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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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Leonard Klady

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 26 2009 03:16 AM

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Steve Crum

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

comment Comment | May., 22 2008 03:06 PM

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Derek Adams

An unruly orangutan plus an opulent hotel setting equals a natural disaster, or in this case a kids' movie.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 26 2006 03:16 AM

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1/5

Philip Martin

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comment Comment | Aug., 12 2005 05:56 AM

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Staci Layne Wilson

I'm checking out.

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Jake Euker

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Daniel M. Kimmel

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comment Comment | May., 14 2004 07:57 AM

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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Stephen Holden

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Ken Hanke

Depends on your orangutan tolerance.

comment Comment | Dec., 01 2002 12:29 AM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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35/100

Scott Weinberg

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

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Marjorie Baumgarten

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Kim Williamson

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Walter Chaw

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

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Kevin Thomas

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Barry Walters

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James Berardinelli

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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