---
title: 'Watchers (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jon Hess'
released: '1988-12-02'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/watchers-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096425/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Watchers (1988)

1988 · 91 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United States, Canada


## Synopsis

Watchers is a 1988 science fiction horror film directed by Jon Hess and starring Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Barbara Williams, and Lala Sloatman. Loosely based on the 1987 novel Watchers by Dean R. Koontz, the film revolves around a boy who befriends an unusually intelligent stray dog being hunted by a ruthless government agent and a dangerous mutated creature. It is the first installment in the Watchers film series.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jon Hess](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-hess)
- **Screenplay:** [Dean Koontz](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-koontz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joel Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman), [Damian Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/damian-lee)

## Cast

- [Sandy the Dog](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandy-the-dog)
- [Tong Lung](https://cinepixo.com/people/tong-lung)
- [Jason Priestley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-priestley)
- [Don S. Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-s-davis)
- [Corey Haim](https://cinepixo.com/people/corey-haim)
- [Lala Sloatman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lala-sloatman)
- [Blu Mankuma](https://cinepixo.com/people/blu-mankuma)
- [Michael Ironside](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ironside)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/watchers-1988
Film facts: Wikidata (Q663936); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.