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Beethoven

1992

Directed by Brian Levant

The head of the family is the one with the tail.

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.

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Charles Grodin Chris Bonnie Hunt Nicholle Tom Christopher Castile Sarah Rose Karr Oliver Platt Stanley Tucci Dean Jones David Duchovny Patricia Heaton Laurel Cronin O-Lan Jones Nancy Fish Craig Pinkard Robi Davidson Sherri Paysinger Patrick LaBrecque Jacob Kenner Matthew Brooks Chris Little Lisa Paige Robinson Cory Danziger Maxine Elliott Hicks Stephanie Durrer Cirroc Lofton Chad Morton Melora Walters Holly Wortell Show All…

Alternative Titles

Beethoven's 1st, Μπετόβεν, Τα Καμώματα του Μπετόβεν, Ein Hund namens Beethoven, Бетховен, Beethoven: Uno más de la familia, קוראים לי בטהובן, Τα Καμώματα του… Μπετόβεν, Beethoven: O Magnífico, Afacan Köpek Beethoven, 无敌当家, Бетовен, 베토벤, ベートーベン, Bethovenas, ბეთჰოვენი, บีโธเฟ่น ชื่อหมาแต่ไม่ใช่หมา

Genres

Family Comedy

Themes

Crude humor and satire Kids' animated fun and adventure Adorable animals and heartwarming families Gags, jokes, and slapstick humor Funny jokes and crude humor Show All…

Theatrical

03 Apr 1992

FinlandK-12
USAPG

09 Apr 1992

AustraliaG
Germany6

16 May 1992

South KoreaAll

24 Jun 1992

FranceU

17 Jul 1992

BrazilL

24 Jul 1992

NetherlandsAL
UKU

28 Aug 1992

PortugalM/6

Digital

27 Jul 2014

France

03 May 2022

France10

Physical

03 Apr 1992

Sweden15

11 Aug 1993

France

09 Aug 2000

France

02 Feb 2022

France

TV

10 Apr 1998

Slovakia7

Australia

09 Apr 1992

TheatricalG

Brazil

17 Jul 1992

TheatricalL

Finland

03 Apr 1992

TheatricalK-12

France

24 Jun 1992

TheatricalU

11 Aug 1993

Physical VHS

09 Aug 2000

Physical DVD

27 Jul 2014

Digital VOD

02 Feb 2022

Physical Blu-ray

03 May 2022

Digital10 Netflix

Germany

09 Apr 1992

Theatrical6

Netherlands

24 Jul 1992

TheatricalAL

Portugal

28 Aug 1992

TheatricalM/6

Slovakia

10 Apr 1998

TV7 Markíza

South Korea

16 May 1992

TheatricalAll

Sweden

03 Apr 1992

Physical15

UK

24 Jul 1992

TheatricalU

USA

03 Apr 1992

TheatricalPG

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Popular reviews

Review by Arnon🪐 ★½ 3

THE DOG THAT PLAYED BEETHOVEN HAS A REAL NAME, AND ITS CHRIS, AND HE HAS HIS OWN LETTERBOXD FILMOGRAPHY
Review by Eric Szyszka ★★½ 6

You’ll forget that the movie BEETHOVEN is about people trying to kidnap a big dog to test a new bullet on it’s skull.
Review by Justin LaLiberty ★★★ 1

there’s a scene in this where Charles Grodin is in bed being cuddled and licked by our hero Beethoven, who he mistakes for his wife, and says “has daddy’s little girl been naughty” and it’s one of the best line readings of his career
Review by 🦇rosie🦇 ★★★

only real men tear up when beethoven brings his little jack russel friend a pastry
Review by Leighton Trent ★★★ 4

Childhood comfort food.
Beethoven was the dog I wanted. Charles Grodin was my movie dad and Bonnie Hunt was my movie mom (I, of course, never noticed the almost thirty year age gap between them in this when I was a kid). Add in the girl from "The Nanny", the boy from "Step by Step", a pre-"Everybody Loves Raymond" Patricia Heaton, a pre-"The X-Files" David Duchovny, a younger-than-me-now Stanley Tucci with a broad accent and a gold tooth in tow and the always lovable Dean Jones that I grew up watching playing against type as a villain, and it doesn't get more basic 90's than this.
I wore out the VHS of this and it's sequel until they fell apart and I will never apologize for that.
Review by Jordan James Brooks ★★★

Pretty good biopic.
Review by Eli ★ 3

the plot of this movie is a criminal steals a fucking dog, so he can test his gun by shooting the dog in the head because dogs have the perfect thickness in their skulls for shooting.
im not joking
Review by Joel Haver ★★ 1

I’m sorry, the dog has been destroyed.
Review by aksel

beethoven is an integral part of the american dream kino
Review by Kylo ★★★★½

Not Stanley Tucci stealing puppies. This classic deserves to be played on screen live with an orchestra.
Review by Straw_Hat_Goofy ★★

Light, funny, and don’t know if I’ll watch it again
Review by AllisonPregler ★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

The dude that got a million syringes in his chest definitely died.

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Theatrical

03 Apr 1992

09 Apr 1992

16 May 1992

24 Jun 1992

17 Jul 1992

24 Jul 1992

28 Aug 1992

Digital

27 Jul 2014

03 May 2022

Physical

03 Apr 1992

11 Aug 1993

09 Aug 2000

02 Feb 2022

TV

10 Apr 1998

Australia

09 Apr 1992

Brazil

17 Jul 1992

Finland

03 Apr 1992

France

24 Jun 1992

11 Aug 1993

09 Aug 2000

27 Jul 2014

02 Feb 2022

03 May 2022

Germany

09 Apr 1992

Netherlands

24 Jul 1992

Portugal

28 Aug 1992

Slovakia

10 Apr 1998

South Korea

16 May 1992

Sweden

03 Apr 1992

UK

24 Jul 1992

USA

03 Apr 1992

Director

Producers

Writers

Casting

Editors

Cinematography

Assistant Directors

Additional Directing

Executive Producer

Lighting

Camera Operator

Additional Photography

Production Design

Art Direction

Set Decoration

Special Effects

Stunts

Composer

Sound

Costume Design

Makeup

Hairstyling