Turner & Hooch (1989) 5.8
A detective must adopt the dog of a dead man to help him find the murderer. Director:Roger Spottiswoode |
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Turner & Hooch (1989) 5.8
A detective must adopt the dog of a dead man to help him find the murderer. Director:Roger Spottiswoode |
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| Tom Hanks | ... | ||
| Mare Winningham | ... | ||
| Craig T. Nelson | ... | ||
| Reginald VelJohnson | ... |
Det. David Sutton
(as Reginald Veljohnson)
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| Scott Paulin | ... | ||
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J.C. Quinn | ... | |
| John McIntire | ... | ||
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David Knell | ... | |
| Ebbe Roe Smith | ... | ||
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Kevin Scannell | ... | |
| Joel Bailey | ... | ||
| Mary McCusker | ... | ||
| Ernie Lively | ... | ||
| Clyde Kusatsu | ... | ||
| Elaine Renee Bush | ... | ||
Scott Turner has 3 days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some "real" cases, not just misdemeanors. Then Amos Reed is murdered, and Scott Turner sets himself on the case. The closest thing to a witness in the case is Amos Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott Turner has to take care of if it's going to avoid being "put to sleep". Written by Lars J. Aas <larsa@colargol.edb.tih.no>
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