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Beethoven ()

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A slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for a loving family, but must contend with a dog-napping veterinarian and his henchmen.
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George Newton
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Alice Newton
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Dr. Varnick
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Ryce
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Ted
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Emily
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Harvey
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Vernon
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Brad
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Brie
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Devonia Peet
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Biker Woman
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Miss Grundel
Craig Pinkard ...
Homeless Man
Robi Davidson ...
Mark
Sherri Paysinger ...
Reporter
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Bully #1
Jacob Kenner ...
Bully #2
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Bully #3
Chris Little ...
Newsreader
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Donna
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Mark's Friend
Colleen O'Hara ...
Young Woman
Nicolas Mize ...
Young Man
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Old Woman (as Maxine Elliot)
Stephanie Durrer ...
Young Woman (as Stephanie Massman)
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Skateboarder #1
Chad Morton ...
Skateboarder #2
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Pet Shop Owner
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Nurse #2
Lorraine Marga ...
Mother at Pet Store
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Student #1
Andres McKenzie ...
Student #2
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Beethoven
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Cujo ...
Beethoven (uncredited)
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Ammunition Company Representative (uncredited)

Directed by

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Brian Levant ... (directed by)

Written by

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John Hughes ... (written by) (as Edmond Dantès) and
Amy Holden Jones ... (written by)

Produced by

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Michael C. Gross ... producer (produced by)
Sheldon Kahn ... associate producer
Joe Medjuck ... producer (produced by)
Ivan Reitman ... executive producer
Gordon A. Webb ... co-producer (as Gordon Webb)

Music by

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Randy Edelman ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Victor J. Kemper ... director of photography

Editing by

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William D. Gordean ... (edited by)
Sheldon Kahn ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Margaret Liu ... apprentice editor

Casting By

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Steven Jacobs ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Alex Tavoularis

Art Direction by

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Charles William Breen ... (as Charles Breen)

Set Decoration by

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Gary Fettis

Costume Design by

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Gloria Gresham ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Allen Payne ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Pamela Hoffman Chubb ... unit production manager (as Pamela Hoffman)
Donna Smith ... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Todd Corman ... second assistant director
Glenn Randall Jr. ... second unit director
Ira S. Rosenstein ... first assistant director: second unit
Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom ... first assistant director: second unit (as Tracy Rosenthal)
David Spitzer ... second second assistant director
Jerram A. Swartz ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Mychael Bates ... property master: second unit
David B. Brenner ... foreman
Mike Carrillo ... assistant property master
Donna Cline ... illustrator
Stan Cockerell ... assistant property master
Joe Elvington ... plasterer laborer
Mentor Huebner ... production illustrator
Eric A. Hulett ... buyer
Kurt V. Hulett ... co-lead man
Roger L. King ... property maker
Kacy Magedman ... art department coordinator
Francis J. Roix ... carpenter
Stan Tropp ... set designer
Chris Woodworth ... paint supervisor (as Christopher Woodworth)

Sound Department

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David W. Alstadter ... foley mixer
Christopher S. Aud ... sound editor
Gary C. Bourgeois ... re-recording mixer
Gene S. Cantamessa ... sound mixer
Harry Cheney ... sound editor
John S. Coffey ... sound mixer: second unit
Adam Jenkins ... re-recording mixer
David Williams ... dialogue editor
William Jacobs ... sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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John J. Downey ... special effects foreman
Peter Knowlton ... mechanical effects supervisor
Kevin Pike ... special effects consultant

Stunts

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Gregory J. Barnett ... stunts (as Greg J. Barnett)
Bobby Bass ... stunts
Janet Brady ... stunts (as Janet S. Brady)
Danny Epper ... stunts
Billy Hank Hooker ... stunts (as Hank Hooker)
Buddy Joe Hooker ... stunt coordinator
John Meier ... stunts
Larry Nicholas ... stunt driver
Ralph W. Odum ... stunts (as Ralph Odum)
Shawn Odum ... stunts
Bobby Porter ... stunt double
Chad Randall ... stunts (as Chad Robert Randall)
Pat Romano ... stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department

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Audie Aragon ... best boy grip
Bruce McBroom ... still photographer
Steve McLean ... first assistant camera
Paul Murphey ... video assist operator
Edward C. Peters ... grip
Brad Rea ... dolly grip: "a" camera
Pete Romano ... underwater photographer
Kurt E. Soderling ... assistant camera / camera operator

