Beethoven is a 1992 American family comedy film, directed by Brian Levant and starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt. The film is the first in the Beethoven film series. It was written by John Hughes and Amy Holden Jones. The story centers on a St. Bernard dog named after the composer Ludwig van Beethoven owned by the Newton family and co-stars Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, Sarah Rose Karr, Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt and Dean Jones. When the film opens, a St. Bernard puppy and a large group of other puppies are stolen from a pet store by two thieves. After meeting a Jack Russell... Terrier, named Spot, during his escape from the thieves, the St. Bernard sneaks into the home of the Newton family. The father, George Newton, doesn't want the responsibility of owning a dog, but his wife, Alice, and their children convince him otherwise. While trying to name their new-found dog, the youngest daughter, Emily, plays a portion of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and the puppy barks along; the family thus names him "Beethoven." While George focuses on Beethoven's negative qualities, the rest of the family grows attached to Beethoven.
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| Release date: | April 3, 1992 |
| Directed by: | Brian Levant |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 87 Minutes |
| Producer: | Joe Medjuck, Michael C. Gross |
| Editor: | Sheldon Kahn, William D. Gordean |
| Music by: | Randy Edelman |
| Cinematography: | Victor J. Kemper |
| Screenplay by: | John Hughes, Amy Holden Jones |
| Genre: | Comedy |