Beethoven's 3rd (film)

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Beethoven's 3rd is the second sequel to the 1992 film,

Beethoven. Additionally, this is the third installment in the Beethoven's 3rd
Beethoven film series. It is the first film to be released
directly to video. The film marks the onscreen introduction
of Judge Reinhold as George Newton's younger brother
Richard, Julia Sweeney as Richard's wife Beth, Joe Pichler
as Richard's son Brennan, and Michaela Gallo as Richard's
daughter Sara.

Plot
A few years after the events of the second film and the
event at the mountains following the confrontation with
Regina (Debi Mazar) and Floyd (Chris Penn), Richard
Newton, George's brother, prepares for a road trip from
Denver, Colorado, to a Newton family reunion in California
with his wife Beth and children Sara and Brennan. He
models the entire vacation based on a memorable family
road trip from his childhood, and rents a large, state-of-the-
art RV for the occasion. Before the family leaves, they DVD cover
receive a cage from George containing Beethoven, who Directed by David Mickey Evans
Richard's family is supposed to deliver to California as
Produced by David Bixler
Beethoven's owners are stuck in Europe. Beth and Brennan
Kelli Konop
disapprove of the plan, and Beth convinces Richard to leave
Beethoven at a dog kennel until George can retrieve him. Written by Jeff Schechter
Starring Judge Reinhold
Criminal hacker Tommy and his accomplice William Julia Sweeney
attempt to rent a DVD of The Shakiest Gun in the West, Joe Pichler
where they previously hid stolen computer codes for an Jamie Marsh
unknown party, but they find that Richard has already Music by Philip Giffin
rented it for the trip. After determining Richard's address,
Tommy and William drive to the house and spy on them; Cinematography John Aronson
their bumbling antics catches Beethoven's attention before Edited by Harry Keramidas
the Newton family leaves with him. Beethoven is dropped
Distributed by Universal Family & Home
off at the kennel, but after spotting Tommy and William Entertainment
tailing the Newtons, he escapes and stows away on the RV's
Release date July 25, 2000 (USA)
boat when the vehicle briefly stops. Beethoven is later
December 2000 (UK)
discovered by Richard when the family reaches their first
destination, and Beth reluctantly agrees to bring him along Running time 99 minutes
for the rest of the trip. Country United States

The road trip is plagued by several mishaps in which Language English

Beethoven causes the Newtons problems and forces
Richard to pay for any instances of damage caused by the St. Bernard. However, unbeknownst to them, all of
the mishaps were started by Tommy and William's constant attempts at stealing the DVD, with Beethoven
causing the damages in the process of protecting the Newtons. Meanwhile, Brennan begins to bond with
Beethoven after Beethoven allows him to socialize with a girl who is using the same trip route as him. During
one stop, William breaks open the RV's windshield with a brick while the Newtons are away, with the damage
being blamed on Beethoven. Finally, Richard snaps and admits that his childhood road trip was actually
terrible, but that he had been praising it in an effort to forget how terrible it was.
While staying the night at a hotel, Sara decides to sleep with Beethoven in the RV. The next day, Tommy and
William, at this point mentally unbalanced from their encounters with Beethoven, break into the RV and steal it
with Beethoven and Sara still inside. Brennan sees this, alerts Richard and Beth to Tommy and William's
presence who then called the cops with Richard hopping on a police car with an officer to follow Tommy and
William. During the chaos, William accidentally knocks himself out with a homemade tranquilizer designed for
Beethoven. Tommy subdues Beethoven and attempts to grab Sara, but Sara successfully orders Beethoven to sit
on an emergency brake button. This stops the still-moving RV and sends Tommy dangling out of the broken
windshield. Afterwards, Sara is reunited with the rest of the Newtons, Tommy and William are both arrested,
and Beth admits she was wrong about Beethoven.

The Newtons arrive at the family reunion, despondent at the prospect of giving Beethoven back to George.
However, they find out from Richard's Uncle Morrie that George and his family will not be attending the
reunion because of unexpected business problems in Botswana, which means they have to watch over
Beethoven for a whole year, with George promising to pay for everything. Then, to Beth's despair, Morrie tells
the Newtons to bring two more St. Bernards along when they drive back home.

Cast
Actor/Actress Character
Judge Reinhold Richard Newton
Julia Sweeney Beth Newton
Joe Pichler Brennan Newton
Michaela Gallo Sara Newton
Mike Ciccolini Tommy
Jamie Marsh Bill (William)
Danielle Keaton (as Danielle Weiner) Penny
Frank Gorshin Morrie Newton
Holly Mitchell Kennel Employee

External links
Beethoven's 3rd on Internet Movie Database

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Categories: English-language films 2000 films American comedy films American films
2000s comedy films 2000s road movies American road movies Films about dogs
Direct-to-video sequel films Universal Pictures direct-to-video films Films directed by David M. Evans
Films about vacationing Films about animals

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