Dunston Checks In (To Your Heart)

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Hoofin' it in Hollywood

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We're putting the spotlight back on the animals who bring the clawed, pawed, feathered, and furred characters we love to life. We learn about the animals' lives and the movie magic behind their acting. Then we review the movie or TV show and its animal actors, dive into a surprise scenario, and answer the important questions, like: "If you had to choose one animal actor to adopt, one to send to a no kill shelter, and one to taxidermy...?"

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Dunston Checks In (To Your Heart)

Hoofin' it in Hollywood

51 minutes 55 seconds

1 year ago

Dunston Checks In (To Your Heart)

🐒 The orangutan jewel thief who swung straight into our hearts. We check out Dunston Checks In (1996), starring Sammy the orangutan and his unforgettable comedic chops.

🎙️ Hoofin’ it in Hollywood is created by Paul, Audrey, Melissa, and Jordan. This content is for entertainment purposes only. Views and opinions are our own.

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This episode's segments:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:43 - Film Facts

00:16:19 - Creature Chronicles

00:29:39 - Movie Magic

00:38:11 - Audience Anecdotes

00:50:08 - Outro

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Sources for this episode:

Detailed description of Sammy's acting from Humane Hollywood
✨Center for Great Apes: Sammy, Geri, Jam
✨CNN - 'Dunston' co-stars relish romp with ape - Jan. 9, 1995
On apes in entertainment: ✨Animals in entertainment, a Hollywood ending? , ✨History of exploitation of great apes in entertainment, A publication in Science about the consequences of inappropriate use of apes in media, Specific image characteristics influence attitudes about chimpanzee conservation and use as pets, Why primates have never belonged in the entertainment industry
Orangutan biology: AZA 2004 husbandry guide for orangutans, orangutanssp.org, Orangutan info from Smithsonian, orangutan sounds.
General background: IMDb, Wikipedia, All Movie, Screen Slate, TV Tropes
Reviews and reception: Rotten tomatoes, Washington Post, LA Times, Faye Dunaway Raspberry nomination, Movie profits on home video
Sam biographies: Sam - Biography - IMDb, Sam (orangutan)
Dunston Checks In book
All the Animals From Your Favorite Childhood Movies Are Dead
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Worn by Sam the Orangutan original movie costume
Dunston Checks In' to Bullock's Wilshire

Charities to support great apes

We tried to find charities that are creditable according to Charity Navigator and specifically work with orangutans.

Pan African Sanctuary Alliance
Center for Great Apes
Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation
American Humane (Not great apes, the people behind the "No animals were harmed" certification)