Barely escaping from nefarious dog-nappers, an adorable puppy named Beethoven adopts the unsuspecting Newton family—and promptly grows up into 185 pounds of romping, drooling, disaster-prone St. Bernard! Unfortunately, even after proving his canine credentials to mom and the kids, the heroic hound gets nowhere with uptight dad, George (Charles Grodin, The Heartbreak Kid). But when a beastly veterinarian (Dean Jones, The Love Bug) makes Beethoven the target of an unspeakable animal experiment, George becomes the only hope for saving the Newtons’ furriest family member. This “shaggy dog” story written by legends John Hughes (Uncle Buck) and Amy Holden Jones (Mystic Pizza) may well be the most fetching canine comedy ever made. Co-starring Bonnie Hunt (Jumanji), Oliver Platt (The Ice Harvest), Stanley Tucci (Spotlight), David Duchovny (The X-Files) and Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond).
Music Box Theatre screens films of all genres and from every era of cinema, both new releases and repertory. These films may sometimes contain upsetting, outdated, or offensive material. While we aim to introduce many of our screenings, we do not always provide warnings about potentially triggering content within the films we screen. We encourage our patrons to research the film before they attend using trailers, reviews, or content information found on Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com.
Also Part Of Indoor Kids: Family-Friendly Matinees
