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| Directed by | Ken Kwapis |
| Produced by | Todd Black Joe Wizan |
| Written by | John Hopkins Bruce Graham |
| Starring | Jason Alexander Eric Lloyd Faye Dunaway Rupert Everett Paul Reubens Glenn Shadix Graham Sack Sam |
| Music by | Miles Goodman |
| Cinematography | Peter Lyons Collister |
| Editing by | Jon Poll |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | January 12, 1996 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16 million |
| Box office | $9,871,065 |
Dunston Checks In is a 1996 film starring Jason Alexander, Eric Lloyd, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and introducing Sam the Orangutan as Dunston. It was written by John Hopkins and Bruce Graham and directed by Ken Kwapis.
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The Majestic Hotel is a 5-star luxury establishment, and manager Robert Grant (Jason Alexander) is devoted to keeping his guests happy. He is informed by the chairman that a sixth star could be rewarded to them if a certain representative is impressed and that this representative is posing as a guest. However, a certain guest by the name of Lord Rutledge (Rupert Everett) checks in with his orangutan Dunston who is trained as a jewel thief accomplice of Lord Rutledge. Dunston attempts to escape a life of crime with the help of Brian (Graham Sack) and Kyle (Eric Lloyd), Grant's mischievous sons, but things go more crazy when he hires Buck LaFarge (Paul Reubens) to kill Dunston.
The film has been critically panned by critics and currently has a 7% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[1] Faye Dunaway's performance in the film earned her a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Supporting Actress (also for The Chamber).
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