A detective must adopt the dog of a dead man to help him find the murderer.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tom Hanks | ... | Scott Turner | |
| Mare Winningham | ... | Emily Carson | |
| Craig T. Nelson | ... | Chief Hyde | |
| Reginald VelJohnson | ... | 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 | |
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Kevin Scannell | ... | Jeff Foster |
| Joel Bailey | ... | Ferraday | |
| Mary McCusker | ... | Katie | |
| Ernie Lively | ... | Motel Clerk | |
| Clyde Kusatsu | ... | Kevin Williams | |
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Elaine Renee Bush | ... | Store Clerk |
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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>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
28 July 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$12,211,042, 30 July 1989, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$71,079,915Company Credits
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Scott Turner: Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I was looking forward to a nice quiet cup of coffee, BUT NOW I'M AWAKE!
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Written by Richard Strauss
Performed by Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Amsterdam
Herman Krebbers, violin
Conducted by Bernard Haitink
Courtesy of Philips Records, a division of PolyGram Classics
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Henry Winkler was originally hired as the director. But, two weeks into filming, he was fired by Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg who was dissatisfied with Winkler's work. See more »Goofs
When Turner leaves Hooch in the car outside the police station and Hootch begins to "eat" the head rest, the foam insert is a white, cylindrical shaped piece of padding. When Turner returns to the car, you can see that the headrest has changed to a standard, yellowish foam commonly used in that make and model automobile. See more »Quotes
Amos Reed: Let him go, Hooch! I'm sorry, Scott. I don't have the hand-strength I used to. You're OK, aren't you?Scott Turner: Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I was looking forward to a nice quiet cup of coffee, BUT NOW I'M AWAKE!
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Crazy Credits
The credits roll over various clips depicting the friendship between the title characters. See more »Alternate Versions
A scene in the USA Network version, shows Scott finding drool in one of his shoes after he gives Hooch the bath. This version also deletes the scene where Mrs. Remington gives Scott the muffins. See more »Connections
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ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRAWritten by Richard Strauss
Performed by Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Amsterdam
Herman Krebbers, violin
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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