1996
PG
Twentieth Century Fox
1 h 28 m

1996
PG
Twentieth Century Fox
1 h 28 m

Summary A 5-star hotel turns into a 3-ring circus when an orangutan named Dunston checks in! Dodging his jewel-thieving owner and the frantic hotel manager, Dunston is befriended by the manager's ten-year old son, Kyle, who is determined to help his new friend escape.

Directed By: Ken Kwapis

Written By: John Hopkins, Bruce Graham

1996
PG
Twentieth Century Fox
1 h 28 m

1996
PG
Twentieth Century Fox
1 h 28 m

Dunston Checks In

Name: Dunston Checks In
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Released: 1996-01-12
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Rating: 54
Cast: Jason Alexander, Faye Dunaway, Eric Lloyd, Rupert Everett, Graham Sack

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

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Directed By: Ken Kwapis

Written By: John Hopkins, Bruce Graham

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Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews

46% Positive
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Los Angeles Times

Dunston Checks In is a delightful and funny family film of exceptional high style.

By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The story is predictable from start to finish, but there's ample fun getting there. Director Ken Kwapis lets the orangutan set the tone, and it ends up a slapstick ensemble comedy. [12 Jan 1996, p.3E]

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San Francisco Chronicle

Dunston Checks In is a fast- moving, well-done farce that both kids and adults will enjoy.

By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW

New York Daily News

Ken Kwapis' Dunston Checks In contains not a single surprising moment. But it is well crafted enough to squeak by. Kids should get a few laughs from it. Accompanying adults will be only moderately bored. [12 Jan 1996, p.33]

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New Orleans Times-Picayune

Dunston does all sorts of zany things in Ken Kwapis' wisely brief feature, but whether the movie is therefore worth seeing will depend on whether his monkeyshines are apt to make the viewer go ape. [12 Jan 1996, p.L24]

By David Baron FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Inquirer

A movie so dumb it raises serious questions about our place on the evolutionary ladder. [12 Jan 1996, p.12]

By Desmond Ryan FULL REVIEW

Chicago Tribune

In the new wave of kiddie animal movies -- "Babe," "Black Beauty," "Gordy," "Fluke," "Roan Inish" and all the rest -- Dunston Checks In is valuable only as a new standard of screenwriting ineptitude. Don't play it again, Sam, at least not with this bunch.

By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Joe Wizan/Todd Black, Twentieth Century Fox

Release Date Jan 12, 1996

Duration 1 h 28 m

Rating PG

Genres

Tagline He's about to turn a Five Star Hotel into a three ring circus.

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Awards

Young Artist Awards

• 2 Nominations

Razzie Awards

• 1 Nomination

The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

• 1 Nomination

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Jason Alexander

Robert Grant

Faye Dunaway

Mrs. Dubrow

Eric Lloyd

Kyle Grant

Rupert Everett

Lord Rutledge

Graham Sack

Brian Grant

Paul Reubens

Buck LaFarge

Glenn Shadix

Lionel Spalding

Nathan Davis

Victor Dubrow

Jennifer Bassey

Mrs. Dellacroce

Judith Scott

Nancy

Bruce Beatty

Murray

Danny Comden

Norm

Steven Gilborn

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Lois De Banzie

Mrs. Winthrop

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Mrs. Feldman

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Frau Biedermeyer

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Alexander Walters

William

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Bernard

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