Movie Type: Family-Oriented Comedy, Animal Picture
Themes: Man's Best Friend, Opposites Attract
Main Cast: Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, Reginald VelJohnson, Scott Paulin
Release Year: 1989
Country: US
Run Time: 99 minutes
Plot
One by-product of two consecutive Oscar wins is that Tom Hanks no longer has to appear in such potboilers as Turner and Hooch. Hanks plays Turner, a meticulously groomed, excruciatingly well-organized detective working in a small California coastal town. When local "character" John McIntyre is murdered by drug smugglers, the only witness is McIntyre's slobbery, smelly mutt Hootch. You're way ahead of us, folks: Turner, who despises dogs in general and Hooch in particular, is compelled to put the cantankerous dog up as his house guest. Also easily predictable is the fact that Turner and Hooch will, by the next-to-last reel, become boon companions. To its credit, the film has an abundance of laughs and thrills...but, gee, that ending! Neither terrific nor terrible, Turner and Hooch is a pleasant time-filler; we do wish, however, that more time had been spent on the budding romance between Turner and veterinarian Emily Carson (Mare Winningham). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
J.C. Quinn - Walter Boyett; John McIntire - Amos Reed; Beasley - Hooch the Dog; Cheryl Anderson - Mrs. Boyett; Joel Bailey - Ferraday; Jim Beaver - Plant Manager; Clyde Kusatsu - Kevin Williams; Victor di Mattia - Sean Boyett; Nick Dimitri - Casey; Jenny Drugan - Christine Harper; David Knell - Ernie; Ernie Lively - Motel Clerk; Mary McCusker - Katie; Eda Reiss Merin - Mrs. Remington; Elden Ratliff - Eric Boyett; Kevin Scannell - Jeff Foster; Ebbe Roe Smith - Harley McCabe; Elaine Renee Bush - Store Clerk; Terry Israel - Police Officer; Madeleine Cowie Klein - Animal Control Woman; Ursula Lentine - Bride; Sharon Madden - Mrs. Kathy Harper; Frederick Ponzlov - Police Officer; Scott Stevens - Cop; Julian Sylvester - Animal Control Man; Andrew Walker - Police Officer; Daniel Ben Wilson - Mike Harper; Lynda Gordon; Judy Taylor; Mike Fenton; Linda G. Miller - Mrs. Pine
Credit
Sig Tingloff - Art Director, Lynda Gordon - Casting, Judy Taylor - Casting, Mike Fenton - Casting, Karen Hendel - Casting, Michele Ader - Co-producer, Raymond Wagner - Co-producer, Jeane Rosone - Costume Designer, Roger Spottiswoode - Director, Mark Conte - Editor, Garth Craven - Editor, Lois Freeman-Fox - Editor, Kenneth Morrisey - Editor, Paul Seydor - Editor, Daniel Petrie, Jr. - Executive Producer, Charles Gross - Composer (Music Score), Dan Striepeke - Makeup, Michael Benson - Camera Operator, Michael St. Hilaire - Camera Operator, Michele Ader - Production Designer, John F. de Cuir, Jr. - Production Designer, Adam Greenberg - Cinematographer, Michael Hertzberg - Producer, Cloudia - Set Designer, Alan E. Lorimer - Special Effects, Conrad Palmisano - Stunts, Michael Blodgett - Screenwriter, Jim Cash - Screenwriter, Jack Epps, Jr. - Screenwriter, Timothy Harris - Screenwriter, Dennis Shryack - Screenwriter, Mark Spragg - Screenwriter, Herschel Weingrod - Screenwriter, Daniel Petrie, Jr. - Screenwriter, Norval D. Crutcher III - Assistant Sound Editor
