Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Judge Reinhold | ... | Richard Newton | |
Julia Sweeney | ... | Beth Newton | |
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Joe Pichler | ... | Brennan Newton |
Michaela Gallo | ... | Sara Newton | |
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Mike Ciccolini | ... | Tommy (as Michael Ciccolini) |
Jamie Marsh | ... | Bill | |
Danielle Keaton | ... | Penny (as Danielle Wiener) | |
Frank Gorshin | ... | Uncle Morrie | |
Holly Mitchell | ... | Kennel Employee | |
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Mark Carlton | ... | Ranger Smith |
Dana Lee | ... | Sheriff Festus | |
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Big Nate Kanae | ... | Black Bart / Sumo Cowboy (as Big Nate) |
Greg Pitts | ... | Quentin / Video Store Clerk | |
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Dean Wayton | ... | Delivery Man |
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Scott Evans | ... | Grocery Store Manager |
The Newton family from the first two Beethoven movies are on vacation in Europe, but do plan to join a Newton family reunion, and to make sure one of their family members definitely makes it, they ship him to travel to the reunion with George Newton's brother Richard. Guess which family member it was? That's right, Beethoven! The giant dog follows Richard Newton and his family of a nagging wife and two bratty kids, as they hit the road to California in a huge, shiny, and expensive RV, equipped with a DVD player. Following them, are two bumbling crooks who have hidden some secret codes on a DVD that they figure no one in the world will buy, but someone does: Richard. So now they have a DVD holding top secret information, and the crooks must get it back. Written by Dylan Self <robocoptng986127@aol.com>
To say this is not a patch on the first two Beethovens is a simplistic understatement. Whoever put up the money to make this ghastly waste of space must have been barking mad. The "best" of the puerile toilet gags that litter the film involve exploding sewage outlets (all over the bad guys, naturally); the eponymous pooch farting after an overdose of eggs; and the dog licking a gigantic ball of earwax. The plot is daft and the baddies so stupid you almost feel sorry for them. The only ray of light (for us girls, anyway) is a drop-dead gorgeous cop right near the end of the film, providing the excuse for the inevitable car chase. But even he doesn't make it worth wasting time or money on this one.