Turner & Hooch

Turner and Hooch came out in 1989 under the Touchstone Pictures banner and tells the tale of a cop named Scott Turner played by Tom Hanks who befriends a Boxer named Hooch(Beasely The Dog) after his owner was murdered. So it's up to Scott and Hooch to track down the bad guy and get clues on the whereabouts of the murderer. Overall this is a very good film. The chemistry between Hanks and the dog was very good and there is a certain scene that will have you crying as tragedy strikes for Hooch. If your looking for a good crime caper than check it out. I loved it.

It's not a great film but it ain't no dog, either. "Turner and Hooch" does its own take on the cop-buddy genre of films. In few others, though, did one of the buddies ever have as severe a drooling problem as Hooch. Hanks, in one of his last few comedy roles before aiming strictly for Oscar-calibre movies, is perfection as a neat freak cop teamed with a pooch that would be a calamity no matter whom he was with. When this dog marks his territory, the whole neighborhood notices. If there's only one problem I had, it was the ending. I won't say anything about it, for the uninitiated, but all I will say is I wish it would have ended differently. But besides Hanks and hound, there are other good parts, such as the observances of the unique characters in the town, the extent of damage a mastiff can do, and what kind of a cop carries a Dustbuster in his car. Oh, and the Lancelot Link discussion. Seven stars. And if you ever own a mastiff, get thick doors.

I simply cannot believe that this film is rated under an 8. It must have taken ages to get the Hooch's parts right, and it was so funny and even made me cry! You might be thinking that this is a rather unprofessional or unmanly comment of me, but I loved this film. And I'm only 14. A G-R-E-A-T M-O-V-I-E!!!

Turner And Hooch is a great movie with a great story line,a pretty good cast,other than Tom Hanks who is fantastic,and of course an amazing performance from Hooch,a big and dangerous,but extremely lovable dog.I will admit,I don't usually cry watching movies,but I cried watching this,at the end when Hooch dies,its one of the only scenes in a movie that really made me cry,Scott and Hooch develop such a close relationship,the dog became his,and then hes gone,you see the emotion in Tom Hanks,its truly one of the saddest scenes id ever seen in a movie. Detective Scott Turner (Tom Hanks) investigates when a close friend of his is murdered,and adopts his dog Hooch,a trouble causing Mastiff,who is the only witness of the murder.

TURNER AND HOOCH teams Tom Hanks with an unlikely murder witness: a slobbering junkyard dog named Hooch. This is an okay film for another one of Hanks's underachievers, and is actually an entertaining one to watch. It's not the dog that K-9 was. The story here is much better, the chemistry is much stronger and the movie doesn't try as hard. Certainly Hanks's most underrated film, and highly recommended for people with pets in their home. 3 out of 5

Tom Hanks was, at the beginning of his career, an actor very focused on light and quickly forgettable comedies. This would only be one more if it did not have the support of a furry friend who shows to be absolutely irresistible: the dog that plays Hooch. The way Hanks irritates himself about the dog is very funny, as is the way the dog turns the life of Scott Turner (Hanks' character) into a nightmare. Turner is an organized cop, very methodical and neat, and Hooch totally destroys his furniture, his things and even his car. All this happens in the middle of a larger plot in which the death of the dog's previous owner is investigated, a murder whose only witness is precisely the animal. The ending is quite unexpected and deeply moving. Hanks has been well throughout the film but the dog is clearly the star here. It's not a fabulous movie or a work of art, but it's a great movie to watch with the whole family, it's sure to make everyone laugh.