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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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Leonard Klady
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Variety
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05/14/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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
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11/04/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

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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James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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Depends on your orangutan tolerance.

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Ken Hanke
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Marjorie Baumgarten
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Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide

I'm checking out.

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12/31/04
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
StaciWilson.com

Dumb chimp-gorilla-orangutan genre laughs, and forgettable.

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05/22/08
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Dunston Checks In -- Wish I hadn't.

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

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05/28/02
Walter Chaw
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