Metzger’s Dog (1983) has a bit of a cult following.
A surprising and quirky story.
Leroy Chinese Gordon (Wonderful name!) is a bit of an idiot savant, minor criminal, tool and die guy who lives in Los Angeles.
He has lovingly hand-built his own anti-aircraft gun and mounted it in the back of his Ford van.
He has two close friends who have particular skills (lockpicking and sharpshooting) and who comprise his “gang.”
He has a beautiful (Of course!) and smart (Surprisingly!) girlfriend named Margaret.
Chinese himself is ruled by his roommate, Dr. Henry Metzger, a cat.
While stealing cocaine from a University lab, the misfits grab a locked box — which happens to contain research papers.
The CIA desperately wants the papers back. They assume the Russians stole them, using the cocaine as a cover story.
Meanwhile, Chinese has problems selling the cocaine.
AND there’s a vicious junkyard dog, a huge, black brute that wants to kill the gang. Until tamed by Dr. Henry Metzger.
Rick McCharles 