Turner & Hooch (1989)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Roger Spottiswoode

Writers (WGA):

Dennis Shryack (story) &
Michael Blodgett (story) ...

Release Date:

28 July 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The Oddest Couple Ever Unleashed!

Plot:

A detective must adopt the dog of a dead man to help him find the murderer.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Police | Affection | Veterinarian | Opposites Attract

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14	9:40 AM	TBS
Sun. Nov. 15	2:15 AM	TBS

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Det. Scott Turner
Mare Winningham	...	Dr. Emily Carson
Craig T. Nelson	...	Chief Howard Hyde
Reginald VelJohnson	...	Det. David Sutton (as Reginald Veljohnson)
Scott Paulin	...	Zack Gregory
J.C. Quinn	...	Walter Boyett
John McIntire	...	Amos Reed
David Knell	...	Ernie
Ebbe Roe Smith	...	Harley McCabe
Kevin Scannell	...	Jeff Foster
Joel Bailey	...	Ferraday
Mary McCusker	...	Katie
Ernie Lively	...	Motel Clerk
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Kevin Williams
Elaine Renee Bush	...	Store Clerk

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-12 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #29890) | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Silver Screen Partners IV

Trivia:

Hooch is a Dogue de Bordeaux, one of the most ancient French breeds.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Turner is on stakeout with Hooch, Turner is wearing glasses when he tastes the dog biscuit. When he feeds the biscuit to Hooch you can see his glasses on the dash. He then puts them on again in the next shot.

Quotes:

Emily Carson: Well, it's a nice night, and I have to walk Camille. Do you want to take a walk with me?
Scott Turner: No. No. Well, you see, I'm starting to like you, and if we're going to walk I'm just going to like you even more, and then one day we might even end up in love and everything will go on fine for a while, but-but then one day *bang* you're gonna call me a selfish compulsive bastard! You're gonna pull your hair, you're gonna scream and you're gonna say you never want to see me again because I drive you crazy, and I'm left shattered. Now, who needs that? Good night!"

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Frankenhooker (1990)

Soundtrack:

ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA

A Very Underrated Cop-Doggy Comedy...Perhaps the Best of the Genre...

Scott Turner (Tom Hanks) is a clean-cut cop. He keeps his house constantly clean and very organized. But after chaos ensues he ends up with the only witness of a crime scene: a very messy, dirty, hairy, slob of a beast - a dog. Actually, a "dawg" to be correct. That's the breed, supposedly...

Tom Hanks is very convincing and enjoyable in his role as a neat-freak cop, and the dog, surprisingly (I never thought I'd write this) is a great actor.

There are predictable and very typical eighties moments in "Turner and Hootch," but overall I thought the movie was a very enjoyable cop-doggy comedy, and it has a very nice ending to it ("This is not yours!"

When compared to other cop-dog movies like "K-9," it's a wonder that Turner and Hootch isn't on the top 250!

4/5 stars -

John Ulmer