Uncover the Untold Secrets of Screenwriting with Jack Epps in This Exclusive Go Into The Story Interview
But, having Hooch die at the end of the film was an interesting lesson for me. Tom really wanted the dog to die. I didn’t really understand why until I sat in the premier and watched it. If the dog survives, then everybody goes, “Yay, Hooch,” but if he doesn’t, there’s an emotional moment where Tom has loved this nasty, dirty, farting, slobbering animal and has become man’s best friend. At that moment, Tom has something emotional and deep to play. While the audience mourns the loss of Hooch, what we really feel Tom’s pain. That was a lesson to me. It created a much deeper moment the audience we could emotionally relate to.
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