Casting Department

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Michael Chinich ... executive in charge of casting
Franklyn Warren ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Alexandria Forster-Wetzel ... costumer (as Alexandria Forster)
Fran Murphy ... costumer
Phyllis Thurber-Moffit ... costume textile artist

Location Management

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Dow Griffith ... location scout
Peter J. Novak ... assistant location manager
Ira S. Rosenstein ... location manager

Music Department

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Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Robert Fernandez ... scoring mixer
Greig McRitchie ... orchestrator
Elton Ahi ... score engineer (uncredited)
Rick Baptist ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Steve Becknell ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
François Blaignan ... scoring crew (uncredited)
Tom Boyd ... oboe soloist (uncredited)
Scott Cochran ... scoring mixer (uncredited)
David Duke ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Steve Durnin ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Randy Edelman ... conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited)
Ralph Ferraro ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Rolf Johnson ... assistant music editor (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Charlie Loper ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
John Reynolds ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Richard Todd ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Marion Cronin ... script supervisor: second unit
Winnie Rich ... script supervisor (as Winifred Rich)
Tom Stoppard ... script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Michael Chonos ... driver
Lyle Christensen ... shotmaker driver
Linda Cipperley ... transportation
Charles 'Aloha Boy' Reed ... driver

Additional Crew

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Peter Abrahamson ... animatronics engineer / animatronics puppeteer
Ellen Adolph ... production accountant
Norman Cabrera ... puppeteer
Jordan Chinich ... production assistant
Cathy Churchman ... animal trainer
Dominick J. Daniels ... actor liaison
Yvonne Goessling ... assistant: Ivan Reitman
Ryan Hintz ... post-production accountant
Kevin McDermott ... acting coach
Karl Lewis Miller ... animal trainer
Mike J. Regan ... dog suit performer / puppeteer (as Mike Regan) / special dog effects
Carol Riggins ... animal trainer
Kate H.S. Swartz ... ice cream girl
Norman Tempia ... puppeteer
Megan Valinote ... animal trainer
R. Ruddell Weatherwax ... assistant dog trainer
Dave Webb ... assistant acting coach (as David Webb)
Daniel Wheatcroft ... studio executive
Porter Williams ... puppeteer
A.J. Workman ... animatronic dog mechanic fabricator and puppeteer
Melinda Eichberg ... animal trainer (uncredited)
Robin Lynn Heath ... voice actor (uncredited)
Jim McCarthy ... production accountant (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant of a dog...a St Bernard. Dr. Herman Varnick, the local vet, has a secret and horrible sideline which requires lots of dogs for experiments. Beethoven is on his list. Written by Rob Hartill

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Taglines Go ahead...YOU tell him to "roll over". See more »
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Also Known As
  • Ein Hund namens Beethoven (Germany)
  • Beethoven: Uno más de la familia (Spain)
  • 无敌当家 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Bethovenas (Lithuania)
  • ベートーベン (Japan, Japanese title)
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Runtime
  • 87 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $7,587,565, 05 Apr 1992
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $147,214,049

Did You Know?

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Trivia Eleanor Keaton, Buster Keaton's widow, trained the dog Beethoven for this movie. See more »
Goofs When Ted and Rice are playing Super Mario Brothers 3, they are both mashing away on controllers; however, when it shows the close-up of the screen, we see that they're only playing a one-player game at the time. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Beethoven (2008). See more »
Soundtracks Roll Over Beethoven See more »
Crazy Credits As the end credits finish, a short scene plays of Beethoven standing on a rock, silhouetted against a sunset. He barks as the screen fades to black. See more »
Quotes George: I really don't like our dog.
Alice: I really don't like those people, George. I don't trust them. I don't want their money. I know my opinion doesn't matter, but I'm not interested in expanding. If I had been home instead of helping you impress those morons, Emily wouldn't have fallen in the pool. And I'm not re-entering the work force, George. You're gonna have to do this on your own. And you will. Somehow, you'll make your fortune. And tucked away behind you deep in the shadows will be me and the kids.
George: That's how you see me. Suddenly, I'm a lousy husband and father. Everything was just fine until Beethoven came into our lives. I've tried to be patient, but I've had it. The dog has to go.
Alice: I'm proud of Beethoven. Those two idiots insulted your kids, they treated me like dirt, and he was the only one of us who had the nerve to give them the ride they deserved. I'm going to bed.
[she heads back inside]
George: My dream's going down the drain, and you're worried about a dog.
Alice: Your family's going down the drain, and you're worried about a dream.
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