A dog named Beethoven

Movie
German title	A dog named Beethoven
Original title	Beethoven
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1992
length	87 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Brian Levant
script	John Hughes , Amy Holden Jones
production	Michael C. Gross
music	Randy Edelman , Michael Tavera
camera	Victor J. Kemper , Kurt E. Soderling
cut	William D. Gordean , Sheldon Kahn
occupation
Charles Grodin : George Newton Bonnie Hunt : Alice Newton Nicholle Tom : Ryce Newton Christopher Castile : Ted Newton Sarah Rose Karr : Emily Newton Dean Jones : Dr. Herman Varnick Stanley Tucci : Vernon Oliver Platt : Harvey David Duchovny : Brad Patricia Heaton : Brie Robi Davidson : Mark
chronology
Successor  → A family named Beethoven

A dog named Beethoven (orig. Beethoven ) is a family film with the Saint Bernard Beethoven.

content

The veterinarian Dr. Varnick regularly needs new dogs for his animal experiments , which he has caught on the streets. A St. Bernard puppy escapes from two of the animal catchers in the Newton family's home. The father George is not very enthusiastic about the addition to the family, but cannot prevail against his children Ryce, Ted and Emily. After the mother Alice also decides in favor of the dog, the puppy is allowed to stay.

The puppy, named "Beethoven" after his predilection for the 5th symphony , is unfortunately a 90 kg, drooling and chaos-causing animal and the animal catchers from Varnick have not given up either. When they kidnap Beethoven, George sets out to rescue the dog from Varnick's clutches.

Reviews

"Undemanding family entertainment without corners and edges, which completely relies on their animal 'cuddly star' without making the slightest mental or creative effort."

- Lexicon of International Films

“'A dog named Beethoven' is actually harmless family fun - but animals usually give such films that special 'kick'; so also in this case. Despite poor performance as a actor, Brian Levant's flick is consistently entertaining and funny to watch, although you shouldn't expect any special gags. "

- moviemaster.de

The Wiesbaden film evaluation agency awarded the production the title valuable .

Awards

The film was nominated in 1993 for the Young Artist Award in four categories, including Best Family Film.

Sequels

So far there are 7 sequels:

• In 1993, due to the great success of the film, a film sequel was shot that became known in Germany as Eine Familie Called Beethoven .

• In 2000 Beethoven was created: Holidays with Obstacles ,
• In 2001 Beethoven 4 was created - Double barks better
• In 2003 Beethoven was created on a treasure hunt .
• Beethoven's big breakthrough came in 2008 .
• In 2011 Beethoven's adventurous Christmas was created
• In 2014, Beethoven and the Pirate Treasure, the last part of the series to date, was produced.

The last six films were released directly on video or DVD.

literature

• Robert Tine: A dog named Beethoven. The book for the film (original title: Beethoven ). German by Ursula Walther . Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1992, 141 pages, ISBN 3-404-11942-8
• Clive M. Sharland, Jörg Preckel: A dog named Beethoven. The famous film dog and his family (original title: Beethoven ). Lingen, Bergisch Gladbach 1993, 204 pp.

Web links

• A dog named Beethoven in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• A dog named Beethoven at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• A dog named Beethoven in the online film database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lexicon of International Films (CD-ROM edition), Systhema, Munich 1997
2. ^ Filmkritk , at moviemaster.de, accessed.