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Dunston Checks In

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Dunston Checks In (1995)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:1

Rotten:13

Average Rating:3.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Widower Robert Grant is the manager of the tony Majestic Hotel, where he's raising his two sons. Robert's very nervous, because an inspector from a distinguished travel guide is due to arrive... Widower Robert Grant is the manager of the tony Majestic Hotel, where he's raising his two sons. Robert's very nervous, because an inspector from a distinguished travel guide is due to arrive shortly, so everything MUST be perfect. But things go awry when a thief named Rutledge arrives at the hotel, and is mistaken for the inspector. Even more chaos ensues when Rutledge's assistant Dunston -- an adroit orangutan -- escapes from his cruel owner and befriends Robert's young son Kyle. With mistaken identities and simian hijinks turning the hotel upside-down, Robert's worst nightmare has just been realized. So can he keep everything under control when the REAL inspector arrives? [More]

Starring: Jason Alexander, Eric Lloyd, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett

Starring: Jason Alexander, Eric Lloyd, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, Graham Sack

Director: Ken Kwapis

Director: Ken Kwapis

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It's a first-class, stylish farce with a brisk pace and cool wit.

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03/26/09
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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Dumb chimp-gorilla-orangutan genre laughs, and forgettable.

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05/22/08
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
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An unruly orangutan plus an opulent hotel setting equals a natural disaster, or in this case a kids' movie.

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01/26/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

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08/12/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

I'm checking out.

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12/31/04
Staci Layne Wilson
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No review available.

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Jake Euker
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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05/20/03
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Depends on your orangutan tolerance.

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12/01/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Monkeys: they make any movie funnier just by being included.

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Scott Weinberg
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Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
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06/05/02
Kim Williamson
Kim Williamson
Boxoffice Magazine

Its value is ultimately just as a way to keep your children quiet and pliant for ninety minutes.

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Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
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Barry Walters
Barry Walters
San Francisco Examiner

There isn't much of a story. The minimal plot exists exclusively to get the orangutan Dunston (played by "Sam") into as many odd, potentially-comic circumstances as possible.

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