Beethoven 4 - Two barks are better

Movie
German title	Beethoven 4 - Two barks are better
Original title	Beethoven's 4th
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2001
length	93 minutes
Age rating	FSK o. A.
Rod
Director	David M. Evans
script	Jon Loy , John Hughes , Amy Holden Jones
production	Kelli Konop
music	Philip Giffin
camera	John B. Aronson
cut	David L. Bertman , Carroll Timothy O'Meara
occupation
Judge Reinhold : Richard Newton Julia Sweeney : Beth Newton Joe Pichler : Brennan Newton Michaela Gillo : Sara Newton Kaleigh Krish : Madison Sedgewick Matt McCoy : Reginald Sedgewick Veanne Cox : Martha Sedgewick Mark Lindsay Chapman : Johnnie Simmons Nick Meany : Nigel Bigalow Natalie Marston : Hayley Jeff Coopwood : Bill Art LaFleur : Sgt. Rutledge June Lu : Florence Rutledge Scott Evans : Chiuchua dancer Patrick Bristow : Guillermo Randolph LeRoi : Servant Steve Christian : Wanto
chronology
←  Predecessor Beethoven: Vacation with Obstacles Successor  → Beethoven on a treasure hunt

Beethoven 4 - Double barks better is an American comedy film from 2001. At the center of the plot is the Saint Bernard Beethoven. The film is the third sequel to A Dog Named Beethoven ; it was not shown in the cinema, but was released directly on DVD .

action

St. Bernard Beethoven lives with Richard Newton, who designs postcards as a profession , his wife Beth and their children Sara and Brennan. Brought to the brink of desperation by Beethoven's clumsiness, the Newton couple decided to give Beethoven away. The children’s first walk with Beethoven to the dog school comes to an unexpected end when Beethoven drags the dog trainer , who approaches his work with a military tone of command, across the course .

At the same time, the Saint Bernard Michelangelo lives with the rich couple Madison and Reginald Sedgewick and their daughter Martha. When Beethoven ran away with the children in the park, he accidentally ended up with Simmons, the servant of the Sedgewick family, who was out and about in the park with Michelangelo; Meanwhile, Michelangelo is taken home by Sara and Brennan, who think he is Beethoven. Both in the Newton household and in the dog school, the dog astonishes with its well-behaved manner, so that the plan to give the dog away is abandoned. At the Sedgewicks, however, Beethoven stands out with his smell, drooling and great appetite; When he sabotaged a public Sedgewicks event, Ms. Sedgewick even went to a psychotherapist with him. Richard misses the inspiration that Beethoven always gave him for his work and even tries to teach the dog Beethoven's old behavior. Meanwhile, father and daughter Sedgewick enjoy the time they spend pranking and playing "their" dog.

Meanwhile, Simmons and his accomplice Nigel are planning to kidnap Beethoven and demand a ransom of $ 250,000. After Nigel does his job on a Sedgewicks outing, the family calls in the FBI . Beethoven escapes from his hiding place, a department store. At the same time as the ransom is handed over, the dog school's closing ceremony takes place, in which the Newtons and their “Beethoven” take part. Nigel is betrayed by Simmons and arrested by the FBI. But this also reveals Simmons, who wants to flee with the ransom. When Simmons causes general confusion shortly before his arrest, the dogs switch roles again and thus return to their original families.

Reviews

“The comparatively thin story is told rather clumsily; almost everything is too thick. Only the drooling title character dominates the scene and ensures that children in particular should have fun. "

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

• Beethoven 4 - Double barks better in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Beethoven 4 - Double barks better. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .