Dunston Checks In
He's about to turn a Five Star Hotel into a three ring circus.
1996 | 88m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Ken Kwapis |
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| Writer: | John Hopkins, Bruce Graham |
| Staring: |
| 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! | |
| Release Date: | Jan 12, 1996 |
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| Director: | Ken Kwapis |
| Writer: | John Hopkins, Bruce Graham |
| Genres: | Adventure, Comedy, Family |
| Keywords | boss, fistfight, bully, orangutan, single father, hotel manager, jewel theft, employer employee relationship, bali, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, mischief |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Joe Wizan/Todd Black, Fox Family Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $16,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sam the Orangutan | Dunston |
| Jason Alexander | Robert Grant |
| Faye Dunaway | Mrs. Dubrow |
| Rupert Everett | Lord Rutledge |
| Graham Sack | Brian Grant |
| Paul Reubens | Buck LaFarge |
| Glenn Shadix | Lionel Spalding |
| Nathan Davis | Victor Dubrow |
| Jennifer Bassey | Mrs. Dellacroce |
| Eric Lloyd | Kyle Grant |
| Judith Scott | Nancy |
| Bruce Beatty | Murray |
| Danny Comden | Norm |
| Steven Gilborn | Artie |
| Lois de Banzie | Mrs. Winthrop |
| Natalie Core | Mrs. Feldman |
| Eugenia Hamilton | Frau Biedermeyer |
| Michelle Bonilla | Consuelo |
| Frank Kopyc | Night Doorman |
| Alexander Walters | William |
| Toribio Prado | Bernard |
| Bree Turner | French Girl |
| Kevin Kraft | Desk Clerk |
| Peter Siragusa | Maintenance Man |
| Ernest Perry Jr. | Doorman |
| Lynne Marie Stewart | Cucumber Woman |
| Marceline Hugot | Mrs. Harrison |
| Cynthia Martells | Ms. Pink |
| Michael McCarty | Tex |
| Katherine Olsen | Mrs. Tex |
| Cynthia Madvig | Kimberly |
| Karen Maruyama | Telephone Operator |
| Ray K. Morris | Maintenance Man #2 |
| Ken Martin | Waiter |
| Rita Minor | Maid #1 |
| Victoria Kemsley | Maid #2 |
| Ray Chang | Bellman #1 |
| Nicholas Garr | Bellman #2 |
| Roderick Bascom | Bellman #3 |
| Paula Malcomson | Bellman #4 |
| Jim Ishida | Bali Majestic Guest |
| Sunni Boswell | Bali Majestic Clerk |
| Tracy Zahoryin | Fashion Model |
| Bob Bergen | Special Vocal Effects (voice) |
| Frank Welker | Special Vocal Effects (voice) |
| Mark Bastarache | Waiter (uncredited) |
| John W. Beach | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Johnny Kim | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Toni Perrotta | Maid #3 |
| Darren Melton | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Gary Pike | Umpire (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ken Kwapis | Director |
| Miles Goodman | Original Music Composer |
| John Hopkins | Story, Writer |
| Rusty Smith | Production Design |
| Linda Lowy | Casting |
| Carole Keligian | Second Assistant Director |
| Rodney Liber | Second Unit Director |
| Keith Neely | Art Direction |
| Bruce Graham | Screenplay |
| Rick Newsome | Storyboard Designer |
| John Brace | Casting |
| John T. Kretchmer | First Assistant Director |
| Jim Samson | Set Decoration |
| Peter Lyons Collister | Director of Photography |
| Jon Poll | Editor |
| Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Alina Panova | Costume Design |
| Walter Scott | Second Unit Director |
| Jim Passon | Color Timer |
| Judy Crown | Key Hair Stylist |
| Robert Hallowell II | Hairstylist |
| Linda Leiter Sharp | Hairstylist |
| Patricia Messina | Key Makeup Artist |
| Robin Dee LaVigne | Makeup Artist |
| Kenneth Paul Schoenfeld | Makeup Artist |
| Christina Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Chris Peterson | Set Dresser |
| Theodore Sharps | Set Designer |
| Mindy R. Toback | Set Designer |
| George H. Anderson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Craig Berkey | Sound Effects Editor |
| James Bolt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ted Caplan | Foley Editor |
| Sean Garnhart | Sound Effects Editor |
| Rick Hart | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ellen Heuer | Foley Artist |
| Scott A. Jennings | Sound Effects Editor |
| David Jobe | Foley Mixer |
| Clark King | Sound Mixer |
| Cindy Marty | Sound Effects Editor |
| Christopher Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Paul Urmson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dan Wallin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Delahoussaye | Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Shane D. Kelly | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Bruce M. Pasternack | Camera Operator |
| Craig Barron | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Rodney Liber | Executive Producer |
| Todd Black | Producer |
| Jason Blumenthal | Co-Producer |
| Joe Wizan | Producer |
| John T. Kretchmer | Associate Producer |
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