Beethoven's 3rd
| Beethoven's 3rd | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | David M. Evans |
| Starring | Judge Reinhold Julia Sweeney Joe Pichler Jamie Marsh |
Release date | October 31, 2000 (USA) December 2000 (UK) |
Running time | 99 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Beethoven's 3rd is the second sequel to the 1992 film, Beethoven. Additionally, this is the third installment in the Beethoven film series. It was never given a cinematic release, being released directly to VHS, and later to DVD.
Plot
The Newton family from the original Beethoven movies is on cross country vacation in the United States of America but do plan to join a Newton family reunion in California 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![citation needed] The giant mutt 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 criminals who have hidden some secret codes on a DVD that they figure no one in the world will buy (The Shakiest Gun in the West), but someone does: Richard. So now they've got a DVD holding top secret information and the criminals must get it back... The Family is not only in trouble with the criminals but with the dog also. But after the dog saves Sarah from the criminals the family become very sad knowing they have to give him back. After the family gets to California they find out that The Newton family will not be coming, and that they have to keep the dog for another year.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character | Credited as |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Reinhold | Richard Newton | |
| Julia Sweeney | Beth Newton | |
| Joe Pichler | Brennan Newton | |
| Michaela Gallo | Sara Newton | |
| Mike Ciccolini | Tommy | Michael Ciccolini |
| Jamie Marsh | Bill (William) | |
| Danielle Keaton | Penny | Danielle Weiner |
| Frank Gorshin | Uncle Morrie Newton | |
| Holly Mitchell | Kennel Employee |
Trivia
- The film that the crooks hide the operating system on was The Shakiest Gun in the West, a 1968 film starring Don Knotts.
- This film contains some scenes from The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock.
- There are VHS covers for the first five films in The Land Before Time series seen in the background at the video store at the beginning of the film.
- The two crooks drive a yellow AMC Pacer for the better part of the movie, and the car survives an encounter with a cement truck and driving into a lake, among other things. It is implied that the car belongs to one of the crooks' mothers.
- When Beth tells Richard that she can be messy, Richard grins and looks over at a drawer with a bottle of pills and she immediately closes the drawer. This could be a reference to Viagra.
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