beethoven is a 1992 family comedy film , directed by brian levant and starring charles grodin and bonnie hunt as george and alice newton .

the film is the first in the series of beethoven films .

it was written by john hughes ( under the pseudonym edmond dantès ) and amy holden jones .

the story centers on a st. bernard dog named after the composer ludwig van beethoven and owned by the newton family .

beethoven co-stars nicholle tom as ryce newton , christopher castile as ted newton , sarah rose karr as emily newton , stanley tucci as vernon , oliver platt as harvey , and dean jones as dr. herman varnick .

joseph gordon-levitt made his film debut as student # 1 .

it features music composed by ludwig van beethoven .

the film has developed a small " cult following " .

beethoven ( film )

beethoven ' s 4th : naughty beethoven completes an obstacle course behind the leader ' s back .
who doesn ' t love the slobbery st . bernard we met in the 1992 film
beethoven
?
bedmate reveal : beethoven keeps climbing into bed with george . george is certainly not amused in the first film .
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a kerosene stove explodes portentously in the beginning of the film , and beethoven ' s ninth symphony is shamelessly exploited .
beethoven is no classic , but it ' s a sunny , energetic children ' s film with a good notion of what young audiences like .
my significance sense is tingling : in the first film , beethoven sensed emily was about to fall into the pool and ran to the rescue .
put on a bus : the entire newton family after the second film , having passed beethoven on to their relatives from the third movie onward .
he slobbered . he drooled . he was the coolest of the cool . and in 1992 , he was cast in the hit film beethoven !
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an eighth film , beethoven ' s treasure tail , was released direct - to - video fall 2014 — it being a continuation of big break .
beethoven ' s christmas adventure is the seventh film in the never - ending series . but is it a lost christmas gem ? er . . .
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this beethoven film begins with the death of ludwig van beethoven . his secretary and long - suffering friend , anton schindler , starts the search for the person to whom beethoven has left his possessions , his works , and his money . the will states :
to my immortal beloved
.
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suddenly voiced : in beethoven ' s christmas adventure ( the seventh movie ) , beethoven can now speak ( with the voice of tom arnold ) .
while there’s no doubt that all movies about beethoven ' stretch ' historical reality , this particular film is never tiring , and the flashbacks are never too heavy .
in search of beethoven offers a comprehensive and dynamic account of the life and works of the great composer . the film features 65 performances by the world’s finest musicians . in addition 100 interviews were conducted in the making of this beautifully crafted film .
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a utopia pictures / carl borack prooduction , took top honors when the 12th annual genesis awards named this heartwarming family film outstanding feature film of 1997 .
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click through the gallery to see what the actors from beethoven look like now .
3 . a clockwork orange : symphony no . 9 ‘ode to joy’ by beethoven
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sara newton and beethoven spends summer with freddy kablinski in quicksilver , a weird town .
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pets homage name : beethoven himself was named after the composer when he seemed to react positively to emily playing beethoven ' s 5th symphony on the piano . in beethoven ' s 2nd , in keeping with the tradition , one of his puppies is named tchaikovsky .
two images in bernard rose ' s new film about beethoven ,
immortal beloved ,
have the ring of truth : the sight of a crowd of viennese mourners frantically straining to touch beethoven ' s coffin as a hearse carries it away , and the sight of beethoven as a young boy , floating in a lake , surrounded by reflections of the heavens .
this is the last dialogue we hear in the film . he does not get his skateboard back .
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fanservice extra : there is a lingering shot of beethoven jumping over a reclining bikini girl .
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symphony no . 9 in d minor , op . 125 | work by beethoven | urltoken
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the film delves beneath the mythical image of the tortured , cantankerous genius to search for the real ludwig van beethoven . in search of beethoven addresses the romantic myth that beethoven was a heroic , tormented figure battling to overcome his tragic fate , struck down by deafness , who searched for his ‘immortal beloved’ but remained unmarried . the results reveal someone quite different and far more interesting .
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a final point… the music is that of… ludwig van beethoven… royally directed by sir georg solti .
desperate object catch : played for laughs with beethoven ' s drool in one of the sequels .
sure , beethoven may be a famous composer , but he ' s a beloved dog , too ! the classic ' 90s film came out 23 years ago and the cast has changed a lot since then .
the family is pleasantly surprised and puzzled when beethoven suddenly becomes obedient . turns out it ' s a prince and the pauper scenario , with the real beethoven now living with a pompous rich family .
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looking at the films i enjoyed when i was a kid , this one always seemed to be a favorite among countless others , and now as an adult , i really don ' t know why i enjoyed this film . i guess it was what i thought , back then at least , a good film that was simply wonderful . unfortunately , beethoven for me , is one of those films that hasn ' t stood the test of time and doesn ' t really necessitate another viewing like so many other good family films that i enjoyed when i was a kid , because well looking back , this film is pretty stupid . the film has a poor plot , and despite the decent cast , the film suffers from a poor script , and director brian levant doesn ' t do anything interesting with the film . the film is flawed , and pretty pointless . i disliked it and thought it was one of the weaker family films to come out during my childhood . the film should be avoided and doesn ' t offer anything that will appeal to the viewer . the kids are annoying , the rest of the cast is wasted and beethoven is simply a poorly made film that really doesn ' t belong in the same category as other family oriented classics . this is a film not worth watching and really is one of the worst family films that i ' ve seen in my childhood . the film doesn ' t work , and is simply a waste of time to watch . there are so many other great family films than this . beethoven is a forgettable waste of time that is pointless entertainment . i hated this film , and you ' d be better off watching films like casper or the sandlot . beethoven hasn ' t stood the test of time , and the plot not entertaining , and the cast is simply wasted on - screen . a pointless mess of a family film .
ludwig van beethoven - sinfonie nr . 9 | gewandhaus zu leipzig ( 31 . 12 . 2013 )
he wants to test a new type of bullets on beethoven , something he expresses with perverse pleasure .
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actress alicia silverstone pets ' beethoven ' the dog at the genesis awards april 5 , . . .
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big eater : beethoven , who is often looking for food and annihilates a holiday turkey in one scene .
screams like a little girl : one of dr . varnick ' s henchmen , when beethoven broke free .
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choral
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the musical leitmotif in the film and the inspiration for its title is the final movement of beethoven ' s symphony number 9 , the choral symphony , the famous setting of schiller ' s ode to joy . from bergman on bergman :
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everybody cries : in the first movie , ryce , ted , and emily cry just before beethoven is sent to be put down after dr . varnick fakes a dog attack in order to label beethoven as a dangerous dog .
actress bonnie hunt pets ' beethoven ' the dog at the genesis awards april 5 , 1997 in . . .
beethoven ' s 5th cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of beethoven ' s 5th actors includes any beethoven ' s 5th actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each beethoven ' s 5th actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of beethoven ' s 5th have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
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and
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but beethoven doesn’t just pack plenty of pooch power , the movie’s cast have some serious acting chops of their own .
as you might expect , the movie made about the life of beethoven features much of the composer ' s best - known work . the 1994 movie
immortal beloved ,
starring gary oldman as beethoven , includes the following pieces .
this is just a small sampling of some of the most popular movie soundtracks that have used beethoven ' s work .
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seven years after beethoven ' s 2nd , the series was resurrected with some direct - to - video sequels . the family members were replaced with suspiciously similar substitutes , with the explanation that beethoven was living
temporarily
