History Film / TurnerAndHooch

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Hooch.]]

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Hooch spends his final moments in a state of tranquility, calmly and quietly awaiting the end as he bleeds out.]]

* NameAndName

* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler: Chief of Police Howard Hyde, Scott's superior, is actually the mastermind behind the drug money laundering.]]

** He also shouts the latter trope to a neighbor rudely awaken by Hooch's barking:
-->'''Neighbor''': Give him [Hooch] a Valium, Turner! Take one yourself!

* ChekhovsGun: Hooch has a patented trick, in which he can hold a grown human in a chokehold with his mouth without biting unless commanded. Turner uses that trick to intimidate a thug connected to Hooch's Master's murder.

* MakeTheDogTestify: The driving force behind the plot; Hooch has the murderer's scent and witnessed it happen so he's the only lead the cops currently have.
* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: Amos' murder → [[spoiler: A dirty money contraband lead by the Chief Howard Hyde.]]

-->'''Turner:''' $97.51? Is that- Is that pesos? This is for a dog, this is dog food. $97.51?! I'm not gonna eat this stuff! Did I buy smoked salmon?! ''[[RuleOfThree $97.51!]]'' How much if I take this back? ''(holds up squeaky toy and squeaks it a few times)'' I'd like to talk to Kevin. Can you call him, please? ''KEVIN!!''

Scott Turner (Hanks), an obsessively neat police detective, acquires Hooch, a large and slobbery Dogue de Bordeaux, after the murder of the dog's master Amos Reed (Creator/JohnMcIntire), a local junk-yard owner who was a friend of Turner's. Turner is bored with little police work in the fictional town of Cypress Beach, California and is set to transfer to a better job in Sacramento, while fellow detective David Sutton (Reginald [=VelJohnson=]) is slated to be his replacement.

Scott Turner (Hanks), an obsessively neat police detective, acquires Hooch, a large and slobbery Dogue de Bordeaux, after the murder of the dog's master Amos Reed (John [=McIntire=]), a local junk-yard owner who was a friend of Turner's. Turner is bored with little police work in the fictional town of Cypress Beach, California and is set to transfer to a better job in Sacramento, while fellow detective David Sutton (Reginald [=VelJohnson=]) is slated to be his replacement.

Came out the same year as ''Film/{{K-9}}'', an unrelated film with a similar premise.

In 2020 it was confirmed that a [[TurnerAndHooch2021 TV series based on the film]] (with the same name) would be coming to Creator/DisneyPlus by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Television]]. The show stars Creator/JoshPeck as Scott Turner Jr., a U.S. marshal; the series acts as a DistantSequel to the film. The show aired its first episode on July 21, 2021.

In 2020 it was confirmed that a TV series based on the film (with the same name) would be coming to Creator/DisneyPlus by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Television]]. The show stars Creator/JoshPeck as Scott Turner Jr., a U.S. marshal; the series acts as a DistantSequel to the film. The show is set to premiere July 16, 2021.

In 2020 it was confirmed that a TV series based on the film (with the same name) would be coming to Creator/DisneyPlus by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Television]]. It'll star Creator/JoshPeck as Scott Turner, in this version a U.S. marshal instead of a police detective. The show is set to premiere July 16, 2021.

In 2020 it was confirmed that a TV series based on the film would be coming to Creator/DisneyPlus by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Television]]. It'll star Creator/JoshPeck as Scott Turner, in this version a U.S. marshal instead of a police detective.

-->'''Turner''': What?! What?! What is it?! WHAT?! ''WHAT?!'' If you're hungry, finish the hamburgers! Eat the buns! You're not thirsty, you're not touching the water, the orange juice, cranapple! What is it?! What am I supposed to do, make you a margarita?! ''[{{Beat}}]'' SHUT UP! GOD! Shut up! This has been going on for two and a half hours! BE QUIET!

** He also shouts the latter trope to a neighbor rudely awaken by Hooch's barkingL
-->'''Neighbour''': Give him [Hooch] a Valium, Turner! Take one yourself!

** BigNo: He does this when he gets locked out of the house by Hooch.
--->'''Turner:''' ''(tries opening the door)'' OH... NOOOOOO! AAH! YOU-- ''(tries to open another door)'' Ah, you stupid dog! ''(holds up a trash can and slams it down)'' AH, YA STUPID DOG!

In 2020 it was confirmed that a TV series based on the film would be coming to Creator/Disney+. It'll star Creator/JoshPeck as Scott Turner, in this version a U.S. marshal instead of a police detective.

-->'''Turner''': What? What? What is it? What? If you're hungry, finish the hamburgers! Eat the buns! You're not thirsty, you're not touching the water, the orange juice, cranapple - what is it? What am I supposed to do? Make you a Margarita? ''[{{Beat}}]'' SHUT UP! GOD! Shut Up! This has been going on for two and a half hours! BE QUIET!
** He also shouts the latter trope to a neighbor rudely awaken by Hooch's barking

--->'''Turner:''' ''(tries opening the door)'' OH... NOOOOOO! AAH! YOU- ''(tries to open another door)'' Ah, you stupid dog! ''(holds up a trash can and slams it down)'' AH, YA STUPID DOG!

* BirthDeathJuxtaposition

Turner pleads with police chief Howard Hyde (Craig T Nelson) to let him take on Amos' murder case. Believing that Hooch is the only "witness" he has, Turner brings him home. The energetic dog promptly destroys Turner's house and car and turns his life upside-down. On a positive note, however, Hooch also instigates a romance between Turner and the new town veterinarian Emily Carson (Mare Winningham).

%% ZeroContextExample entries are not allowed on wiki pages. All such entries have been commented out. Add context to the entries before uncommenting them.

* FireForgedFriends: While Turner and Hooch don't exactly have the best relationship at first, the two start to bond when Turner becomes romantically involed with Emily. [[spoiler:This makes Hooch's sacrifice to save Turner's life even more heartbreaking for him, and the audience.]]

* BirthDeathJuxtaposition
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Turner solves the murder and brings down the criminal behind the drug operation and Hyde, but Hooch is shot and killed in the process. However, he did father a litter of puppies before his death... including a son who behaves almost exactly like him.]]

--->'''Turner:''' ''(tries opening the door)'' OH... NOOOOOO! AAH! YOU- ''(tries to open another door)'' Ah, you stupid dog! ''(holds up a trash can and slams it down)'' ''(loses it)'' AH, YA STUPID DOG!