' Release Man 's Best Friend was released in 1220 theaters on the Thanksgiving weekend of November 19, 1993. It opened at fifth place in the box office with $5 million. Reception Man 's Best Friend currently has a 20 % approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Kevin Thomas of Los Angeles Times, noted that while `` cynical and shallow '', the film was `` polished in all aspects ''. Despite this, Ally Sheedy was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress. Film critic Leonard Maltin gave it a moderately positive two - and - a-half - star review, calling it `` derivative, but fun. '' Home media New Line Home Video released the film on DVD on September 6, 2005. Popular culture Man 's Best Friend is seen in the cult film Friday, another New Line Cinema film. Being watched by John Witherspoon 's character, the scene shown is of a mailman being chased by the genetically - engineered dog. See also The Pack White Dog Cujo The Breed External links Man 's Best Friend on IMDb Man 's Best Friend at AllMovie Man 's Best Friend at Box Office Mojo hide Films directed by John Lafia The Blue Iguana ( 1988 ) Child 's Play 2 ( 1990 ) Man 's Best Friend ( 1993 ) Chameleon 3 : Dark Angel ( 2000 ) The Rats ( 2002 ) 10.5 ( 2004 ) 10.5 : Apocalypse ( 2006 ) Jump up ^ ' Addams ' II gets a hand Jump up ^ Man 's Best Friend at Rotten Tomatoes Jump up ^ https://variety.com/1993/film/reviews/man-s-best-friend-1200434265/ Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Man%27s_Best_Friend_(1993_film)&oldid=852593829 '' Categories : 1993 films English - language films 1993 horror films American horror films American films American comedy films Films scored by Joel Goldsmith Films about dogs Films directed by John Lafia Films about cruelty to animals Hidden categories : Articles lacking sources from July 2016 All articles lacking sources Articles to be expanded from November 2015 All articles to be expanded Articles with multiple maintenance issues Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from September 2016 All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Français Polski Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 30 July 2018, at 02 : 12 ( UTC ). 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Question: man's best friend movie what kind of dog
Answer: Tibetan Mastiff