with george ' s brother richard newton ( judge reinhold ) and his family . this family includes wife beth ( julia sweeney ) , son brennan ( joe pichler ) and daughter sara ( michaela gallo ) . after two films with them , beethoven ' s 5th featured sara ( now played by daveigh chase ) bringing beethoven along on a visit to her uncle freddie ( dave thomas ) with the rest of the family absent . beethoven ' s 5th was followed by beethoven ' s big break , which rebooted the franchise . the most recent sequel is beethoven ' s christmas adventure , which was released in late 2011 .
this is the seventh film in the beethoven franchise . it ' s the first movie after beethoven ' s big break rebooted the series with a new title character ( in this case a stray st . bernard that becomes a movie star ) . it ' s a straight - to - dvd tale featuring actors from american telly series , and a post - alimony john cleese .
while driving beethoven to be put down , george tells him how he hated his own dad for taking his dog away .
the quest for the immortal beloved actually took place over 150 years in the beethoven literature and ended , as far as contemporary beethoven scholars are concerned , with discoveries by mr . solomon , which he announced in the new york times in 1972 .
beethoven ' s timeless music are a continuing source of inspiration for filmmakers of every stripe . mrtom - uk / getty images
: in the first film . what if your young child got too close to the pool when the babysitter wasn ' t paying attention ?
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5 . beethoven , post - beethoven’s big break the john hughes - penned saint bernard flick beethoven was one of the most enduring lowest - common - denominator hits of the early ’90s , producing an animated series and a clamshell - case direct - to - video franchise that continued running into the early 2000s . that’s when the series took a strange turn ; beethoven’s big break— the directorial debut of mike elliott , head of the aforementioned capital arts—was a meta - reboot in 2008 about a saint bernard ascending to the canine equivalent of movie stardom . beethoven’s christmas adventure gave the previously non - sapient beethoven the gift of speech—and the voice of tom arnold . beethoven’s treasure tail , which is due out later this month , finds the titular dog—previously content with merely dragging mud all over a suburban home—looking for a buried pirate hoard . it features udo kier in a supporting role .
this film’s music marks the fifth consecutive collaboration between aronofsky and english composer clint mansell , who composed the original score for the film . the non - original music featured in black swan consists of music by tchaikovsky featuring performances on - screen and in the soundtrack by violinist tim fain .
in search of beethoven takes a comprehensive look at the composer’s life through his musical output . having created a successful and critically acclaimed blueprint with in search of mozart , phil grabsky documents each piece of music chronologically marrying it to beethoven’s biography and letters .
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this is a film where a dog causes mild slapstick peril , only for passers by to react by saying
omigod , was that beethoven ?
as if benedict cumberbatch has just bounded past them , drooling uncontrollably and dragging an elf face - first through the snow .
so they can sneak beethoven ' s puppies into the house . emily asks george where babies come from and it works perfectly .
' beethoven ' the dog appears here with bonnie hunt at the genesis awards april 5 , 1997 in los angeles , calif .
feeling that something is lacking in their lives , the family of suburbanite charles grodin adopts a stray st . bernard puppy . the cute lite beast grows up to be the less - than - cute beethoven , a sloppy , slobbery , oversized and extremely destructive animal . beethoven also brings with him a lot of hidden baggage in the form of evil veterinarian dean jones , who ' ll stop at nothing to steal beethoven for the purposes of his insidious lab experiment . several sequels followed , beginning with 1993 beethoven ' s second .
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comic book time : there ' s a seven - year gap between beethoven ' s 2nd and beethoven ' s 3rd , but they apparently take place in immediate succession . so evidently the world just randomly jumps from the early ' 90s to the early ' 00s .
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in the scene after beethoven
attacks
the vet , dad goes into the backyard and gets beethoven to take him to the vet ' s office , the dog ' s neck and snout are mysteriously clean even though only moments earlier they were smeared with fake blood .
jerkass has a point : in the first movie , george opposes adopting beethoven—saying he ' s a cute little puppy for now but will grow to be enormous , drool everywhere and wreck the house . the following montage of beethoven wrecking the house shows george had a point .
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phil grabsky travelled across europe and north america to interview historians and musicians between rehearsals and performances . he managed to film a remarkable 65 performances for the film – and has once again captured the raw energy of these world - class artists . it includes exclusive footage of claudio abbado’s critically - acclaimed performance of beethoven’s opera fidelio . there are further performances from frans brüggen’s orchestra of the 18th century , the salzburg camerata with sir roger norrington , leipzig gewandhaus with riccardo chailly , vienna symphony with fabio luisi , violinists vadim repin , janine jansen or pianists leif ove andsnes , ronald brautigam , jonathan biss , emanuel ax , lars vogt and cellist alban gerhardt reveal their unique approach and share their passions . the endellion string quartet gave exclusive access to film a number of complete beethoven quartets . extracts appear in the film and a selection of complete works , along with others , appear as extras on the dvd .
immortal beloved beethoven is a beautiful , splendid work of art . gary oldman ' s immaculate interpretation of the maestro is so uncanny that the viewer cannot imagine how beethoven could have walked , laughed , or aged any differently . the women are delicate , passionate , and loving .
of course , the filmmaker has his own opinions and he shows us who he thinks the ' immortal beloved ' is… and explains how beethoven became deaf in a sensitive way . . . like karl , beethoven ' s nephew , you will have to discover for yourself . . .
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you can read beethoven ' s letter to his “immortal beloved” by clicking here . you will also find the immortal beloved presented there . . .
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in order of appearance in the feature film : opus 58 , piano concerto no . 4 in g major piano – ronald brautigam norrköpping symphony orchestra conductor – andrew parrott
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you exclamation : george shouts this at beethoven in the first movie after coming home on a rainy day to find his house completely trashed and the mud - soaked dog lying on his and alice ' s bed . beethoven stands and shake himself dry , much to george ' s further disgust .
the soundtrack to a clockwork orange features mostly classical music selections and moog synthesizer compositions by wendy carlos ( then known as walter carlos ) . alex ( malcolm mcdowell ) , the main character , is a charismatic , sociopathic delinquent whose interests include classical music ( especially beethoven ) , rape , and what is termed “ultra - violence” . in the novel , alex is accidentally conditioned against all music , but in the film he is only conditioned against beethoven’s 9th symphony .
because you were nice to me : beethoven gives bacon to the stray dog who helped him escape from the varnick ' s goons as a puppy .
beethoven’s symphony no . 9 was ultimately more than three decades in the making . schiller’s popular “ode to joy” was published in 1785 , and it is possible that beethoven made his first of multiple attempts to set it to music in the early 1790s . he clearly revisited the poem in 1808 and 1811 , as his notebooks include numerous remarks regarding possible settings . in 1812 beethoven determined to place his setting of “ode to joy” within a grand symphony .
the orchestral sequences were recorded at the swedish academy of music with the assistance of sound technicians from the aga sound film laboratory and swedish radio . at the spegel cinema in stockholm where the film was premièred , they set up a special sound system with extra speakers , one on each side of the screen . this system was highly effective in the major orchestral passages . two pioneers from the golden age of swedish silent film took part in to joy : the actor john ekman and the director and actor , victor sjöström . this was to be ekman ' s final film , whereas in wild strawberries , bergman handed sjöström one more leading role as the elderly professor isak borg .
due to their considerable size , st . bernards may be rather intimidating in person but there is little to be afraid of when it comes to beethoven . despite his tendency to create chaos for his owners , this dog ' s lovable clumsiness endears him to one and all , making this the perfect film for the family
reportedly , the american veterinary association wasn ' t happy about the film featuring an evil veterinarian who uses dogs as ballistic test dummies , and wrote a scathing letter to jack valenti , then - president of the motion picture association of america . probably as a result , the sequel has a ' safe ' villain in the form of regina ( debi mazar ) , a cruella de vil - esque rich bitch and her arrogant but somewhat - dimwitted boyfriend floyd ( chris penn ) . beethoven ' s 2nd was the last film to feature the original cast and the last to be released theatrically . it was also the last film to involve reitman as executive producer .
