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Dunston Checks In 
Promotional posterDirected by Ken Kwapis Produced by Todd Black
Joe WizanWritten by John Hopkins
Bruce GrahamStarring Jason Alexander
Eric Lloyd
Faye Dunaway
Rupert Everett
Paul Reubens
Glenn Shadix
Graham Sack
SamMusic by Miles Goodman Cinematography Peter Lyons Collister Editing by Jon Poll Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date(s) January 12, 1996 Running time 88 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $16 million Box office $9,871,065 Dunston Checks In is a 1996 film starring Jason Alexander, Eric Lloyd, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and introducing Sam the Orangutan as Dunston. It was written by John Hopkins and Bruce Graham and directed by Ken Kwapis.
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Plot
The Majestic Hotel is a 5-star luxury establishment, and manager Robert Grant (Jason Alexander) is devoted to keeping his guests happy. He is informed by the chairman that a sixth star could be rewarded to them if a certain representative is impressed and that this representative is posing as a guest. However, a certain guest by the name of Lord Rutledge (Rupert Everett) checks in with his orangutan Dunston who is trained as a jewel thief accomplice of Lord Rutledge. Dunston attempts to escape a life of crime with the help of Brian (Graham Sack) and Kyle (Eric Lloyd), Grant's mischievous sons, but things go more crazy when he hires Buck LaFarge (Paul Reubens) to kill Dunston.
Reception
The film has been critically panned by critics and currently has a 7% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[1] Faye Dunaway's performance in the film earned her a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Supporting Actress (also for The Chamber).
Cast
- Jason Alexander - Robert Grant
- Graham Sack - Brian Grant
- Eric Lloyd - Kyle Grant
- Faye Dunaway - Elena Dubrow
- Rupert Everett - Lord Rutledge
- Sam the Orangutan - Dunston
- Paul Reubens - Buck LaFarge
- Glenn Shadix - Lionel Spalding
- Nathan Davis - Victor Dubrow
- Jennifer Bassey - Angela Dellacroce
- Bob Bergen - Special Vocal Effects
- Frank Welker - Special Vocal Effects
References
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dunston_checks_in/
- ^ Heather Tyrrell (1999), "Bollywood versus Hollywood: Battle of the dream factories", in Tracey Skelton; Tim Allen, Culture and global change, Routledge, p. 269, ISBN 9780415139175, http://books.google.com/books?id=X33MYggVYn8C&pg=PA269&dq=%22dunston+checks+in%22
External links
Films directed by Ken Kwapis 1980s 1990s He Said, She Said (1991) · Dunston Checks In (1996) · The Beautician and the Beast (1997) · Noah (1998)2000s Sexual Life (2005) · The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) · License to Wed (2007) · He's Just Not That into You (2009)2010s Big Miracle (2012)
Categories:- 1996 films
- American films
- English-language films
- Films about apes
- American comedy films
- 1990s comedy films
- 20th Century Fox films
- Films directed by Ken Kwapis
- Films set in New York City
- Films set in hotels
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