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Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Director(s): Brian Levant
Production: Universal Pictures
  1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
31%
PG
Year:
1992
87 min
3,404 Views


-Just change your pants.|-l`m gonna change my pants.

l had a schedule and now it`s gone.|l`ll never have that again!

-Just change, George.|-l`m gonna change my pants.

Then l gotta change my jacket.

lf l change my jacket, l change my shirt.|lf l change my shirt, l change my tie.

l have to change my belt, shoes and socks.

Just change your pants, George.

l don`t need you to drool all over me,|for God sakes!

You`re so smart!|What am l telling you about?

Listen to me!

Bye, honey.

Sorry. Good luck.

A little Kleenex or something.

Hi, puppy.

Thirsty, huh?

Easy, buddy. Save some for the fishes.

Look at Tom. He`s wide open. Shoot it!

Put it up. Put it up!

-This guy`s all over me.|-Shoot it.

Yeah!

All right, that`s it. Hit the showers.

Give me 10. Let`s go, hustle.

Hi, Mark.

-You`re sweaty.|-You like it?

Air fresheners are the 12th fastest-growing|area in household hygiene.

Fascinating!

All of these use a two-dip process|that guarantees a longer smell life.

Smell this. That smell nice?

lf we get the right amount of capital,|we can take this place to the top.

l don`t just mean successful.|l mean dominant.

Here`s a favorite. Look at this.

-New leather.|-That`s cute.

-l could use that in my Beemer.|-l could use it in my Beemer!

A lot of people could use `em|in their Beemers.

l wouldn`t want to hang it|from my rearview mirror. Tacky!

No, there`s Velcro on the back.

People hide them.|A lot put it under their dashboard.

lngenious! Bravo, Newton. Kudos.

Thank you.

Let`s get Ted.

Hey, Teddy boy.|That`s a nice lunch you got there.

-A veritable nutrition lesson.|-Oh, yeah.

Don`t forget to wash it down|with a big glass of milk.

Oh, man!

See ya on the bus.

Hi! Miss Simpkins made me stay after.

Want a Twinkie?

Hold on a minute.

Good boy.

See over there?

That`s Donna Ditsworth.

She`s the most popular girl|in the whole school.

Her hair is perfect. Her teeth are perfect.

Even Mark thinks she`s perfect.

Beethoven!

Hey, check out Fido.

-What a cool-lookin` dog.|-l bet you wanna play fetch.

You gotta give me the stick|if you want me to throw it.

Where we going?

-Cool dog.|-Cool dog.

ls he yours?

-What`s his name?|-Beethoven.

-Wow. Hi, Beethoven.|-Hey, Beethoven.

Cool dog. Good boy.

Well, see you later, Ryce.

Yes! He knows my name!

He knows my name.

No question about it. You`ve built yourself|something impressive here.

Thank you very much.

-That mean you`re interested?|-Absolutely.

We`ve smelled a lot of stuff.

l speak for myself as well|as the `"Brie Meister`" when l say...

...yours smells the best.

That`s great. Thanks a lot.

We`re gonna crunch some numbers.

-Maybe we can get together later.|-That would be great.

-We`re looking forward to it.|-l`ll get it.

-Thank you.|-Ciao.

-Ciao, George.|-Ciao, bello.

-Ciao, bello.|-Ciao!

Ciao.

Ciao.

How ya doin`, Theodore?

-Nice backpack, Teddy!|-Can l see it?

Sorry!

Why do you guys always pick on me?

`Cause you`re a little four-eyed dork.

Give them back!

They`re mine. Give them back!

Where you going, Teddy?

Wait up, Theodore.|We wanna walk you home.

What are you, a chicken?

Come on. Scaredy-cat!

Scared? Come on, fight me.

-Now he can`t even see.|-Blind as a bat!

What`s going on here?

He looks mean!

Yeah.

-Give him the glasses.|-Sorry.

And don`t come back!

l know it doesn`t mean that he likes me.

But he`s gotta like me better|than before he said my name.

You think he could like me, Beethoven?

l know you like me.

Good night, sweetheart.

You, out!

Good night, Beethoven.

-Good night, honey.|-Good night, Dad.

Mark.

All right! You, in here!

You sleep in here. l sleep there. You--

See, that`s very nice.

That`s progress. l appreciate that.|Good night.

Good night.

Ever since you started looking|for investors you seem--

-You wanted us to expand.|-l want you to be happy.

You even said you`d come back to work.

l said l`d give you one wish|for your birthday.

l wish you`d come back to work.

There`s other things that are important.|l like being home when the kids get home.

l don`t want them|to come home to some stranger.

We`ll get a great baby-sitter,|somebody reliable that the kids`ll love.

...in the third occurrence this month.

We`ve seen a 500 percent increase|in the reported incidence of stolen pets.

Police believe an animal kidnapping ring|is at work.

That`s News Break. Back to The Wolfman.

-Did you hear something?|-No.

l heard something downstairs.

You were right. The TV was on.

l don`t know.|l hope l`m doing the right thing.

lt feels like a good idea to expand...

...but l don`t want to do it|at everybody`s expense.

We have to get somebody wonderful|to take care of the kids.

No question about that.

Sometimes it`s hard|to know what the right thing is.

No matter how many showers l take...

...l still smell Beethoven all over me.

Are you okay? You`re so quiet.

You`re not mad at me, are you?

Oh, baby!

Oh, baby, it`s not even Saturday night.

Alice, you drive me crazy.

Has Daddy`s little girl|been naughty tonight?

George?

Who you talking to?

How dare you! Are you crazy?

Did you think|you were gonna get away with it?

That`s how you do it!

l`ll put a stop to that.

You`ve ruined my life!

You`ve ruined my furniture!|You`ve ruined my clothes!

My family likes you|more than they like me.

Why? All you do is drool and shed and eat.

You`re never getting|out of there again. Never!

Do we understand each other?

Hey, little buddy. How ya doin`?

Thank you. Good work.

-Vernon!|-Come on, Harvey.

-Can l tell you something?|-What?

-l don`t like it when you tease the dogs.|-Are you some kind of animal lover?

We`ve developed|a new type of ammunition.

lt explodes on contact.

We`d like you to use|this revolver for the tests.

We want to know the extent|of the damage at close range.

You wanna know how messy it is.

l presume you can get dogs|with big skulls for the tests.

Newfoundlands, Great Danes, St. Bernards.

Large dogs are difficult to come by...

...harder to manage.

l`m sure we`ll be able to handle it.

-Mr. Newton?|-Yes.

l`m Dr. Varnick. This must be Beethoven.

He`s a magnificent animal. Magnificent!

Magnificent!

-ln for his shots?|-That`s right.

He`ll be a little groggy this evening.

That`ll be nice.

Perhaps you should leave him overnight|for observation.

-l`d be happy to.|-Dad!

lt`s just a shot. He`ll be okay.

Let`s take him home.|He`s scared and wants to go home.

l wonder if l might have a word|with you privately.

Sure.

Good dog.

Take good care of these nice people.

They aren`t gonna hurt Beethoven,|are they?

Nothing could hurt Beethoven.

Please, sit down.

Mr. Newton, have you....

Have you noticed anything strange|about your dog lately?

You know, l mean, he`s destroyed my life.

l wish l was kidding.

That`s very funny.|St. Bernards have been heavily over-bred.

There`s been quite a bit written|about certain behavioral problems.

What kind of problems?

l don`t know how to say this, but l`ve had|to put down several over the past months.

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