Turner & Hooch

"The oddest couple ever unleashed!"

1989 1h 39m EN

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6.3

MID

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50%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 1,492🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes●36Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 81,896

ActionComedyThrillerCrimeFamily

Synopsis

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Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. When Amos Reed is murdered, Scott sets himself on the case, but the closest thing to a witness to the murder is Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott has to take care of—to avoid Hooch being 'put to sleep'.

“The oddest couple ever unleashed!”

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Cast

Tom Hanks
Scott Turner
Mare Winningham
Emily Carson
Craig T. Nelson
Howard Hyde
Scott Paulin
Zack Gregory
John McIntire
Amos Reed
David Knell
Ernie
Reginald VelJohnson
Det. David Sutton
Mary McCusker
Katie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Writers: Dennis Shryack, Michael Blodgett, Dennis Shryack
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.5× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, shot by Adam Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Charles Gross. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Conte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tom Hanks and Mare Winningham and Craig T. Nelson carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The oddest couple ever unleashed!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098536 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Roger Spottiswoode directs. Adam Greenberg behind the camera. Charles Gross scores. Mark Conte cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 5.5× over at the box office.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, shot by Adam Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Charles Gross. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mark Conte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tom Hanks and Mare Winningham and Craig T. Nelson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The oddest couple ever unleashed!".
8IMDB entry: tt0098536 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has multiple community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "police detective", "buddy cop", "buddy comedy", "unlikely friendship".