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ludwig van beethoven ( 1770–1827 ) is one of the world ' s most famous and influential composers of classical music . his music has been played all over the world for two centuries . even if you ' ve never been in a concert hall , if you ' ve seen a movie—any movie—in your life , chances are you ' ve heard music by beethoven . as we will see , beethoven ' s music is used extensively on the silver screen .
one little girl is seen feeding beethoven her vanilla ice cream cone as she continues to lick it herself . understandable as she ' s just a child , but vanilla is likely not to sit well with beethoven either . had it been a chocolate cone , he ' d be even worse for the wear .
heroic dog : beethoven saves emily from drowning , ryce from being raped , the family from being swindled , and performs tons of other feats of heroism .
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in search of beethoven has brought together the world’s leading performers and experts to reveal new insights into both beethoven the man and his music . the line - up of performers and interviewees includes gianandrea noseda , sir roger norrington , riccardo chailly , claudio abbado , fabio luisi , frans brüggen , ronald brautigam , hélène grimaud , vadim repin , janine jansen , paul lewis , lars vogt , and emanuel ax among others . the film is narrated by juliet stevenson and young rsc actor david dawson .
mr . rose contends that the great secret love of beethoven ' s life was his brother ' s wife , johanna van beethoven . such an outcome would explain the composer ' s shock at his brother ' s marriage , his defamation of johanna ' s character afterward ( he called her a whore ) and his attempt to wrest from her the guardianship of her son , karl . in fact , the film proposes , karl is actually the composer ' s own son from a liaison with his sister - in - law . this daring hypothesis has the virtue of explaining beethoven ' s assertion that he was karl ' s
real physical father .
beethoven , the st . bernard dog , becomes a father , but his girlfriend missy is dognapped , and his puppies are in danger of the same fate .
in the movie duchovny plays con artist and business man brad , who is stopped in his tracks by beethoven during a disastrous meeting at the newton family home .
elevated from the doldrums of digby - esque sentimentality by a surprisingly bouncy script , the film is also redeemed by regular interludes of acerbic dialogue and a brace of fine supporting performances .
popularly known as the
emperor concerto ,
beethoven ' s
piano concerto no . 5 in e flat major , opus 73
has many wonderful sections that are perfect for film soundtracks . written for archduke rudolf between 1809 and 1811 , this concerto has many lively orchestral phrases as well as soft piano features for filmmakers to choose from .
this week , beethoven’s pastoral symphony , his sixth . well , it does what it says on the tin , doesn’t it ? a sentimental romp through the viennese countryside , a programmatic sideline to the central sweep of beethoven’s development , a gentle counterpart to the fire and brimstone of the fifth symphony and the bacchanal of the seventh .
but that’s only because history , and music history in particular , likes its battles to be epic , its progress to be heroic , and its most important leaps of imagination to be noisy , radical , and aggressive . it’s as if the fifth symphony is the “real” beethoven – beethoven as all - conquering hero – whereas the pastoral is a sort of musical and biographical cul - de - sac . and whatever its veracity , the image of beethoven the nature - loving hippy has proved a much less enticing idea for historians to appropriate than beethoven storming the gates of revolution in a blaze of c major glory , as he does at the end of the fifth .
two german - born austrian conductors offer unique—and now immortal—beethoven interpretations . go behind the scenes at a rehearsal of the “pastoral” symphony with the chamber orchestra of europe , conducted by nikolaus harnoncourt . then , savor a rare film recording of the “enigmatic reclusive genius” carlos kleiber ( guardian , u . k . ) conducting the fifth symphony with the storied vienna philharmonic .
i have to strongly disagree with you about the american film
immortal beloved ,
which is a travesty and a mockery in the worst hollywood tradition . gary oldman stomps about , gesticulating ridiculously , and making faces obviously borrowed from several not very good portraits of beethoven . i couldn ' t bear to watch all of it , even on fast forward .
a series of family comedy films about a st . bernard named after ludwig van beethoven . unlike in its animated spin - off , beethoven could not speak , although he still had amplified animal aptitude . in keeping with the theme of the composer , the sequels were named beethoven ' s 2nd , beethoven ' s 3rd , etc . it was originally executive - produced by ivan reitman , who had previously produced and / or directed such films as meatballs , stripes , ghostbusters 1984 , twins , kindergarten cop , dave , junior , and six days seven nights . it was also originally co - written by john hughes , writing under the pseudonym
edmond dantes .
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anton schindler is played superbly by a jeroen krabbé on good form . the beautiful lovers of beethoven are played by isabella rossellini , valeria golino , and johanna ter steege .
engraving of ludwig van beethoven ( 1770 - 1827 ) after painting by j . c . stieler . photograph : time life pictures / time & life pictures / getty image
compelling , original and comprehensive , the connoisseurs guide to the real beethoven behind the myth . narrated by juliet stevenson . with 100 interviews / experts views / exclusive performances .
the symphony orchestra in helsingborg , though severaly lacking in sophistification , exuberantly played the canon of major symphonies . as often as time and circumstances allowed , i sat in on orchestra rehearsals . for their reason finale they planned to perform beethoven ' s ninth . i was allowed to borrow the score from the conductor , sten frykberg , and could actively follow , note by noto , the musicians and the members of the unpaid but passionate amateur choir . it was apowerful and touching event . i thought it was a magnificent idea for a film . it seemed so natural i tripped over the idea . i changed the theatrical people in my autobiographical film to musicians and gave it the title to joy after beethoven ' s symphony . [ . . . ] that the film ' s young violinist plays mendelssohn ' s violin concerto with about the same lackluster skill as i exhibited in crisis is just part of the whole story .
amityville — started out as a film of the based on a great big lie book , which somehow got turned into a confusing mess of a franchise since 1979 with numerous official and unofficial installments .
he is still bitter because of his father taking his old family dog to the vet to be euthanized , and regrets that he thought he had to do the same to beethoven ( and having the same resentment from his own kids ) . thankfully , as soon as he realizes that dr . varnick is corrupt , he does everything possible to save beethoven
only sane man : gender - flipped , with alice filling this role in the first two movies , mostly observing the chaos caused by her husband , kids , and beethoven .
the first image is a literal truth . beethoven ' s funeral was a public event attended by at least 10 , 000 mourners ; his mythic stature was never in question .
what the hell , hero ? : alice calls george out for caring more about about his dream than his own family . and his kids were mad at him for taking beethoven to be put to sleep . both are angry at his
unreasonable
hatred of beethoven from the start and for always looking for
excuses
to get rid of him .
dogs are dumb : played with . it ' s intentionally left vague just how smart beethoven is and he does things that are both astoundingly brilliant and incredibly dumb , sometimes simultaneously .
when the family of george newton ( charles grodin ) decides to adopt a cute st . bernard puppy , the patriarch soon feels displaced by the dog . before long , the adorable canine , dubbed beethoven , has grown considerably , leading to household mishaps . while george ' s wife and kids dote on beethoven , it takes time for him to see the pooch ' s finer qualities . however , beethoven ' s life with the newton family is jeopardized when a scheming vet ( dean jones ) tries to nab the dog for a deadly experiment .
one of hollywood ' s most popular golden retrievers , buddy was famous for playing
air bud
in the disney film , and comet , the family dog , in the
full house
series .
this is not the sort of entertainment i scour the movie pages for , hoping desperately for a new film about a cute dog . nor did i find anything particularly new in
beethoven ,
although i concede that the filmmakers secured an admirable dog for the title role , and that charles grodin , who is almost always amusing , has what fun can be had playing the grumpy dad .
in all of ingmar bergman ' s films there has been obscure religious philosophising , but in this film it occurs in a more relentless form even than in eve . there is more than a hint of edvard persson ' s philosophy , listening for a baby ' s cry the moment somebody dies , and beethoven would have been least impressed of all with these notions as a source of inspiration .
