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; the movie was originally slated to be directed by Henry Winkler, but he was terminated due to "creative differences". It was co-written by Michael Blodgett from Beyond the Valley of the Dolls fame. A pilot for a Turner & Hooch tv series was made and ran as a part of Disneyland.
Although the film received mixed reviews,[1] it was a box office success.[2]
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[edit] Plot
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, and Detective David Sutton (VelJohnson) was to be his replacement. Turner pleads with his police chief (Nelson) to let him take the Reed murder 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 (Winningham) who cared for Hooch.
Eventually Turner, with the help of Hooch, uncovers a money-smuggling and laundering operation led by his Chief, and Hooch gives his life to save Turner. In the end, Turner becomes Police Chief, and Sutton does indeed take Turner's former position. On the home front, Turner and the vet are married and expecting a child. In addition, the vet's collie has given birth to half a dozen puppies, including one that looks like a miniature Hooch.
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- Turner and Hooch has been referred to in various movies and television shows, including the NBC medical sitcom Scrubs, in which main characters J.D. and Turk modify shift schedules so that Doctors Turner and Hooch are teamed up as a surgical team in the episode "My Faith in Humanity" (Doctor Turner was played by Jim Hanks, Tom Hanks' brother). They actually make a good team, and are disappointed when they have to disband.
- NBC did a television pilot based on the film in 1990. It aired in the summer with another dog pilot, "Poochinski" under the banner, "Two Dog Night."
- During an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Conan gave Tom Hanks a preserved dog skeleton, claiming it was his old friend Hooch.
- 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.
- Animal Makers created an exact replica of Hooch for the famous death scene.
- Hooch's real name is Beasley, and he was a Dogue de Bordeaux, a french breed bred for pit fighting in the 1400s.
[edit] References
- ^ Turner & Hooch (1989). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
- ^ Business data for Turner & Hooch. IMDB. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
