Belushi plays bad tempered San Diego police detective Michael Dooley, who has been tagged for execution by a major international drug dealer (Lyman, played by Kevin Tighe). To help, a so-called "friend" (Brannigan, played by Ed O'Neill) gives Dooley a police dog, "Jerry Lee", trained to sniff drugs. The two attempt to put Lyman in prison, but Dooley soon learns that Jerry Lee is a mischievous smart alec who works only when he wants to. Many of the movie's gags revolve around Jerry Lee's playfully destructive episodes.
Mel Harris
"Jerry Lee", the German Shepherd Dog, is billed in the credits "as himself". According to the DVD's production notes, the dog was originally Rando, found in Germany during an international star search to fill the role. Animal trainer and handler Karl Miller and his daughter Teresa trained Rando for the movie, changing his name to "Jerry Lee" and teaching him a second language in the process. In a 2002 interview, Belushi remembers that "Rondo [sic], who was the first Jerry Lee, was a prima donna: He was a good-looking dog with a close-up that the camera just loved, and he knew it. He was more moody, snotty even." A dog erroneously credited in the part is Koton, a real-life police dog from the Kansas City, Missouri police department.
Mel Harris
Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe,
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Mel Lisboa \x26middot; « Back
Mel Harris Actress K-9
Mel Harris
"Jerry Lee", the German Shepherd Dog, is billed in the credits "as himself". According to the DVD's production notes, the dog was originally Rando, found in Germany during an international star search to fill the role. Animal trainer and handler Karl Miller and his daughter Teresa trained Rando for the movie, changing his name to "Jerry Lee" and teaching him a second language in the process. In a 2002 interview, Belushi remembers that "Rondo [sic], who was the first Jerry Lee, was a prima donna: He was a good-looking dog with a close-up that the camera just loved, and he knew it. He was more moody, snotty even." A dog erroneously credited in the part is Koton, a real-life police dog from the Kansas City, Missouri police department.
Mel Harris
Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe,
Picture of Mel Harris
Mel Lisboa \x26middot; « Back
Mel Harris Actress K-9
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