Atomic Dog (1998)

Director
Brian Trenchard-Smith

Main cast
Isabella Hofmann; Daniel Hugh Kelly; Cindy Pickett; Scott Olynek

Genres
Sci-Fi, Horror

Description
When a pooch is irradiated by a nuclear plant and threatens the town, only a teenage boy can redeem him.


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