orchestre révolutionnaire et romantique / john eliot gardiner : a recording that thrills with the extremes of beethoven’s vision of the natural world . is there a more orchestra - shattering storm on record ?
zorro — swashbuckler series . between 1920 and 2005 more than 40 movies have been made , both in the usa , as well as in mexico and europe , with numerous film , tv and literary appearances too .
but mr . rose has greater ambitions for this film , which he wrote as well as directed .
the story happens to be true ,
he asserts in publicity material from columbia pictures . in support of that truth , all sorts of details are culled from biographies . for example , beethoven may actually have said ,
the comedy is finished ,
on his deathbed ( though he would have said it in latin ) . and his amanuensis , anton schindler , really did come upon a mysterious , impassioned letter in beethoven ' s estate addressing an unidentified
immortal beloved .
another pretty big , and surprising , name in the beethoven mix is david duchovny , who most recently starred as sex addict hank moody in the hugely successful californication , from 2007 - 2014 .
universal 1440 entertainment has produced installments of “american pie , ” “bring it on , ” “curious george , ” “the scorpion king , ” “death race , ” the chucky series and “beethoven . ”
the film’s musical score by michael nyman is entirely based on themes from the slow movement of mozart’s sinfonia concertante in e flat , bars 58 to 61 of which are heard in their original form immediately after each drowning .
different from those two listings , this one comes in one piece . the layout has to be simple to keep the file size down . this way , you can easily search this list , e . g . for film title , using your browser ' s search command ( ctrl + f ) . statistics : 2 . 060 database entries ( composer / work / film ) , 1 . 170 films , 810 works by 180 composers
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among the recipients are producer ivan reitman’s film , “beethoven” ; playwright arthur miller’s “the misfits” ; nova’s documentary , “saddam’s war on wildlife” ; reporter / producer christine lund of kabc - tv for her series , “saving the horses” ; nbc - tv’s drama , “sisters” ; the los angeles times magazine for howard rosenberg’s story on the animal rights movement ; and sports illustrated’s article on the scam of killing race horses for insurance .
unlike most other beethoven movies , ludwig is presented as a man… a genius but also a human . in the immortal beloved movie , you will hear his music throughout but more than that , you will see parts of yourself in his character and temperament , his violence and his anger , his genius and his love . . . this is the main reason why i love this movie beethoven .
opus 93 , symphony no . 8 in f major i’orchestre national de france conductor – kurt masur courtesy of beethoven festival , bonn score courtesy of breitkopf & haertel , wiesbaden , editor : peter hauschild
the reason you suck
speech : george really lays one on beethoven in the first film , failing to comprehend why his family likes a sniffing and drooling creature better than him . maybe if he paid more attention to them than his career obsession to raise more capital , hence his obliviousness to brad and brie ' s plans to eventually take over his business , it wouldn ' t seem that way so much .
the film prompted a number of influential stockholm critics to a vehement attack on what they regarded as bergman ' s dramatic clichés . a . g . bergman , writing in aftontidningen , recommended the director to desist from
trying to be a writer
on the grounds that :
this his latest film reveals more harshly than any before his paucity of ideas in this area .
in morgontidningen nils beyer condemned what he regarded as psychological myopia :
in the same year , a dutch rock group started getting attention . their name was ekseption and centered around jazz trumpet player rein van den broek and keyboardist rick van der linden . their rock arrangements of classical works made them one of the most successful rock bands in europe . ekseption ' s version of beethoven ' s fifth symphony became a hit , storming the charts well beyond the band ' s home country . disco fever ekseption were far from the only ones who delivered a popular update of beethoven ' s fifth . in 1976 , jazz pianist walter murphy made a number one hit out of the symphony that many say begins with fate knocking at the door . murphy ' s clever idea : mixing classical with disco . his
a fifth of beethoven
came out in 1976 and caught the fancy of a film producer , who asked murphy if he could use it for a soundtrack . walter murphy agreed - and struck gold . the film was called
saturday night fever
andhas the best - selling soundtrack of all time . a tribute from billy joel
written in three movements , each offers filmmakers many inspiring sections , from quick action to mellow contemplation . the opening of movement 2 , the
adagio cantabile
is particularly popular , especially for highly dramatic moments in a film .
cool old lady : if she wasn ' t so criminally negligent , the babysitter in the first film could come across as this . her idea of entertaining the kids is to play
lady marmalade
on the piano for them .
this recent addition to top dog films is as warm as the colour of marley ' s yellow coat . an easy and engaging film , it is funny and sentimental in just the right places , making its box office success unsurprising .
für elise is a solo piano that beethoven wrote around 1810 , but it was not discovered until 1867 , 40 years after his death . you will also hear it with an orchestral arrangement in the background .
many others simply go for the quick buck and mass produce new movies . though a huge flop or critically panned film can halt the sequel frenzy , there have been cases when sequels continue to be made long after audiences and critics gave up .
prior to beethoven , grodin was offered the lead in the graduate but because of money issues the deal fell through . since then he has starred in zach braff’s the ex alongside jason bateman , but not much else .
even if it does contain cgi enhanced puppy dog eyes – like a strange bulging nietzschean abyss - it was never anything approaching hateful , even if it wasn ' t exactly gripping . if you have a tiny human creature to look after , and have run out of absolutely every option apart from a nearby pound shop , this is the film for you . if you like a script that tries really hard to avoid using the phrase ' santa ' s sack ' , this is also for you . if you can tolerate the fact that beethoven gains the power of flight at the end of the movie for the knowingly silly moment that it is , then yes , this film is sufficiently diverting for its duration .
in to joy bergman dedicates his full attention to a theme that will recur in smaller filmic moments throughout his career : the idea of music ' s redemptive power . in a frenetic performance , actor stig olin plays an ambitious concert violinist of mercurial temperament who ends up sacrificing nearly everything for his career . the fact that his orchestra conductor is in turn played by victor sjöström , the grand old master director of the swedish silent cinema ( and bergman ' s main cinematic mentor as well ) , only adds to the resonances of this film as a personal parable of bergman ' s own filmmaking . beethoven ' s music , the source for the title , is equated by film ' s end with the momentary but intense joy of the swedish summer , leading bergman biographer peter cowie to cull from this film an artistic manifesto of sorts : ' there are brief instances in life that are of such exquisite beauty that they compensate for all the misery and unhappiness . '
our hearts broke for jennifer aniston and owen wilson when marley died at the end of the 2008 film
marley and me .
we ' d like to think the lovable lab is in heaven with that little boy ' s dog , too .
police are useless : when george tries to report dr . varnick to the police and tells them about him faking being attacked by beethoven as an excuse to take him , the police responder replies with ' so what ? '
in beethoven a young stanley tucci rocks a mean snarl and some loud cowboy boots as dastardly dog catcher vernon . accompanied by sidekick harvey , played by oliver platt , the pair are dumb and dumber meets the wet bandits .
i was introduced to this music first through the symphony , sinfonia antartica , conducted by adrian boult on emi - - on the list of my top ten favorites . i didn ' t know the symphony was based on music for the film scott of the antarctic until i read about it in ursula vaughan williams biography of r . v . w . i managed to track down an old vhs of the movie at my local library . i liked the film very much , though it ' s a bit uneven . there is one particularly haunting scene where scott and the other two survivors on his team are huddled in their tent , at the end of their endurance , all dreaming of home . the film did not employ the music to its best effect - - i think it was edited before the heyday of movie score editing . but the music is delightful , and if the film had been made 10 years later , i ' m sure the score would have been knit much more gracefully into the movie . the opening sequence ascends the musical scale just as scott and his team ascended that frozen landscape , and is truly awe - inspiring . the music expresses the other - worldly quality of the place so beautifully , it could be used as a score for a film about mars . scott ' s story is fascinating and tragic , and i think his fellow brit , r . v . w . understood that on a very deep level . if anyone ever makes another film about scott of the antarctic , i hope they use this score . the wider public should hear it - - it ' s one of the greats . i own all 3 of the chandos recordings of the film music of ralph vaughan williams , and i love them . try them all !


