Beethoven's 2nd (1993)

Director:

Rod Daniel

Writers:

John Hughes (characters) and
Amy Holden Jones (characters) ...

Release Date:

17 December 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Romance

Tagline:

This time he's bringing the kids.

Plot:

Beethoven the St. Bernard dog becomes a father, but his girlfriend Missy is dog-napped, and his puppies are in danger of the same fate.

Plot Keywords:

Puppy | Rescue | Dog | Love | Dog Actor

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 21

12:00 PM

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Cast

Charles Grodin	...	George Newton
Bonnie Hunt	...	Alice Newton
Nicholle Tom	...	Ryce Newton
Christopher Castile	...	Ted Newton
Sarah Rose Karr	...	Emily Newton
Debi Mazar	...	Regina
Chris Penn	...	Floyd
Ashley Hamilton	...	Taylor Devereaux
Danny Masterson	...	Seth
Catherine Reitman	...	Janie
Maury Chaykin	...	Cliff Klamath
Heather McComb	...	Michelle
Scott Waara	...	Banker
Jeff Corey	...	Gus, the Janitor
Virginia Capers	...	Miss Linda Anderson

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and unsuitable teen behavior.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (cable rating) | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Peru:PT | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:PG | Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Northern Lights Entertainment

Trivia:

Eleanor Keaton, Buster Keaton's widow, trained the dog Bethoven for this movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Regina gets the stump off of Floyd's head she falls down the hill with the stump. The next time we see her, the stump is gone.

Quotes:

Brillo, Regina's ex-husband & Missy's owner: I've got good news.
George Newton: Yeah, what's that?
Brillo, Regina's ex-husband & Missy's owner: The judge threw out Regina's claim. That means I get Missy and Regina gets nothing.
Ted a.k.a. Shorty: That's great, Brillo.
Brillo, Regina's ex-husband & Missy's owner: I bought Missy over to see her children. Are they around?
George Newton: Sure I'll get them. Puppies! Puppies, your mother is here.
Emily Newton: Puppies! Oh, puppies!
[Missy's puppies come running down the stairs]

Movie Connections:

Spoofs One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

Soundtrack:

The Day I Fall in Love

Less good than the first one

This sequel to the hit movie "Beethoven" is not bad, but the first one is a better film. It's still amusing and entertaining enough and cleverly it keeps the same main cast, but the plot is a bit more lame and cheesy. Some characters are annoying too, like that ugly girl Ted's in love with, the two bullies (more irritating than those from the first one) and Taylor Devereaux's drunk friends, for example.

The villains of the story are Regina and Floyd, two cold and cruel people who hate dogs and any kind of animal. They're not likable persons.

George Newton is more amusing here than in the first one. Ted and Ryce are beginning to show signs of teen age, which is not a bad thing, but I rather then the way they are in the first movie. Not that Ryce is a child in the first film, she simply is more teenager here. As for Emily, she's still the very same cute and adorable child, although more mature.

Although Beethoven is the main doggy star, this movie also focus on Missy, the beautiful female St. Bernard-like dog. The puppies, of course, are cute.

While still an okay family movie, some things about it are disturbing, such as Taylor's intentions towards Ryce and that McDonald's scene when the dogs and their owners make a contest to eat hamburgers in 3 minutes, which I consider a bit disgusting.

On the other hand, there's some classic humor too. One good example is whenever George makes that funny suspicious face towards Ryce's boys. Or the scene when Emily asks her father a question about babies and he feels so embarrassed that he doesn't know how to explain well.

The main actors are still good here. I don't like Ryce's haircut here, however. I rather her original haircut.