It’s often been noted that dogs are man’s best friends. Well, based on what we’ve seen on film, dogs are also man’s cutest, friendliest and fiercest companions. If you want back up, you better be best friends with a dog.
Turner & Hooch celebrates its 25th anniversary today. Sure, the dramedy focusing on a neat freak crime scene investigator who befriends a slobbery dog isn’t the most critically acclaimed film of all time, but how can you not love Hooch? The dog destroys all that Scott Turner (Tom Hanks) thinks he holds dear, but sets him up with a vet and helps him solve a murder.
Okay, we just wanted to use this anniversary as an excuse to celebrate cute dogs on screen. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of cute dogs in movies? There are so many! There’s also Toto, and Lassie, and Bruiser, and Benji, and the “Billy Joel dog” from Oliver & Company (whose real name is Dodger). Our point is that there are a lot of great dogs on film! So, today, we want to pay homage to Hooch and all of the cute canine companions we want to be besties with.
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'Turner and Hooch' celebrates its 25th anniversary today and we want to pay homage to Hooch and all of the cinematic canine companions we want to be besties with.Everett Collection
Elle Woods's secret weapon in 'Legally Blonde' wasn't her blonde hair; it was her pet dog, Bruiser.Everett Collection
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'Beethoven' is more than just a legendary German composer — he's an adorable drooling St. Bernard!Everett Collection
Yeah, Dorothy showed courage and heroism during her journey to Oz, but she couldn't have faced all the perils in 'The Wizard of Oz' without her faithful companion, Toto.Everett Collection
We know the movie is called 'Oliver and Company,' but Dodger (or as Decider writer Tyler Coates calls him, "Billy Joel dog") was the real star.Everett Collection
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Verdell from 'As Good As It Gets' was more than just a a cute doggy pal. He's the one who begins to defrost Melvin Udall's (Jack Nicholson) ice cold heart.Everett Collection
'101 Dalmations' gave us 101 spotted pups to love, but we're especially obsessed with Pongo and his lady love, Perdita.Everett Collection
Look, dogs and cats can be friends, as adorable pug Otis proved in 'Milo and Otis.'Everett Collection
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Sorry Kermit, but the coolest muppet of all time is Rowlf the Dog. Who else is content to just chill out and tickle the ivories?Everett Collection
We can all admit that 'The Artist' didn't deserve the Best Picture Oscar and we all just really liked Uggie the Dog, right?Everett Collection
Lassie is one of the most popular dogs in film and TV history. He's so cool that even legendary producer Lorne Michaels wanted a photo op with him in the mid 1990s.Everett Collection
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One of our favorite cinematic twists is when The Beast in 'The Sandlot' is revealed to be the adorably gentle Hercules.Everett Collection
Who do you like more? 'Marley and Me' star Jennifer Aniston or the dog from 'Marley and Me'? This is a test and will go down on your permanent record.Everett Collection
Asta might be the coolest dog of all time. Not only does she help Nick and Nora Charles solve crimes in 'The Thin Man,' but she also keeps up with them in bars.Everett Collection
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Benji! (That's all we have to say about Benji.)Everett Collection
Frank the Pug became such a popular part of the 'Men in Black' franchise, producers were compelled to make him an actual Man in Black. Well, Pug in Black.Everett Collection
Skip from 'My Dog Skip' was such a good dog, he dealt with being zipped down a clothes line.Everett Collection
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You know what makes 'Anchorman' Ron Burgundy the best news anchor of all time? His exquisite taste in dogs. Take his main dog, Baxter.Everett Collection
What good is a happy ending kiss if there isn't a dog to get in on the action? Nora Ephron knew this, which is why Baxter gets in on the love at the end of 'You've Got Mail.'Everett Collection
Hosehead from 'Strange Brew' is NOT, contrary to popular belief, a skunk. Rather, he's one of the best dogs ever, eh. Free Elsinore beer and sausages for everyone!
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