Beethoven
Beethoven is a 1992 American family comedy film, directed by Brian Levant and written by John Hughes (under the pseudonym "Edmond Dantès") and Amy Holden Jones. The film's story centers on a St. Bernard dog named after a German composer who finds a home with a suburban family. The film received mixed reviews from critics and earned $147.2 million worldwide. The film spawned a franchise, including a short-lived animated TV series. A sequel, Beethoven's 2nd, was released the following year.
Plot
Two thieves, Harvey and Vernon, steal a group of puppies from a pet store. A St. Bernard puppy escapes and sneaks into the nearby home of the Newton family. The patriarch George is a control freak and a workaholic; he does not want a dog, but his wife Alice and their children (Ryce, Ted, and Emily) convince him to take the dog in. The dog is named "Beethoven" when Emily plays a portion of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony on the piano and he barks along to it.
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| author | Amy Holden Jones John Hughes |
|---|---|
| award | Genesis Award |
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Brian Levant |
| editor | Sheldon Kahn William D. Gordean |
| events | St. Bernard |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | air freshener animal cruelty arrest attack bite mark build control freak doberman doberman pinscher euthanized family dog fifth symphony guard dog jack russell terrier ludwig van beethoven mental instability pet store rescue swimming pool symphony no. 5 trying to escape venture capital venture capitalists workaholic |
| musicBy | Randy Edelman |
| producer | Joe Medjuck Michael C. Gross |
| productionCompany | Ivan Reitman |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | children's children's comedy mad scientist urban |