Craig T. Nelson, Ebbe Roe Smith, J.C. Quinn

Much better than your average cop-and-dog movie (e.g., K-9), Turner and Hooch is really a love story about a control freak (Tom Hanks) who gradually resigns to the messy chaos of a sweet...( read more  read more... ) hulk of a pooch named Hooch. The excuse for this relationship is that the dog can identify a murderer and Hanks needs him, but the film is really about such hilarious moments as Hanks bathing Hooch with a long brush, and a wild chase through the streets when the sharp-eyed mutt spots his suspect. Layered over this is a healthy love story between Hanks and animal vet Mare Winningham, who share a terribly sexy scene together--while fully clothed--doing no more than making breakfast. (Hanks directed this scene, though Roger Spottiswoode directed the rest of the movie.) --Tom Keogh

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PG, 99 min.

Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode

Release Date: July 28, 1989

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DVD Release Date: April 2, 2002

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  • September 28, 2009
    Another one cop and his dog story. Better than K-9 but not exactly the dogs bollocks!
  • May 22, 2009
    "This is not your room."

    I remember some of these caninecop movies from the 80's. This one was probably the best of the bunch. The film also features a young Tom Hanks, who wasn't at that time a big star. That would happen after some years...

    The film starts as a typical 80's c...( read more)op movie with a saxophone tune on the background when the lead character is being introduced. It's immediately obvious that Hanks' character is a good, not your typical cop who is something of a neat freak.

    The first time Hooch, a super drooler mastiff, was introduced, I became instantly infatuated with the dog. It looked somewhat of a Predator on four legs. The slow motion sequence, with its snout going all over... Excellent.

    The story is a typical cop movie that has its moments but most of the movie concentrates on the building relationship between Turner and Hooch. Tom Hanks shows his comedic talents but most of the scenes are robbed by the dog. The scene where he shows the house to the dog, the stakeout scene, the end scene. All of these scenes were perfect examples on how a good dog 'actor' can make an average movie worth a look. Some scenes, especially in the end may give tears of laughter and sadness to all who admire these cute furry pooches.

    As an end statement, I must confess that I'm a dog owner. I just love these "man's best friend's". I've always had dogs and I can understand the reactions of Hanks character, that occurred throughout the movie. You simply can't find a more trust worthy animal.
  • December 7, 2008
    Funny movie about a cop and his side kick dog called Hooch, whom he needs to help him identify a murderer.
  • April 26, 2008
    Tom Hanks plays neat-freak Scott Turner, a small-town detective. Hooch's owner is murdered and being the only witness to the said murder, Turner takes Hooch in hoping he will be able to reconize the killer somehow. The uneasy alliance he strikes up with Turner to avenge his maste...( read more)r is an excuse for this effort. He can't handle life without old man Amos so he uses his own experience of loneliness to help Turner, who still has enough growing left inside him to settle into a new home. Also starring Mare Winningham as Dr. Emily Carson, Craig T. Nelson as Chief Howard Hyde, Die Hard's Reginald VelJohnson as Det. David Sutton and Scott Paulin as Zack Gregory.
  • March 28, 2008
    So sweet, so improbable.
  • November 1, 2009
    this cop movie Is the action and you've have remind silent movie and the best of it is the some are laughs and some of them might cry or tell kids to shut up because they might talk to much about life or death
  • October 30, 2009
    I love Hanks in this kind of film. He plays the exasperated victim so very well. Nothing that will win any Oscars here but plenty to enjoyand infinitely better than the other doggy-cop films that came out at the same time, so sit back and watch a neat freak getting terrored by an...( read more) enormous slobbering dog.
  • October 18, 2009
    this a funny movie.. tom hanks and the dog are hilarious!!!
  • October 17, 2009
    hahahha....thats all i can say!
  • October 2, 2009
    A really good, funny movie. Tom Hanks as a neat freak and the messiest dog imagineable make an awesome team.

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