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Dunston Checks In
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5.4Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an orangutan assistant named Dunston. When Dunston gets loose and tries to escape a life of crime -- aided by Robert's sons -- havoc, hijinks and lots of laughs abound!
Released: 1996-01-1288 minDir: Ken KwapisFamily, Comedy, AdventureBudget: $16.0M
Cast
- Sam the Orangutan as Dunston
- Jason Alexander as Robert Grant
- Faye Dunaway as Mrs. Dubrow
- Rupert Everett as Lord Rutledge
- Graham Sack as Brian Grant
- Paul Reubens as Buck LaFarge
Themes
- boss
- fistfight
- bully
- orangutan
- single father
- hotel manager
- jewel theft
- employer employee relationship
- bali
- father son relationship
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Ratings
IMDb
5.4/10
13,692 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
17%
Metacritic
54/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ken Kwapis
- Cast member
- Paula Malcomson
- Composer
- Miles Goodman
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 84
- FilmAffinity ID
- 867159
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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