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Dunston Checks In

1996 · 88 min

A breezy, silly hotel romp where slapstick chaos and a mischievous ape keep things light and forgettable.

Directed by
Ken Kwapis
Genres
Family, Comedy, Adventure
Tagline
He's about to turn a Five Star Hotel into a three ring circus.
Overview
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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Directed by
Ken Kwapis
Genres
Family, Comedy, Adventure
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • crime
  • friendship
  • work
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
family, comedy, adventure
Directed by
Ken Kwapis
Written by
Bruce Graham, John Hopkins
Starring
Sam the Orangutan, Jason Alexander, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Graham Sack, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, Nathan Davis
Music
Miles Goodman
Cinematography
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Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Russian, French, English

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