unfazed by the stab wound, claims that they will die anyway before being shot to death by Mrs Cornell. Armed with homemade weapons, the team readies themselves for the beast. When it arrives, Travis shoots at it and it throws the dog into the truck windshield. Travis follows it into the woods, where he finds it injured and sobbing. At first, he cannot bring himself to kill it. It then attacks him and he is forced to finish it off. Travis, his mother, Tracey and the dog regroup and leave in the beat-up truck as the farmhouse burns down. Release The film was given a limited release in the United States by Universal Pictures in December 1988. It grossed $940,173 at the U.S. box office. It was released on VHS and LaserDisc by International Video Entertainment in 1989. Artisan Entertainment released the film as a double feature with Watchers 2 on DVD in 2003. The DVD was presented in full frame with no bonus features and is now out of print. Reception Critical reception for Watchers has been mostly negative. Film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film one and a half out of a possible four stars, calling it "awful" and criticized the film's monster as being "ludicrous". Sequels Despite there being no sequel novels by Koontz, producer Roger Corman has released three sequels - Watchers II, Watchers 3 and Watchers Reborn. References External links EOFFTV credits, plot summary 1988 films 1988 horror films 1988 independent films 1980s science fiction horror films American science fiction horror films Canadian science fiction horror films Carolco Pictures films English-language Canadian films Films scored by Joel Goldsmith Films about dogs Films based on American novels Films based on horror novels Films shot in Vancouver 1980s monster movies Films based on works by Dean Koontz American monster movies Films produced by Damian Lee Watchers (film series) Films with screenplays by Damian Lee 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1980s Canadian films