inglourious basterds is a 2009 war film written and directed by quentin tarantino starring brad pitt , christoph waltz , michael fassbender , eli roth , diane kruger , til schweiger , and mélanie laurent .

the film tells the fictional alternate history story of two plots to assassinate nazi germany 's political leadership , one planned by shosanna dreyfus ( laurent ) , a young french jewish cinema proprietor , and the other by a team of jewish american soldiers led by first lieutenant aldo raine ( pitt ) .

christoph waltz co-stars as hans landa , an ss colonel tracking down raine 's group and who has a connection to shosanna 's past .

the film 's title was inspired by italian director enzo g. castellari 's macaroni combat film , the inglorious bastards ( 1978 ) .

tarantino wrote the script in 1998 but struggled with the ending and chose to hold off filming and instead direct the two-part film kill bill .

after directing death proof in 2007 ( as part of the double feature grindhouse ) , tarantino returned to work on inglourious basterds .

a co-production of the united states and germany , the film began principal photography in october 2008 and was filmed in germany and france with a $ 70 million production budget .

inglourious basterds premiered on may 20 , 2009 , at the 62nd cannes film festival .

it was widely released in theaters in the united states and europe in august 2009 by the weinstein company and universal pictures .

inglourious basterds grossed over $ 321 million in theaters worldwide , making it tarantino 's highest-grossing film until the release of django unchained ( 2012 ) ; it remains his second-highest grossing film .

it received multiple awards and nominations , among them eight academy award nominations , including best picture , best director and best original screenplay .

for his role as landa , waltz won the cannes film festival 's best actor award , as well as the bafta , screen actors guild , golden globe , and academy award for best supporting actor .

