# Dunston Checks In (1996)

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**Runtime**: 88 min
**Genres**: Family, Comedy, Adventure
**Directed by**: Ken Kwapis
**Written by**: Bruce Graham, John Hopkins
**Starring**: Sam the Orangutan, Jason Alexander, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Graham Sack, Paul Reubens

> *He's about to turn a Five Star Hotel into a three ring circus.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A film that perhaps hoped to do for orangutans what *Free Willy* did for orcas. A hotelier must deal with both a demanding boss and a jewel thief using an orangutan named Dunston to pull off his heists. It probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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