Dunston Checks In
(1996)
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Young boy befriends larcenous orangutan in luxury hotel. |
Here's the primate with the mostest! Early Tarzan films led the way, with the ape-man's own furry jungle swinger, Cheetah. Now there's Dunston (played by Sam), an orang-utan acting as the unwilling sidekick to a snooty English peer (Rupert Everett) who wants to use him to burgle New York's Majestic Hotel. It's amiable tosh, but Dunston's antics — especially when he's rescued by the hotel manager's two young sons — are as delightfully appealing as Faye Dunaway's rudely ruthless proprietor is unattractive.
Halliwell's Film Guide
Enjoyable, smartly written farce that also charms; the laughs keep coming.