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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) w...(read more...)
ho gradually resigns to the messy chaos of a sweet 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
Director:
Roger Spottiswoode
MPAA: PG
Running Time: 99 min.
Release Date: Jul 28, 1989
Cast:
Craig T. Nelson,
Ebbe Roe Smith,
J.C. Quinn,
John McIntire,
Mare Winningham,
Reginald VelJohnson,
Scott Paulin,
Tom Hanks
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