Dunston Checks In Page #4

Synopsis: Robert's a beleaguered concierge of the luxury hotel owned by Mrs. Dubrow. She tells Robert an undercover reviewer is coming and to look sharp. If he does well he might get a promotion and some time off to take his sons, Brian and Kyle, on vacation. But then the villainous jewel-thief Rutledge checks in with his specially trained orangutan, Dunston. And when Dunston gets loose and tries to escape a life of crime with the help of Brian and Kyle, things go just a little lunatic.
Director(s): Ken Kwapis
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.3
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
6%
PG
Year:
1996
88 min
1,416 Views


Remember, Mr. Spaldingin 612

needs his dog walked.

Don't forget to thank him

if he gives you a tip.

His name is Neil. After Neil Armstrong,

the first man on the moon.

I love the astronauts, don't you?

Yeah, sure.

I want you to be very, very careful

with him.

'Cause he's my pride and joy, joy, joy!

Back in ten.

(phone rings)

"Dunston, it's Daddy".

Is everything going according to plan?

- "(blows raspberry)"

- "Don't forget, jewels, not junk!"

- "(more raspberries)"

- "Just listen to me for two minutes"...

(kissing sounds)

"(Kyle)" Come on, Neil. Let's go.

Come on. Come on!

Let's go, Neil. Come and get me.

Come on, faster! Come on. Once around.

Come on, Neil! Run.

One, two, three four, one, two, three, four.

Come on! Left, right, left, right.

Left paw, right paw. Left paw, right paw.

One more lap.

(barks)

What's the matter?

(growls)

What do you smell, boy?

Whoa!

Neil!

(long whine)

(small thud)

Neil!

Neil?

Neil!

(weak bark)

Arh!

My God!

- What happened?!

- Well, uh...

Neil!

And what are you waiting for?

Uh...

A tip?

Kyle, I know you're upset about

the vacation,

but that is really no excuse

to throw a guest's dog into the garbage!

I didn't throw him in the garbage.

Then what happened? No, don't tell me.

Let me guess. You gave him

a coffee-ground bath to improve his coat.

He jumped off the dog walk!

The dog is suicidal?

Is that what you're trying to say?

He smelled the monster on the ledge

and jumped.

Oh, he smelled the monster on the ledge.

It makes perfect sense now.

He smelled the monster on the ledge!

It was the smelly ledge monster!

Way to blow the tip, psycho.

Aargh!

Now listen, because I'm about to pass

sentence. You are both grounded!

- We're already grounded.

- You're double grounded!

And, Brian, no poker,

no videos, and no using the security room

for your own voyeuristic pleasures.

And, Kyle, no...

- "(phone rings)"

- No...

I'll get back to you on the

punishment thing.

"Mr. Grant, sorry to disturb you".

"There's been a robbery".

All right. I'll be right down.

What about his punishment?

Think of something you really like.

- You got it?

- Yeah.

No that!

Good evening, Lord Rutledge.

How was the play?

Delightful.

Haven't slept that well in months.

Now, show Daddy what you've got, hm?

(titters)

I am not amused.

I'm in no mood for this, Dunston.

Don't do this, Dunston.

You remember what happened

to your brother...

don't you?

Samson liked to play games, didn't he?

Hm?

And we all remember

what happened to Samson,

hm?

That? Do you want to tell me what is that,

for heaven's sake!

Oh, you blithering idiot!

Arh!

Dunston, you're behaving like a wild animal!

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