Turner and Hooch

Turner and Hooch (1989)

  • 62% of critics liked it
    (21 reviews)

  • 53% of users liked it
    (172,590 ratings)

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" Amos Reed… More

PG,
Directed By
Written By
Daniel Petrie
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 28, 1989 Wide
Buena Vista Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

    I laughed heartily with the film, but I almost went cross-eyed trying to consider what the hell this script actually contained before Disney, five screenwriters, and two directors tore it apart.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    So-so little comedy that's better than you'd think.

  • Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

    Cute dog 'n' guy comedy

  • Sarah Chauncey, Reel.com

    Silly, early-Hanks fun

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    Hanks is great. A nice mix of laughs and tears

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    Another one cop and his dog story. Better than K-9 but not exactly the dogs bollocks!

  • Jani H


    "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… More

  • Candy R


    Funny movie about a cop and his side kick dog called Hooch, whom he needs to help him identify a murderer.

  • Cassie H


    Tom Hanks is hillarious in this movie!!!!!!!

  • danny d


    why did they have to kill the dog, they should have killed hanks instead

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