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tarantino takes 22 songs from classic movies to create the soundtrack to inglourious basterds . you can find all of them here . only half of them are on the official soundtrack album to inglourious basterds .
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barbara bierach is a sydney - based german journalist who has filed her take on quentin tarantino’s “inglourious basterds” for j - wire .
inglourious basterds cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of inglourious basterds actors includes any inglourious basterds actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each inglourious basterds actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of inglourious basterds have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
inglourious basterds ( 2009 movie ) : why does col . hans landa allow shoshanna to escape ( in the opening scene ) ?
us director quentin tarantino signs autographs before the german premiere of his new movie
inglourious basterds
in berlin , july 28 .
brad pitt and quentin tarantino have always wanted to work together but couldn ' t find the right project before
inglourious basterds .
quentin tarantino isn’t saying why he spelled the title of his world war ii adventure , “inglourious basterds , ” the way he did .
the tricky phrasing hasn’t seemed to trouble many people on twitter , where “inglourious basterds” was a top trending topic on opening day aug . 21 . although , as one user joked : “tarantino created ‘inglourious basterds’ simply to watch twitter go into fits about its spelling . ”
speaking at the jerusalem film festival , tarantino explained why he was a week away from pulling the plug on
inglourious basterds .
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ultimately , of course , he settled on inglourious basterds and used his first idea as the name of chapter one in the final film .
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there ' s a scene in quentin tarantino ' s
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where a british spy outs himself simply by ordering a drink .
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i loved it but there ' s just one thing i don ' t get . is it inglourious ? or inglorious ? i ' ve seen it as inglourious basterds in a lot of places but my movie ticket says inglorious .
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the success of inglourious basterds is also a result of a $ 5 million marketing blitz aimed at female and black filmgoers , according to harvey weinstein .
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introduction : locating mr . tarantino or , who ' s afraid of metacinema ? robert von dassanowsky 1 ) the grand illousion srikanth srinivasan 2 ) exploding cinema , exploding hollywood : inglourious basterds and the problems of cinematic convention imke meyer 3 ) a slight duplication of efforts : redundancy and the excessive camera in inglourious basterds chris fujiwara 4 ) inglourious music : revenge , reflexivity and morricone as muse in ingloruious basterds lisa coulthard 5 ) lulu ' s menorah : seeing and nazi - ing justin vicari 6 ) vengeful violence : inglourious basterds , allohistory , and the inversion of victims and perpetrators michael d . richardson 7 ) inglourious basterds and the gender of revenge heidi schlipphacke 8 ) reels of justice : inglourious basterds , the sorrow and the pity and jewish revenge fantasies eric kligerman 9 ) ' fire ! ' in a crowded theater : liquidating history in inglourious basterds sharon willis 10 ) is tarantino serious ? the twofold image of the auteur and the state of exception oliver c . speck 11 ) disruptive violence as means to create a space for reflection : thoughts on tarantino ' s attempts at audience irritation alexander d . ornella 12 ) counterfactuals , quantum physics and cruel monsters in tarantino ' s inglourious basterds william brown 13 )
what shall the history books read ?
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i watched inglourious basterds ( stupid tile , great film ) today . i just googled inglourious basterds soundtrack , trying to discover if there was a track from revolver in the film or if it was my imagination , and found this blog post . really helpful and informative . nice blog too , thanks .
one of the best inglourious basterds scenes plays out in a basement tavern , as the german - speaking members of the basterds attempt to salvage a failing mission . a long , tense discussion of skiing erupts into violence .
quentin tarantino’s inglourious basterds will open the zabaltegi - pearls section , which showcases films from the big international festivals , at this year’s san sebastian film festival .
quentin tarantino ' s world war ii saga inglourious basterds is one of several major titles that will compete for the cannes film festival ' s top prize .
a proudly bonkers parallel history , “inglourious basterds” opens with the fairy - tale invocation “once upon a time . . . in nazi - occupied france . ”
toronto - when mike myers first appears onscreen in
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inglourious basterds is a film which tells the fictional story of two plots to assassinate nazi germany ' s political leaders . this war film is written and directed by quentin tarantino . director enzo g . castellari ' s 1978 macaroni combat film , the inglorious bastards is the inspiration behind the deliberately misspelled title , inglourious basterds .
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hot off his star turn in inglourious basterds , rising uk star michael fassbender has joined forest whitaker , william h macy and thomas hayden church on the thriller a single shot .
once upon a time , in nazi - occupied france… quentin tarantino made his masterpiece . here are 15 behind - the - scenes tidbits to enhance your watching of inglourious basterds .
quentin tarantino signs autographs for fans at the canadian premiere of ' inglourious basterds ' in toronto on wednesday , aug . 12 , 2009 . ( darren calabrese / the canadian press )
quentin tarantino , upper playground and the weinstein company have teamed up to present , the lost art of inglourious basterds — a benefit for haiti this thurday , february 18th 2010 from 6 : 00 - 9 : 00pm in downtown los angeles . a bunch of artists have created their own posters based on quentin tarantino’s inglourious basterds . you can check out eleven [ … ]
after debuting , laden down with bells and whistles , on a us tv show , the first trailer for quentin tarantino’s wwii pic , inglourious basterds , has gone online over at yahoo .
thank god for that , inglourious basterds seems to be saying . this may not be a particularly insightful message , but it ' s one that ' s never been more resoundingly communicated .
coming to blu - ray hi - def and dvd on dec . 15 from universal studios home entertainment , inglourious basterds stars brad pitt , eli roth , diane kruger and christoph waltz .
inglourious basterds is a world war two adventure , directed by quentin tarantino . the ' basterds ' of the title are a group of formidable soldiers led by lt . aldo raine ( brad pitt ) , on a mission to hunt down as many nazis as they can .
what are the actors from inglorious basterds up to now ? other actors from inglorious basterds include til schweiger as sergeant hugo stiglitz , gedeon burkhard as corporal wilhelm wicki . these actors are regarded as the best role players in the inglorious basterds even today .
quentin tarantino gestures while on the red carpet for the canadian premiere of ' inglourious basterds ' in toronto , wednesday , aug . 12 , 2009 . ( darren calabres / the canadian press )
“inglourious basterds” is rated r ( what did you expect ? ) r for strong graphic violence , language and brief sexuality and is in english as well as german and french with english subtitles .
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more than just
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or a cheap excuse to show some bad guys getting whacked , inglourious basterds is an unsettling examination of how culturally acceptable hatred creates a terrifying mob mentality .
academy award - winning director quentin tarantino ' s world war ii epic , inglourious basterds , starring brad pitt , diane kruger , mélanie laurent , christoph waltz , daniel brühl , eli roth .
quentin tarantino’s “inglourious basterds” opened in france yesterday . in le monde , jean - luc douin concludes , “we’re certainly not in the realm of denial or revisionism . just on delicate terrain . ”
the overgrown , wooded ravine was the perfect setting for the basterds to confront their enemies and make good on the “one hundred scalp promise” that gains the basterds their reputation .
played when the basterds scalp the dead german soldiers and when werner goes to aldo .
the basterds have the same idea , and the premiere is when the storylines converge .
a jewish writer , john rosenthal , believes it ' s all . . . german conspiracy . the proof is eight million euros that quentin tarantino received from german public sources for his inglourious basterds .
in august , weinstein is scheduled to release “inglourious basterds , ” a world war ii action film directed by quentin tarantino , and co - financed by universal pictures with brad pitt in a leading role .
this success is explained by the film ' s english title – inglorious bastards . fans of quentin tarantino have rushed to buy the movie whose name alone inspired his misspelled second world war fantasy inglourious basterds .
rod taylor , the australian - born film and television actor who appeared in inglourious basterds and alfred hitchcock’s 1963 classic the birds , died of natural causes wednesday , several sources confirmed . he was 84 .
