Hooch
E348106
Hooch is the slobbery but lovable Dogue de Bordeaux who partners with Tom Hanks’s character in the 1989 buddy-cop comedy film "Turner & Hooch."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hooch canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3342605 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hooch Context triple: [Turner & Hooch, featuresCharacter, Hooch]
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A.
Major Dundee
Major Dundee is a 1965 Western war film directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Charlton Heston as a Union officer leading a motley force into Mexico during the American Civil War.
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B.
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole is a 1951 film noir drama directed by Billy Wilder that critiques media sensationalism through the story of a cynical reporter exploiting a disaster for personal gain.
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C.
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jonathan Demme, that fictionalizes the story of a gas-station attendant who allegedly befriends billionaire Howard Hughes and later claims to inherit part of his fortune.
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D.
Honest John
Honest John is a sly, manipulative fox con artist who deceives Pinocchio in Disney’s adaptation of the classic tale.
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E.
Elwood Blues
Elwood Blues is a fictional harmonica-playing musician and one half of the comedic rhythm and blues duo The Blues Brothers, famously portrayed by Dan Aykroyd.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hooch Target entity description: Hooch is the slobbery but lovable Dogue de Bordeaux who partners with Tom Hanks’s character in the 1989 buddy-cop comedy film "Turner & Hooch."
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A.
Major Dundee
Major Dundee is a 1965 Western war film directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Charlton Heston as a Union officer leading a motley force into Mexico during the American Civil War.
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B.
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole is a 1951 film noir drama directed by Billy Wilder that critiques media sensationalism through the story of a cynical reporter exploiting a disaster for personal gain.
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C.
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jonathan Demme, that fictionalizes the story of a gas-station attendant who allegedly befriends billionaire Howard Hughes and later claims to inherit part of his fortune.
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D.
Honest John
Honest John is a sly, manipulative fox con artist who deceives Pinocchio in Disney’s adaptation of the classic tale.
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E.
Elwood Blues
Elwood Blues is a fictional harmonica-playing musician and one half of the comedic rhythm and blues duo The Blues Brothers, famously portrayed by Dan Aykroyd.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional dog
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Turner & Hooch ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| breed | Dogue de Bordeaux ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact | iconic slobbery movie dog of the late 1980s ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Turner & Hooch universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Turner & Hooch
|
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
buddy cop comedy
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ crime film ⓘ |
| hasFandom | Turner & Hooch fans ⓘ |
| helpsCharacter | Scott Turner ⓘ |
| helpsWith | solving a murder case ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
lovable
ⓘ
slobbery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic interactions with Scott Turner
ⓘ
destructive behavior at Turner’s house ⓘ |
| partnerOf |
Scott Turner
ⓘ
Tom Hanks’s character in Turner & Hooch ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Beasley the Dog ⓘ |
| role |
crime-fighting companion
ⓘ
police dog partner ⓘ |
| species | dog ⓘ |
| workDirector | Roger Spottiswoode ⓘ |
| workProducer | Touchstone Pictures ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| workTitle | Turner & Hooch ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1989 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hooch Description of subject: Hooch is the slobbery but lovable Dogue de Bordeaux who partners with Tom Hanks’s character in the 1989 buddy-cop comedy film "Turner & Hooch."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.