Watchers II is the 1990

1990 in film

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 sequel

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 to the Canadian horror film

Horror film

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 Watchers. Starring Marc Singer

Marc Singer

Marc Singer is a Canadian-born American actor best known for his roles in the Beastmaster film series and as Mike Donovan in the original 1980s TV series V.-Personal life:...

 and Tracy Scoggins

Tracy Scoggins

Tracy Dawn Scoggins is an American actress known for her roles as Cat Grant in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Monica Colby in the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty, and its spin-off series The Colbys...

, the film

Film

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 is loosely based on the novel Watchers

Watchers (novel)

Watchers is a 1987 suspense novel by American author, Dean Koontz. Along with Strangers, Lightning, and Midnight, Watchers is credited with cementing Koontz's status as a best-selling author.-Plot Summary:...

by Dean Koontz

Dean Koontz

Dean Ray Koontz is a prolific American author best known for his novels which could be described broadly as suspense thrillers. He also frequently incorporates elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. A number of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with...

.

Plot

Watchers II continues the saga of two genetically altered life forms

Genetically modified organism

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 turned loose. One is a super-intelligent golden retriever

Golden Retriever

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 with an uncanny ability to communicate and reason. The other is a hybrid monster, a non-human assassin created to track the dog and destroy all who come in contact with it. The golden retriever finds and befriends a fugitive from the Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

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 (Marc Singer

Marc Singer

Marc Singer is a Canadian-born American actor best known for his roles in the Beastmaster film series and as Mike Donovan in the original 1980s TV series V.-Personal life:...

). The clever dog prompts the Marine captain to call an animal psychologist from the top secret

Top Secret

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 laboratory where the genetic manipulation occurred. Together with this trusted psychologist (Tracy Scoggins

Tracy Scoggins

Tracy Dawn Scoggins is an American actress known for her roles as Cat Grant in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Monica Colby in the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty, and its spin-off series The Colbys...

), they attempt to elude the murderous monster and the gory trail of death closing in on them.

Release

The sequel did not receive the benefit of a theatrical release that the original did. Instead, the film went straight-to-video. Both this film and the original were released on a double feature

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 DVD

DVD

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 by Artisan Entertainment

Artisan Entertainment

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 in 2003, but has been discontinued. As of December 21, 2009, Lions Gate has not announced any plans to re-release both movies on DVD.