Writer/director Samuel Fuller's rabid thriller tells a provocative yarn about an actress (Kristy McNichol) who adopts a stray German shepherd she hit with her car. Indebted to the dog after it saves her from a would-be rapist, McNichol discovers that the animal was taught to attack black people on sight and hires a trainer (Paul Winfield) to try and change its racist conditioning. Jameson Parker, Burl Ives co-star. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); interviews; photo gallery.