Turner & Hooch (1989)


Tom Hanks               Scott Turner
Mare Winningham         Emily Carson
Craig T. Nelson         Chief Hyde
Reginald Veljohnson     David Sutton
J. C. Quinn             Walter Boyett
Scott Paulin            David Sutton
John McIntire           Amos Reed
David Knell             Ernie
Ebbe Roe Smith (II)     Harley McCabe
Kevin Scannell          Jeff Foster
Joel Bailey (II)        Ferraday
Mary McCusker (II)      Katie
Ernie Lively            Motel Clerk
Clyde Kusatsu           Kevin Jenkins
Elaine Renee Bush       Store Clerk
Eda Reiss Merin         Mrs Remington
Victor DiMattia         Sean Boyett
Elden Henson            Eric Boyett
Cheryl Anderson (II)    Mrs Boyett
Ursula Lentine          Bride

Directed by:            Roger Spottiswoode, Garth Craven
Produced by:            Daniel Petrie Jr, Raymond Wagner, Michele Aer


Comedy about a detective teamed up with a dog.

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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) who 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.

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Scott Turner has 3 days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to 
get some "real" cases, not just misdemeanors. Then Amos Reed is murdered, and Scott Turner sets 
himself on the case. The closest thing to a witness in the case is Amos Reed's dog, Hooch, which 
Scott Turner has to take care of if it's going to avoid being "put to sleep".