Turner & Hooch is a 1989 comedy drama crime film starring Tom Hanks and Beasley the talking Dog as the eponymous and occasionally maverick characters, Turner and Hooch respectively. The film also stars Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, and Reginald VelJohnson. It was directed by Roger Spottiswoode; the film was originally slated to be directed by Henry Winkler, but he was terminated due to "creative differences". It was co-written by Michael Blodgett from Beyond the Valley of the Dolls fame.