Beethoven (1992)

Réalisateur:

Brian Levant

Scénaristes:

John Hughes (written by) and
Amy Holden Jones (written by)

Date de sortie:

3 avril 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame | Famille

Accroche:

He'll grow on you.

Intrigue:

A slobbering St Bernard dog becomes the center of attention for a loving family but its vet secretly wants to kill him.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Animal | Veterinarian | Fairy Tale | Pajamas

Récompenses:

1 win & 4 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Watching it makes me want to give my own dog a great big hug!

Ensemble

Charles Grodin	...	George Newton
Bonnie Hunt	...	Alice Newton
Dean Jones	...	Herman Varnick, D.V.M.
Oliver Platt	...	Harvey
Stanley Tucci	...	Vernon
Nicholle Tom	...	Ryce Newton
Christopher Castile	...	Ted Newton
Sarah Rose Karr	...	Emily Newton
David Duchovny	...	Brad
Patricia Heaton	...	Brie
Robi Davidson	...	Mark
Laurel Cronin	...	Devonia Pest
O-Lan Jones	...	Biker Woman
Nancy Fish	...	Miss Grundel
Craig Pinkard	...	Homeless Man

Autre(s) titre(s):

Beethoven: Story of a Dog (Australia) (cable TV title)

Durée:

87 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

South Korea:Tous | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre

Lieux de tournage:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Société:

Universal Pictures

Anecdotes:

Screenwriter John Hughes is credited as "Edmond Dantes." The pseudonym is a homage to a character in "The Count of Monte Cristo."

Goofs:

Continuité: After Brie knocks over her glass at the barbecue, Alice picks it up, and it's intact. When she walks away with it, it's broken.

Guillemet:

[the Newtons are visiting Dr. Varnick's office looking for Beethoven]
Dr. Varnick: You have no right to be in here. Out, all of you!
George Newton: Where's my dog?
Dr. Varnick: I don't have to answer your questions. You ordered that dog destroyed, and it was done. Now get out.
Dr. Varnick: [before he could hit him, George grabs Dr. Varnick] You hit me, l'll have you put in jail for assault and battery.
[Dr. Varnick nods his head, then George punches him in the face]

Connexions De Film:

figure dans "The Sopranos: In Camelot (#5.7)" (2004)

Bande son:

Roll Over Beethoven

Watching it makes me want to give my own dog a great big hug!

Routine - yet appealing - family / animal comedy (that has spawned one theatrical sequel and three direct-to-video sequels) in which the perfectly cast Charles Grodin plays a grumpy, fastidious father who is persuaded by his family to keep a runaway St. Bernard that has escaped the clutches of a duo of dog-nappers.

I'm just a sucker for a good dog movie - or if not a particularly good one, at least an endearing one. "Beethoven" is perfectly acceptable entertainment of its type - with a strong likability factor to over-ride any criticisms of the script or film-making. It's not totally harmless - if you're a parent, you may have to explain some objectionable scenes to your younger children. But I do like it.

'Beethoven' himself (played by 'Chris') often steals the movie from nominal star Grodin. Dean Jones, a star of live-action Walt Disney pictures from the 1960's, is very amusing as the slimy villain. Oliver Platt and Stanley Tucci (who teamed together again for "The Impostors") play the two intelligence-impaired dog-nappers who work for Jones.

Co-writer Edmond Dantes is actually John Hughes, for those of you who don't already know. And you can tell: the dopes played by Platt and Tucci are obviously yet another clone of the Harry and Marv characters from "Home Alone".

Happy viewing.

7/10