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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
3,179 Views


-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.

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