the film that singlehandedly proves that movie fans can be excited about a film despite horrendous misspelling , quentin tarantino ' s inglourious basterds , has a release date - and it ' s august 21 , 2009 .
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brad pitt takes no prisoners in quentin tarantino’s high - octane wwii revenge fantasy inglourious basterds . as war rages in europe , a nazi - scalping squad of american soldiers , known to their enemy as “the basterds” , is on a daring mission to take down the leaders of the third reich . bursting with “action , hair - trigger suspense and a machine - gun spray of killer dialogue” ( peter travers , rolling stone ) , inglourious basterds is “another tarantino masterpiece” ( jake hamilton , cbs - tv ) !
as the basterds were being cast , actors were chosen for the two major french roles .
played when the basterds free stiglitz from jail . from the film the battle of algiers .
landa uses his skill in language against his enemies , but it ultimately leads to his downfall as well , which suggests that the abundant use of foreign languages in inglourious basterds is the catalyst for conflict in the movie .
he told them all : “the basterds are acting like apaches in a no - win situation .
if quentin tarantino had truly been anxious about the jewish response to his nazi - bashing extravaganza inglourious basterds , then the reception at the israeli premiere tuesday night should at least have guaranteed him a good night ' s sleep .
brad pitt takes no prisoners in quentin tarantino ' s high - octane wwii revenge fantasy inglourious basterds . as war rages in europe , a nazi - scalping squad of american soldiers , known to their enemy as ' the basterds , ' is on a daring mission to take down the leaders of the third reich . bursting with ' action , hair - trigger suspense and a machine - gun spray of killer dialogue ' ( peter travers , rolling stone ) , inglourious basterds is ' another tarantino masterpiece ' ( jake hamilton , cbs - tv ) !
the good news ( as far as i’m concerned ) is that tarantino is still playing his happy little film - nerd reference games in his latest film , inglourious basterds . here are a few of the ones we picked up on…
inglourious basterds is a 2009 world war ii revenge film written and directed by quentin tarantino and released in august 2009 . it is an epic ensemble war film , a
spaghetti - western but with world war ii iconography .
15 . basterds marked the end of a longtime collaboration between tarantino and his editor , sally menke .
well , there was a yogi berra , and donowitz was slightly bulkier than the other jewish basterds .
michael madsen was originally announced to star as a character named babe buchinsky . this character was named for charles buchinsky , better known by his stage name charles bronson , who starred in the dirty dozen , an inspiration for inglourious basterds .
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give brad pitt a dark comedy with a high body count and an extreme character to play , preferably one with a funny accent , and he comes alive . thelma and louise , snatch , burn after reading , and now inglourious basterds .
berlin – the 7 : 30 p . m . showing of quentin tarantino ’s world war ii film “ inglourious basterds ” was completely sold out – like the shows that preceded and followed it at the postdamer platz sony theater in berlin .
negotiations are an important part of any war . even more important is the ability to effectively convey one’s demands during them . one of the more comical scenes in quentin tarantino’s inglourious basterds occurs during negotiations between two of the movie’s rivals : colonel hans landa of the nazi ss and lieutenant aldo raine of the american mercenary group , the basterds . when landa correctly guesses that the basterds are overseen by an american general he exclaims , “oooh , that’s a bingo . is that the way you say it , that’s a bingo ? ” to which aldo replies , “you just say , bingo” ( inglourious 145 ) . colonel landa’s struggle with english slang demonstrates a theme that runs throughout the movie : the use and misuse of foreign languages . world war ii forced the contact between numerous ethnicities and , consequently , numerous languages . the impact of the exchange of languages during the war is displayed quite clearly throughout inglourious basterds . french , german , english , and italian are spoken in the movie and their usage promotes character development and is the catalyst for the emergence of conflict in tarantino’s inglourious basterds .
the director best known for horror films such as hostel and cabin fever also appears in inglourious basterds as donny donowitz . the faux nazi propaganda film nation’s pride , seen in chapter five , lasts just over six minutes and can be seen here .
inglourious basterds reminded me of why i want to be a film maker . it ' s fantastic and couldn ' t have come at a better time then now to solidify what i want to be doing with my future . thank you tarantino .
the debt inglourious basterds owes to to be or not to be is easy to see . tarantino’s war epic also plays with the delicate balance of light and dark , comedy and tragedy . the back half of both films are also very similar .
the nuance of the german characters has been appreciatively noted in the german reviews of inglourious basterds . what has as a rule not been noted is the utter superficiality and one - dimensionality of the jewish - american “basterds . ” indeed , though inglourious basterds is ostensibly about them , they are in fact barely more than extras in the film . when they are not slicing and dicing their german victims , they are only rarely on screen and they have hardly any dialogue — especially when compared to the german - language gab fests . only eli roth’s skull - crushing “donowitz” plays a marginally more substantial role .
making $ 3 . 8 million for a $ 110 . 1 million 31 - day haul , inglourious basterds surpassed pulp fiction to become quentin tarantino ' s highest - grossing movie , but it will never reach that picture ' s level of attendance .
the first moviegoers to see inglourious basterds on friday night were quick to tweet positive messages about the second world war adventure . that helped the film to keep up momentum over the weekend , said the hollywood reporter , despite lukewarm reviews from professional critics .
with a $ 37 . 6 million opening weekend , the spaghetti western - flecked world war ii epic
inglourious basterds
has become the biggest box - office debut of quentin tarantino ' s career . but it almost turned out to be quite a different movie , and if it had , there ' s no telling how
basterds
would have fared .
“inglourious basterds” takes its cue from films tarantino loves ( nothing new there ) . but this time around he mixes anti - establishment war films like “the dirty dozen” and “kelly’s heroes” with sergio leone’s spaghetti westerns to deliver a spaghetti war drama that rewrites history .
how can history have allowed hitler to dispatch himself so miserably and furtively in a dreary bunker ? only a spectacular armageddon of jewish revenge of the kind inglourious basterds delivers could possibly have provided a fitting end for the führer . reality got this one wrong .
after years of on - and - off writing the script and a fourteen - week pre - production , filming of quentin tarantino ' s “inglourious basterds” began on october 9 , 2008 in the small german town of bad schandau , near the czech border .
there ' s an intriguing haiti benefit coming up this thursday in los angeles centered around popmatters # 1 film of 2009 , inglourious basterds . quentin tarantino and the weinstein company are partnering with upper playground to present
the lost art of inglourious basterds
from 6 : 00 - 9 : 00pm . artists were commissioned to create 13 limited edition posters that will be signed by the director and sold for haiti relief . only six reproductions of each poster will be made , so these will be highly collectible indeed .
with inglourious basterds , quentin tarantino has managed to create something entirely new : a story of emotionally uncomplicated , physically threatening , non - morally - anguished jews dealing out spaghetti - western justice to nazis . it’s a film no jewish director could have made .
but the main weakness in “inglourious basterds” is the supporting cast . tarantino normally packs his film with a brilliant supporting cast , even people with a single line prove memorable . but here , only waltz , pitt , and schweiger make a real impression . the women – diane krueger as a german actress and melanie laurent as the vengeful french resistance fighter – are lovely but bland . you don’t feel that depth of casting that has marked every other tarantino film to date . unlike “the dirty dozen , ” “inglourious basterds” doesn’t give us a whole unit of memorable soldiers . once you see “the dirty dozen” you’ll always remember john cassavetes or jim brown or telly savalas because the actors made the parts vivid . in “inglourious basterds , ” everyone except hugo and the bear jew blur together .
i found inglourious basterds , like most of tarantino’s films , to be highly entertaining , with the entertainment primarily derived from the brilliantly written dialogue . engaging dialogue has long been a great strength of tarantino . nevertheless , the film could have been so much more .
but does
inglourious basterds
— and the german public’s reaction to it — really tells us anything about germany today , about the germans’ earnest attempts to atone for their past ? have the decades of earnest soul - searching come to an end ? after all , yet another generation has come of age since reunification , one even further removed from the nazi era’s crimes . does the reception of
