I've always been interested in making the acquaintance of  the human, Tom Hanks.  He's always seemed like the type of human animal that a dog could have a friendship with.  He's bright, affable and could possibly get me into the movie business.  Even though I'm the equivalent of 77 human years old, I still am hoping for a breakout role.  Lindsay Lohan is in jail, perhaps I could take on the roles she was planning to play.  Paris Hilton's parts should be up for grabs too!  I know I'm not young and beautiful like these girls, but I'm no dog!

Tom Hanks played Scott Turner in the movie "Turner and Hooch."  The Hooch role was played by Beasley, a Dogue de Bordeaux. These rare dogs have a French heritage and were bred in the 1500's for their fighting ability.  Hooch was not well suited to domestic life with Turner, and the two had a rocky relationship as Hooch nearly destroyed Turner's home and car.  In the end though, all was well, and I believe Hanks still likes dogs, at a distance at least.

Many people aren't aware that there was a proposed sequel to "Turner and Hooch".  It was titled " Turner and Hooch Chase Hooch Along the Hooch For Illegal Possession of Hooch in a Hooch."  Some thought that the title was too unwieldy.  The plot involved Hooch (the dog)  chasing hooch ( a young lady of ill repute, perhaps a Lindsay or Paris role here) along the Hooch (Chattahoochie River- shades of Deliverance) as she fled a warrant for illegal possession of hooch (marijuana, or moonshine alcohol, depending on the time period) in her hooch. (she must have been raised by a Vietnam War vet who called his hut a hooch.) Perhaps you can see why this movie never got off the ground, but it was not the fault of the pooch, Hooch.

As a dog, I find the use of the same word in so many different contexts, and with so many different meanings, to be confusing as I attempt to master English and speak in grammatically correct sentences.  I guess you could argue that we dogs use "Ruff" and "Arff"  as slang for many of our multisyllabic intonations, but remember , we have limited linguistic abilities.  "Multisyllabic" doesn't roll off our tongues. Oh sorry, I have to run.  My owner says he's going to go out and get some "Hooch". I sure hope he's going to Blockbuster!

Buffy
Pooch Fan of Hooch