Beethoven (1992) on Netflix
A St. Bernard puppy escapes dognappers and joins the Newton family, though father George wants no dog. The local vet secretly needs large dogs for experiments.
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Plot summary
Barely escaping from nefarious dognappers, an adorable puppy named Beethoven adopts the unsuspecting Newton family and promptly grows up into 185 pounds of romping, drooling, disaster-prone St. Bernard! Unfortunately, even after proving his canine credentials to mom and the kids, the heroic hound gets nowhere with uptight dad, George. But when a beastly veterinarian makes Beethoven the target of an unspeakable animal experiment, George becomes the only hope for saving the Newton's furriest family member.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Beethoven (1992)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- John Hughes left the Beethoven script for Universal Pictures when he parted ways with the studio, allowing them to make the film only on condition that he be credited under his pseudonym, Edmond Dantès; it became an open secret in the industry that Hughes was behind the name.
- The dogs in the film were owned and trained by Eleanor Keaton, the wife of Buster Keaton, and Beethoven himself is played by a canine actor named Chris, who had 12 doubles.
- The American Veterinary Medical Association expressed disapproval of the film's evil veterinarian plot and sent letters of protest to Ivan Reitman, the film's executive producer, and to the Motion Picture Association of America.
- Principal photography began on May 1, 1991 in Los Angeles under the direction of Steve Rash, but he left the production due to creative differences and was replaced with Brian Levant.
- Beethoven opened in third place at the North American box office with $7,587,565, moved up to number two in its fourth week, and ultimately grossed $57,114,049 in North America and $90,100,000 elsewhere, for $147.2 million worldwide.
