Dunston Checks In

1996 "He's about to turn a Five Star Hotel into a three ring circus."
5.4| 1h28m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 12 January 1996 Released
Producted By: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
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Hotel 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!

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Director

Ken Kwapis

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20th Century Fox

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Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring
Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
capone666 Dunston Checks InThe way to tell if a monkey has been in your hotel room is the feces that you had left on the bedside table is now on the wall.However, the orangutan in this family-comedy is toilet trained better than most humans.Kyle (Eric Lloyd), the son of the Majestic Hotel's manager (Jason Alexander), befriends Dunston, an orangutan who has been trained to steal by his master, a jewel thief (Rupert Everett).Mistaken for a critic by the hotel owner (Faye Dunaway), the pickpocket is permitted to go about his business unobstructed.But when word gets out that a primate has checked into the establishment, the hotel's 5-star rating and Kyle's dad are threatened.A madcap escapade embellished by slapstick shenanigans and puerile pranks, Dunston Checks In is as goofy as expected but surprisingly endearing and amiable.Furthermore, it's refreshing to finally find a non-decomposing ape in a hotel room.Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca
Cristi_Ciopron "DCI" has to be one of the stupidest, worst comedies ever—nothing is funny; yet it is worth seeing for Mrs. Dunaway as a delicious blonde—she looked delicious.She might be one of the finest looking women on the screen in the '90s. See,in this very film,her ass,her legs—as much as they are visible.The rest of the cast is bad.Mrs. Dunaway is of course underused in such a film.Hope it doesn't sound too libidinous—if you're interested in a comedy, it's rubbish; if you're interested in Mrs. Dunaway's derrière, it might tempt you. (Anyway, do not look for too much, as Mrs. Dunaway's beauty is not really explored and exploited here.)From Faye, it's just funny, glamorous overplay.
Neil Doyle This is the sort of light caper that is nothing special but does provide some harmless fun for kids who will undoubtedly get more of a kick out of an Orangutan's shenanigans than an adult will--although there are some very clever moments that fill the bill for young and old.JASON Alexander is expert as a hotel manager with two bratty kids who seem to have nothing better to do than make mischief as they cavort around the hotel with an unexpected guest. Seems that a jewel thief (RUPERT EVERETT) has checked in with his pet who's been trained to steal. This sets up the structure of the plot which has the kids and the Orangutan as the main focus of attention.It's fun to see FAYE DUNAWAY enjoying herself in a comic role and everyone else enters nicely into the spirit of the whole thing. Easy to take and passes the time quickly with a few very clever moments among the many vignettes involving some cute stunts.
chetan_thebest2003 The story goes like this--Robert Grant (Jason Alexander) is a father to two kids, Kyle Grant (Eric Lloyd) and Brian (Graham Sack). He is the Manager of a hotel that's owned by Mrs. Dubrow (Faye Dunaway) and she promises Robert of some days holiday and a hike in pay and scale if he can convince a visiting undercover reviewer that their hotel is suited to be 6 star. Here enters into the frame Lord Rutledge (Rupert Everett), a thug and crook with intention of stealing jewelry and along with him comes his partner - an orangutan named Dunston!! All the drama unravels when Dunston tries to get out of Rutledge's world of crime and in his mission he gets help from Kyle and Brian. Of course the most appealing part of the film is the Orangutan. He really looks cool and has performed superbly . The other guy who adds an element of humour to the story is Lionel Spalding (Glenn Shadix), the real undercover reviewer. Overall, the film is simple, a bit humorous with no exceptional performances. You only watch this movie for the monkey as apart from that there is nothing new to watch out for in this movie. You can give it a miss if you are expecting a bit too much !!!