Turner & Hooch

Name: Turner & Hooch
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: July 28, 1989
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 36
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, David Knell, Ebbe Roe Smith, J.C. Quinn, John McIntire

1989

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: July 28, 1989 | PG

Starring: Craig T. Nelson, David Knell, Ebbe Roe Smith, J.C. Quinn, John McIntire, Kevin Scannell, Mare Winningham, Reginald VelJohnson, Scott Paulin, Tom Hanks

Summary: A detective (Tom Hanks) must adopt a dog of a dead man to help him find the man's murderer.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: PG

Runtime: 97 min

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Mike Clark

T&H isn't art, but it's surprisingly good ''arf'' - and I know what I like. [28 July 1989, p.5D]

Empire Kirsty Mcneill

Hanks, it seems, is good enough to survive any film. The dog, too, works wonders with a standard script. Read full review

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Until its grossly miscalculated bummer of an ending, Turner & Hooch is a routine but amiable cop-and-dog comedy enlivened by the charm of Tom Hanks and his homely-as-sin canine partner. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Dog slobber enthusiasts (as well as fans of dog farts) will have a field day. Everyone else will have to settle for a formulaic cop comedy that has Hanks but little else. Read full review

Caryn James

It isn't [Hanks's] fault that the five writers don't come up with five funny lines or one exciting scene. Read full review

Rita Kempley

Howl and damnation, if this isn't just one long, stomach-turning drool joke. Read full review

Hal Lipper

It's amazing how much slobber $ 20-million will buy. [28 July 1989, p.6]

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FilipeNeto

Jun 28, 2018

Tom Hanks was, at the beginning of his career, an actor very focused on light and quickly forgettable comedies. This would only be one more if it did not have the support of a furry friend who shows to be absolutely irresistible: the dog that plays Hooch. The way Hanks irritates himselfTom Hanks was, at the beginning of his career, an actor very focused on light and quickly forgettable comedies. This would only be one more if it did not have the support of a furry friend who shows to be absolutely irresistible: the dog that plays Hooch. The way Hanks irritates himself about the dog is very funny, as is the way the dog turns the life of Scott Turner (Hanks' character) into a nightmare. Turner is an organized cop, very methodical and neat, and Hooch totally destroys his furniture, his things and even his car. All this happens in the middle of a larger plot in which the death of the dog's previous owner is investigated, a murder whose only witness is precisely the animal. The ending is quite unexpected and deeply moving. Hanks has been well throughout the film but the dog is clearly the star here. It's not a fabulous movie or a work of art, but it's a great movie to watch with the whole family, it's sure to make everyone laugh.… Expand

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Habibiehakim

Aug 11, 2021

Though i am more enjoying the normal Turner & Hooch life story with Emily rather than searching for a murderer mission in the half of a movie, it's not terrible or bad, it just pretty boring, but not until the whole last mission scene that works so well, besides that, all the performance wasThough i am more enjoying the normal Turner & Hooch life story with Emily rather than searching for a murderer mission in the half of a movie, it's not terrible or bad, it just pretty boring, but not until the whole last mission scene that works so well, besides that, all the performance was amazing including Hooch, overall Turner & Hooch is still a very good movie.… Expand

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Steven1981

Mar 18, 2020

Turner and Hooch is not the best comedy around but it's entertaining and for the most part most of it fits well with the next scene like a jigsaw puzzle. It's very funny in some places as the dog destroys Tom Hanks's vinyl records and rips stuff from out of the fridge and messes his house upTurner and Hooch is not the best comedy around but it's entertaining and for the most part most of it fits well with the next scene like a jigsaw puzzle. It's very funny in some places as the dog destroys Tom Hanks's vinyl records and rips stuff from out of the fridge and messes his house up while Tom Hanks goes shopping. The action scenes were okay but nothing too great so this for me is an average film.… Expand

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Toasty87

Jul 12, 2020

Back when Mr hanks took any role to make a start and it shows feels very rushed.

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janhunt1

Jul 29, 2018

Tom Hanks' worst movie, with a script by five writers spoiling the broth, a romance with zero chemistry, and far too sad an ending for a family film.

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