Fresh
It's a first-class, stylish farce with a brisk pace and cool wit.
Leonard Klady, Variety
Dunston Checks In
He's about to turn a Five Star Hotel into a three ring circus.
1996 · 1h 28m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Ken Kwapis
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!
Director and cast
- Ken Kwapis Director
- 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
- Glenn Shadix as Lionel Spalding
- Nathan Davis as Victor Dubrow
- Jennifer Bassey as Mrs. Dellacroce
- Eric Lloyd as Kyle Grant
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
12%
Tomatometer
Rotten
An unruly orangutan plus an opulent hotel setting equals a natural disaster, or in this case a kids' movie.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
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.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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