Turner & Hooch - K-9 (1989) Discussion

[–] IanTheGenius 21 years ago

I'd like to think that it's all a hilarious coincidence. After all, we have two Alexander the Great films in developement now and the Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings clash. K-9 and Turner and Hooch are basically the same film but it would be nice to know which was conceived first.

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[–] manofStele 19 years ago

Hollywood is lazy.

Just like a few years back, Deep Impact came out in the spring and Armageddon came out that summer.

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[–] transitfan 19 years ago

And the year before that (1997), you had Dante's Peak and Volcano.

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[–] saarvardi 18 years ago

Errr...

How about Bugs Life (1999) vs. Antz (1998)
Shrek (2001) vs. Monsters Inc. (2001)
Finding Nemo (2003) vs. Shark Tale (2004)

The list just goes on and on and on...

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"That the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?"

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[–] goincrackers 18 years ago

lest we forget:
Without Limits(1998) vs. Prefontaine (1997)

HolyMan vs. Saving Private Ryan

and lastly, Godzilla vs. Oprah

Childbirth is no more a miracle then eating food and a turd coming out of your ass. -BH

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[–] raptor147 18 years ago

K-9 and Turner and Hooch but also don't forget that although this movie came out in 1995, Top Dog, was the same exact thing.

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[–] goincrackers 18 years ago

I beg you, let's not bring Chuck Norris into this debate. That'll just lead to Karate Kid vs. Sidekicks, Delta Force vs. Squirm, and Norris v. Ditka...
and that's a forecast for trouble.

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Idea #1:
What if the Internet turned into a Were-wolf?

Idea #2: Black JAWS

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[–] IvoryNaymex 18 years ago

What about:

INDEPENDENCE DAY - MARS ATTACKS
ARMAGEDDON - DEEP IMPACT
ETCETERA - AND SO ON

It's not the years, honey; it's the mileage.

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[–] Girl-nextdoor80 18 years ago

I think the characters Tom Hanks and Jim Belushi play couldn't be more opposite which makes the films completly different to me.

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[–] stevenson1055 18 years ago

When I was a kid and infatuated with both Turner.... and K-9, I thought that they were both much the same for a long time. Finally, I rented Turner & Hooch one time (I used to rent both of these films about once a month back then) and it dawned on me that Turner & Hooch seemed kind of stupid and slapstick, compared to K-9. But now I just borrowed K-9 and watched it for the first time in 15 years and I observed the excessive and unnecessary use of misplaced and ill-timed profanity in K-9 (a movie that a lot of kids inevitably ended up watching and that adults found childish, if not marginally amusing). I haven't seen Turner & Hooch in about 15 years, but I'm willing to bet that these movies were virtual spinoffs because K-9 was the movie that was rated R and Turner & Hooch was rated PG-13. Now, I think that I have demoted K-9 below Turner & Hooch again. And by the way, K-9 probably also received the R rating because Belushi's girlfriend is shown undressing and prancing around in her panties for about 10 minutes. Of course, besides all of these flaws and strictly from adult terms, I have always just LOVED K-9!!!!!!!!

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[–] john-delaney 16 years ago

Is Jim Belushi writing on message boards now a days?

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[–] dopeyharp0 17 years ago

Can somebody tell me why the film K-9 and Turner & Hooch, which where both shown in 1989, are almost identical? Lazy storywriters?

Hmm.. which where? Talk about a lazy writer! hahahahaha..

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[–] carloski2003 17 years ago

Movie producers sit on piles of scripts and completed movies for years before releasing them
especially small companies

Resident Evil for example
a Zombie movie was marketed heavily
so other small producers looked at the high level of interest and publicity and released a string of movies that were either long completed or rushed a script to a low budget production.

Shawn of the Dead (long time finished)
Dawn of the Dead
Undead
Resident Evil: Apocalyse (rushed script)

As before mentioned
Finding Nemo
Shrek
Monsters INC
releases were all the result of the free rider tactic.

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[–] filmbuff20 17 years ago

The Illusionist and The Prestige...

"I've got a little itch. Down there. Would you mind?"

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[–] wuchinaclan 17 years ago

they were both made at the same time without knowing it.
the was a lawsuit and the makers of K-9 almost got sued ithink k-9 is a much better film though because there is a lot more action and suspence as well as jokes

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[–] Established1981 17 years ago

Freaky Friday
Vice Versa
Like Father Like son

Lazy.....

"The Cheque's in the mail"

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[–] mbphilly 16 years ago

I actually don't see a whole lot of similarities between T&H and K-9. Yeah, they're dog buddy cop films, but the set up in each is different. The lead detective in one is an uptight, anal retentive bachelor with little social life, working in a small town, and he is not a maverick and he works pretty much by-the-book when the movie starts. In K-9, Dooley is a maverick, with a style that gets results, but probably not legitimate by legal standards; he knows who his bad guy is; and he is not uptight. He is neat and presentable, but he still lives off the moment, and he has a loving girlfriend who clearly loves him back. He works in big city San Diego.

Plus, Hooch isn't a police dog, Jerry Lee was an official K-9 dog. So, there are some differences. I tend to like k-9 more; it's a bit of a guilty pleasure. I think they manage the humor and adorable bits without spoiling the sincerity of the detective plotline.

What doesn't kill you, can make you stronger or leave you crippled.
--Brenicus

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[–] patabarca 16 years ago

I agree that there are a number of differences between T&H and K-9. Plus, part of the difference is the hero, Hanks versus Belushi. I liked K-9 but I loved T&H, not because it was a great movie, but because of Tom Hanks. I like Belushi, but love Hanks.

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[–] mbphilly 16 years ago

Well, Hanks is clearly the better actor. I like Belushi, but Hanks has stretched his acting chops in so many different types of projects that he's made himself stronger. The story in K-9 was better than the one in T&H.

"Is Anybody there? Does anybody care? Does anybody see what I see?"
--John Adams (1776, musical)

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[–] pl_smothers 16 years ago

I think it was just coincidence. Movies usually take years before they are given the green light. It's amazing that we had "Prefontaine" and "Without Limits" in the same year. Both films were about the same track star that most people never knew about.

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[–] SALEMS-LOT 15 years ago

TURNER AND HOOCH CAME OUT LATER,AND WAS CRAP COMPARED TO THIS.I MEAN HOW CAN YOU CAN THAT UGLY DOG HOOCH,TO AN AWESOME LOOKING DOG LIKE JERRY LEE?

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[–] ANDREWEHUNT 15 years ago

Capote (2005) vs. Infamous (2006)

The Farm Movies of 1984: Places in the Heart, Country and The River

All the movies of the last few years with "haunting" in the title: American Haunting, The Haunting of Molly Hartley, The Haunting in Connecticut

As the previous poster says, the list goes on and on and on...

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[–] fruit-Loops 14 years ago

They are so very similar. I love both.

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