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Man's Best Friend

1993 film by John Lafia
Movie film Q3301984
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Man's Best Friend

Summary

Man's Best Friend is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Man's Best Friend's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Man's Best Friend was directed by John Lafia[4].
  • John Lafia wrote the screenplay for Man's Best Friend[5].
  • Man's Best Friend's composer is recorded as Joel Goldsmith[6].
  • Man's Best Friend's genre is comedy horror[7].
  • Man's Best Friend's genre is science fiction film[8].
  • A cast member of Man's Best Friend was Ally Sheedy[9].
  • A cast member of Man's Best Friend was Lance Henriksen[10].
  • A cast member of Man's Best Friend was Robert Costanzo[11].
  • A cast member of Man's Best Friend was Fredric Lehne[12].
  • A cast member of Man's Best Friend was John Cassini[13].
  • A cast member of Man's Best Friend was J. D. Daniels[14].
  • A cast member of Man's Best Friend was Bradley Pierce[15].
  • A cast member of Man's Best Friend was Frank Welker[16].
  • A cast member of Man's Best Friend was Robert Shaye[17].
  • A cast member of Man's Best Friend was Thomas Rosales Jr.[18].
  • A cast member of Man's Best Friend was William Sanderson[19].
  • Man's Best Friend was produced by Robert Engelman[20].
  • Man's Best Friend was produced by Daniel Grodnik[21].
  • Man's Best Friend's production company is recorded as New Line Cinema[22].
  • Man's Best Friend's director of photography is recorded as Mark Irwin[23].
  • The original language of Man's Best Friend was English[24].
  • Man's Best Friend was distributed by video on demand[25].
  • Man's Best Friend's review score is recorded as 21%[26].
  • Man's Best Friend's review score is recorded as 3.8/10[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Engelman[20] and Daniel Grodnik[21]. Man's Best Friend was directed by John Lafia[4]. John Lafia wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Ally Sheedy[9], Lance Henriksen[10], Robert Costanzo[11], Fredric Lehne[12], John Cassini[13], and J. D. Daniels[14].

Publication

Man's Best Friend was released on January 1, 1993[28]. The original language of it was English[24]. Genres include comedy horror[7] and science fiction film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[25].

Reception

Reviews include 21%[26] and 3.8/10[27].

Why It Matters

Man's Best Friend ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

Ally Sheedy film Frank Welker Lance Henriksen United States William Sanderson

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Producer → Robert Engelman, Daniel Grodnik
    Publication date → +1993-01-01T00:00:00Z
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