Beethoven (1992) 5.5
A slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for a loving family, but its veterinarian secretly wants to kill him. Director:Brian Levant |
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Beethoven (1992) 5.5
A slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for a loving family, but its veterinarian secretly wants to kill him. Director:Brian Levant |
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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Charles Grodin | ... | ||
Bonnie Hunt | ... | ||
Dean Jones | ... | ||
Nicholle Tom | ... | ||
Christopher Castile | ... | ||
Sarah Rose Karr | ... | ||
Oliver Platt | ... | ||
Stanley Tucci | ... | ||
David Duchovny | ... | ||
Patricia Heaton | ... | ||
Laurel Cronin | ... | ||
O-Lan Jones | ... | ||
Nancy Fish | ... | ||
Craig Pinkard | ... | ||
Robi Davidson | ... |
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. Doctor Varnick, the local vet has a secret and horrible sideline, which requires lots of dogs for experiments. Beethoven is on the bad doctor's list. Written by Rob Hartill
This was almost like an old-fashioned type of nice movie "the whole family will enjoy," as the stupid trailers used to always say. They aren't always right about that, but they are with this one.
BAD NEWS - The "bad news" was (a) the silly ending, (b) some silly-stupid scenes earlier in which what you saw could never really happen, and (c) the three kids were annoying and bossy at times.
GOOD NEWS - The "good news" is, of course, "Beethoven," the lovable Saint Bernard who is a lot of fun to watch, especially with all his facial expressions. Also, it's a very entertaining story and there is absolutely nothing offensive, language-wise, in here.
OVERALL - This was popular enough to spawn some sequels, none of which were close in caliber to this one. A good family film worth viewing, but mainly if you like big, lovable dogs.