The world of a compulsively neat investigator is turned upside-down when he is forced to team up with up the only witness to a crime; a drooling junkyard dog who wrecks his home, his career and his new romance. Read more
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, Reginald Veljohnson |
|---|---|
| Director | Roger Spottiswoode |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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The world of a compulsively neat investigator is turned upside-down when he is forced to team up with up the only witness to a crime; a drooling junkyard dog who wrecks his home, his career and his new romance.
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, Reginald Veljohnson |
|---|---|
| Director | Roger Spottiswoode |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Eighties Greats |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 15 Jun 2006 Production year: 1989 |
| Format | DVD |
In this enjoyable comedy, Tom Hanks stars as dapper California detective Scott Turner, who teams up with slob-dog Hooch to solve a drug-related murder. While the script is sometimes short on laughs, British director Roger Spottiswoode keeps the action jogging along, giving Hanks room to display the kind of comic timing that established his Hollywood reputation in films such as Splash! and The Money Pit. Hanks is well-served by his canine co-star, but Mare Winningham is wasted as the love interest.
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this film is superb, my youngest daughter loved it. Tom Hanks stars as Scott Turner, a compulsively neat detective whose tidy world goes upside down, when he is forced to team up with the only witness to a crime -- a drooling slob of a junkyard dog, (a Dogue de Bordeaux or French Mastiff) named Hooch.
Hooch's owner, who is also Scott's good friend Amos is murdered, this is why Scott has to taken in Hooch, or he will be put to sleep.
Not exactly man's best friend, Hooch turns Scott Turner's life haywire, when he wrecks Scott's home, career, and budding romance, with a local vet.
It's a hilarious, nonstop test of wills between this mismatched duo, leading to the most unlikely friendship you've ever seen!
this film has some really funny moments, such as Scott Turner bathing Hooch with a long brush, and a wild chase through the streets, when the sharp-eyed mutt spots his suspect.
It is well worth renting out.
what a classic film, defo one for all the family. very funny and sad. tom hanks is brill as is the dog.
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