Beethoven's 3rd (2000) (V)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

David M. Evans

Writers:

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

Release Date:

25 July 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy

Tagline:

Buckle Up... Beethoven Is Taking A Road Trip!

Plot:

The Newton family from the original Beethoven movies are on vacation in Europe but do plan to join a...

Plot Keywords:

Numbered Sequel | Punctuation In Title | Saint Bernard Dog | Family Relationships | Dog

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Judge Reinhold	...	Richard Newton
Julia Sweeney	...	Beth Newton
Joe Pichler	...	Brennan Newton
Michaela Gallo	...	Sara Newton
Mike Ciccolini	...	Tommy (as Michael Ciccolini)
James Marsh	...	Bill (William) (as Jamie Marsh)
Danielle Keaton	...	Penny (as Danielle Weiner)
Frank Gorshin	...	Uncle Morrie Newton
Holly Mitchell	...	Kennel Employee
Mark Carlton	...	Officer Ranger Smith
Dana Lee	...	Sheriff Festus
Big Nate Kanae	...	Black Bart / Sumo Cowboy (as Big Nate)
Greg Pitts	...	Quentin / Video Store Clerk
Dean Wayton	...	Delivery Man
Scott Evans	...	Grocery Store Manager

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:S | South Korea:All | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | UK:U | USA:G | Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Company:

Ludwig Productions

Trivia:

Screenwriter John Hughes is credited (for "characters created by") as "Edmond Dantès". Dantes is the central character in "The Count of Monte Cristo" and is the same credit John Hughes had on Beethoven (1992) and Beethoven's 2nd (1993).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Beethoven broke free from the camper's mirror in which he was tied to, in the next scene, when Beethoven is running to Brennon's aid, you can then see in the background that the mirror on the camper is still intact, as if it were never broken off.

Movie Connections:

Features The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (1998) (V)

A complete waste of time

The original cast has jumped ship and taken with them every last ounce of charm. Minus the good-natured humour, sunny atmosphere and believable chemistry of the first two films, this sequel instead brings in Judge Reinhold to lead a rusty rerun of those Chevy Chase 'Vacation' films. This is a dire, hopeless film, it really is: a bargain basement comedy that scratches desperately in the dirt for laughs and comes up empty-handed. Repetitious scenes with a couple of crooks trying to steal a DVD and getting chased by Beethoven raise not a smile, and a sequence where the family visit Sumoworld, a theme park in which fat wrestlers wear cowboy hats is just flat out baffling. Fart gags and a tacky score add to the comedy vacuum, while several plugs for 'The Land Before Time VI' drive home its status as a hollow cash-in. Utter dreck. Amazingly, 'Beethoven's 4th' is even worse.