Turner & Hooch
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| Turner & Hooch | |
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 The movie poster for Turner & Hooch. |
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| Directed by | Roger Spottiswoode |
| Produced by | Raymond Wagner |
| Written by | Dennis Shryack Michael Blodgett Daniel Petrie Jr. Jim Cash Jack Epps Jr. |
| Starring | Tom Hanks Craig T. Nelson Reginald VelJohnson J.C. Quinn |
| Music by | Charles Gross |
| Cinematography | Adam Greenberg |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 28, 1989 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Language | English |
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Turner & Hooch is a 1989 comedy film starring Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, and Reginald VelJohnson. It was directed by Roger Spottiswoode. Although the film received mixed reviews[1], it was a box office success.[2]
Hanks plays Scott Turner, a fastidious police detective, who acquires Hooch (Beasley the Dog), a large Dogue de Bordeaux, after the murder of Amos Reed, the dog's previous owner. Turner was set to transfer to a better job with the Sacramento Police Department. David Sutton, played by VelJohnson, was set to be his replacement. Turner pleaded with his police chief (Nelson) to let him take the case. The energetic dog promptly sets about destroying Turner's house and turning his life upside-down. But, on a positive note is Turner's courtship of the veterinarian, who cared for Hooch. Eventually Turner, with the help of Hooch, uncovers a conspiracy led by his Captain, and Hooch gives his life to save Turner. In the end we see that Turner has replaced Nelson's character as Police Chief, and Sutton did indeed take Turner's former position. On the home front, Turner and the vet are married and expecting a child. The biggest twist is the discovery that Hooch managed to romance the vet's dog, who produced a litter of several Collies like herself....and one young Hooch!
Turner & Hooch was co-written by Michael Blodgett from Beyond the Valley of the Dolls fame.
Turner and Hooch has been referenced in movies and television shows, including the NBC medical sitcom Scrubs, in which main characters J.D. and Turk modify shift schedules so that Drs. Turner and Hooch are teamed up as a surgical team in the episode My Faith in Humanity (Dr. Turner was played by Jim Hanks, Tom Hanks' brother).
During the 2006 Academy Awards, Tom Hanks played in a sketch about acceptance speeches that ran on too long. In his comedic lengthy speech, he thanked Hooch.
[edit] References
- ^ Turner & Hooch (1989). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
- ^ Business data for Turner & Hooch. IMDB. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
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