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About
When alcoholic homicide investigator Valnikov is transferred to a burglary case that seems to involve a creepy dogcatcher, he's also given a new partner -- the pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman, who's experiencing a midlife crisis and does not welcome Valnikov's company. But as these emotionally bruised cops are drawn deeper into the bizarre world of dog shows, animal fanatics and pet cemeteries, they're also drawn to each other.
Theatrical
Mar 7, 1980
Box Office
$2.5M
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 8, 2003
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Cast
Full credits →R
Robert Foxworth
Sgt. A.M. Valnikov
P
Paula Prentiss
Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman
H
Harry Dean Stanton
Philo Skinner
B
Barbara Babcock
Madeline Whitfield
J
John Hancock
Clarence Cromwell
R
Raleigh Bond
Captain "Hipless" Hooker
J
Judy Landers
Pattie Mae
P
Pat Corley
Itchy Mitch
P
Paul Henry Itkin
Det. Bullets Bambarella
R
Richard Dix
Alex Valnikov
J
Jorge Cervera Jr.
Dr. Rivera
M
Marilyn Chris
Mavis Skinner
D
Doris Belack
Harried Woman
D
Dallas Alinder
Chester Biggs
E
Elizabeth Farley
Receptionist
M
Michael Dudikoff
Millie's Houseboy
L
Lou Cutell
Mr. Limpwood
A
Anne Ramsey
Bessie Callahan
I
Ion Teodorescu
Iosif
M
Michael Hawkins
Captain Jack Packerton
