Dunston Checks In

Dunston Checks In (1996)

12/01/1996
Family, Comedy, Adventure
1h 28m

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!

  • Ken KwapisDirector
  • John HopkinsWriter
  • Bruce GrahamScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $16,000,000

Keywords

  • boss
  • fistfight
  • bully
  • orangutan
  • single father
  • hotel manager
  • jewel theft
  • employer employee relationship
  • bali
  • father son relationship
  • brother brother relationship
  • mischief

Top Billed Cast

Sam the Orangutan

Sam the Orangutan

Dunston

Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

Robert Grant

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

Mrs. Dubrow

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

Lord Rutledge

Graham Sack

Graham Sack

Brian Grant

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Buck LaFarge

Glenn Shadix

Glenn Shadix

Lionel Spalding

Nathan Davis

Nathan Davis

Victor Dubrow

Jennifer Bassey

Jennifer Bassey

Mrs. Dellacroce

Eric Lloyd

Eric Lloyd

Kyle Grant

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