Beethoven's 4th (2001) (V)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

David M. Evans

Writers:

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

Release Date:

4 December 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

The family is pleasantly surprised and puzzled when Beethoven suddenly becomes obedient. Turns out it's a prince and the pauper scenario, with the real Beethoven now living with a pompous rich family. |

Plot Keywords:

Digit In Title | Dog | Fourth Part | Sequel | Family Relationships

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Judge Reinhold	...	Richard Newton
Julia Sweeney	...	Beth Newton
Joe Pichler	...	Brennan Newton
Michaela Gallo	...	Sara Newton
Kaleigh Krish	...	Madison Sedgewick
Matt McCoy	...	Reginald Sedgewick
Veanne Cox	...	Martha Sedgewick
Mark Lindsay Chapman	...	Johnnie Simmons
Nick Meaney	...	Nigel Bigalow
Natalie Marston	...	Hayley (as Natalie Elizabeth Marston)
Jeff Coopwood	...	Bill
Art LaFleur	...	Sgt. Rutledge
June Lu	...	Mrs. Florence Rutledge
Scott Evans	...	Chiuchua Dancer
Patrick Bristow	...	Guillermo

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-3 | South Korea:All | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | UK:U | USA:G | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Universal Family and Home Entertainment

Quotes:

Richard Newton: Hey, where'd he go?
Beethoven: *slurping sounds*
Richard Newton: He's drinking from the toilet! He's downing the whole bowl!
Beth Newton: Oh!
Richard Newton: Keeping drinking boy, I'm gonna get my sketchpad!
Beth Newton: Brennan, go get Beethoven out of the bathroom...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Beethoven's Big Break (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

New Dog Old Tricks

Great, Beethoven meets the Prince and the Pauper

Like I said before, my cousins and I had a Beethoven night, I was looking forward to the sequels, but after the sadness that was the third Beethoven, I had something even more to look forward too. Somehow, Beethoven is still with the brand new Newtons, I guess George, Alice, and their kids were looking for some kind of good excuse to get rid of Beethoven.

Basically, Beth and Richard want to get rid of Beethoven due to poor habits of drooling and destroying, but the kids want to keep him so they secretly take Beethoven to obedience classes. But Richard finds out that Beethoven inspires him to create his best art pieces ever. There is another family who is more wealthy and also have a St. Bernard, Michaelangelo, and kidnappers want him so they can get a ransom, not that much money if you ask me, but Beethoven and Michaelanglo get mixed up when they're both outside and end up with the wrong families.

Beethoven's 4th is a pretty sorry excuse for a film, but it was a little better than the third Beethoven movie. My cousins really enjoy these films, so like I said before, these films must be doing something right. For a family film, it wouldn't be too bad, but for me, this was a pretty silly movie.

3/10