inglourious basterds
mean germans are open to thinking in new ways about the nazis and the crimes of the third reich ?
when “inglourious basterds” had its german première in berlin , after one particularly nasty scene , in which christoph waltz plays the s . s . man hans landa , an old - school murderer , sadist , and middle - brow intellectual , spontaneous applause broke out .
i disagree that the point was to use film as an opportunity to simply take revenge on the nazis . the scene where hitler expresses anger at the inglourious basterds mimicked the kind of dialogue that the allies expressed against hitler - it felt as if tarantino deliberately switched the roles that the two parties played , explored and made evident that the
bad guys
aren ' t the only ones who are violent , gruesome , cruel - even the
good guys
( the inglourious basterds ) can be just as unnecessarily heinous .
the 2010 bafta nominations have been announced , and three films boast a whopping eight nominations , with avatar , an education and the hurt locker leading the pack . just behind is district 9 with seven , followed by up in the air and inglourious basterds with six .
according to seesslen , the genius of
inglourious basterds
is that it “has the audacity to ignore history . ” in some cases , he argues , pure cinematic fantasy can do a better job of getting to the truth than historical authenticity : fiction trumps reality .
at cannes some questioned the tastefulness of “inglourious basterds , ” a violent revenge fantasy that , as mr . tarantino excitedly put it at his news conference , uses the power of cinema ( and the flammable properties of celluloid ) to “bring down the third reich . ”
2000s : brokeback mountain ; crash ; the hurt locker ; inglourious basterds ; juno ; lord of the rings : fellowship of the ring ; million dollar baby ; monster ; the pianist ; slumdog millionaire ; ( honorary mentions : bowling for columbine ; memento ; twilight . )
i finally ( holidays ! ) caught up with your comment on my inglourious basters blog . thanks for agreeing . try the current one on horror movies .
by my count , there were originally nine basterds . wicki dies in the bar , aldo and utivich survive , and donny and omar die in the theater . this means there are four basterds unaccounted for by the end of the film .
the major’s interaction with the basterds in this scene provides us insight into his character . for example , major hellstrom’s ability to recognize simple gestures is indicative of his keen observance and heightened reasoning skills . in addition , the use and misuse of foreign language in this scene facilitates conflict in inglourious basterds ; it is the catalyst for the downfall of the basterds as a group and for the death of bridget once colonel landa discovers her shoe at the bar and recognizes that they were involved in the deadly actions that transpired .
inglourious basterds is a film written and directed quentin tarantino and released in 2009 . it is based in world war ii and tells a fictional alternate history . without giving away too many spoilers to people that have no seen the movie as of yet , here is a synopsis :
while is no news surrounding a broadway revival of our beloved inglourious basterds ( although that would be something , wouldn’t it ? ) , tarantino has already stated that he wants his most recent production , “the hateful eight” , to have a broadway adaptation by the end of 2016 .
and as only tarantino can , with unmatched audacity , the film ' s last line is as loaded with self - referential meta - commentary as a line can be - - and i must admit , it ' s right . inglourious basterds is quentin tarantino ' s masterpiece .
why aren ' t the basterds surprised when the theater catches on fire ? that wasn ' t part of their plan .
i was already half way out the door when the weinstein company put a little new year’s eve gift out for us . their website ( they now allow linking to indivual movies , yay ) lists august 21 , 2009 ( mark your calendards , you basterds ! ) as the official us release date for inglourious basterds . now go and party ! ( thanks to joblo and comingsoon for the heads up )
it’s not enough to say that “inglourious basterds” is quentin tarantino’s best movie . it’s the first movie of his artistic maturity , the film his talent has been promising for more than 15 years . the picture contains all the things his fans like about tarantino - the wit , the audacity , the sudden violence - but this movie’s emotional core and bigness of spirit are new… . “inglourious basterds” provides exhilarating release , but it’s also a deeply sad film . it leaves the audience suspended in a tangle of strong and conflicting thoughts and feelings , the hallmark of great art . ”
azoury’s notion of tarantino’s movie - centricity echoes critics here , as , for instance , j . hoberman , who writes , in the village voice , “in a sense , ‘inglourious basterds’ is a form of science fiction . everything unfolds in and maps an alternate universe : the movies . ”
he first sensed pitt could be a strong contender for the role of aldo raine , the
fast - talking , vengeance - driven hillbilly from the mountains of tennessee
who leads tarantino ' s critically - divisive
inglourious basterds ,
when he was half way through writing the script .
inglourious basterds is an agglomeration of everything tarantino has learned as a filmmaker up to this point , a perfect synthesis of his penchant for mischievous violence , delectable dialogue , plot structure , his obsession with classic film scoring , and , most especially , the performances he coaxes out of his actors .
the horror - movie director eli roth—his film hostel is the most repulsively violent movie i’ve ever seen twice—plays a basterd known as the “bear jew , ” whose specialty is braining germans with a baseball bat . roth told me recently that inglourious basterds falls into a subgenre he calls “kosher porn . ”
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eli roth told me that tarantino came to his home for passover just as he was wrestling with the final act of basterds .
with an opening gross of £3 . 6m , inglourious basterds defied sunny skies and england ' s ashes cricket triumph to post the biggest ever uk debut for a quentin tarantino film . that ' s the simple version , anyway . of course , it ' s a bit more complicated than that .
[ t ] oo often in
inglourious basterds
the filmmaking falls short . mr . tarantino is a great writer and director of individual scenes , though he can have trouble putting those together , a difficulty that has sometimes been obscured by the clever temporal kinks in his earlier work .
inglourious basterds won its actor christoph waltz an academy award , a golden globe , a bafta , a sag award , and a critic ' s choice movie award , marking him as the 14th actor , the 8th male actor , and the 3rd male actor in a supporting role to do so .
the scene takes place toward the end of quentin tarantino ' s rollicking world war ii action - drama
inglourious basterds .
as fire engulfs a parisian movie theater packed with german military commanders , pandemonium ensues , diverting attention from the real action : a heart - pounding confrontation between a crack team of nazi - terrorizing jewish covert operatives ( the so - called
basterds
) and the third reich ' s top brass .
london , england ( cnn ) - - with quentin tarantino ' s recent disclosure that brad pitt
pulled out a brick of hash
for the pair to smoke during a meeting about tarantino ' s new film
inglourious basterds ,
the two movie icons could today be mistaken for old roomies .
“i’m never going to explain that , ” tarantino said during a news conference in may at the cannes film festival , where “inglourious basterds” premiered . “when you do an artistic flourish like that , to describe it , to explain it , would just . . . invalidate the whole stroke in the first place .
quentin tarantino ’s “ inglourious basterds” almost didn’t happen . on friday , the writer - director made an appearance at the jerusalem film festival to introduce a screening of “pulp fiction” and told the crowd how he was one week away from pulling the plug on the 2009 war drama , the times of israel reports .
so if you were to hold up an index finger in western europe to represent one , they might misunderstand and think you actually meant two . though you probably wouldn ' t be murdered like the spy in
inglourious basterds ,
you might have to pay for two beers instead of just the one .
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quentin tarantino ’s “inglourious basterds” is a big , bold , audacious war movie that will annoy some , startle others and demonstrate once again that he’s the real thing , a director of quixotic delights . for starters ( and at this late stage after the premiere in may at cannes , i don’t believe i’m spoiling anything ) , he provides world war ii with a much - needed alternative ending . for once the basterds get what’s coming to them .
walking out of the theater , i was buzzing : like every tarantino film , inglourious basterds delivers zippy entertainment , masterful filmmaking , and intelligent dialogue . this one , however , injects the fun with larger questions about revenge and national character . for me , the extra layer makes this tarantino ' s best movie .
the
talking with your mouth full
is a common theme in a lot of sergio leone ' s work , which inglourious basterds is clearly inspired by . one of the opening scenes in a fistful of dynamite is literally nothing but rich people eating rich food , the camera panning in on their open mouths .
that leaves story . inglourious basterds doesn’t really care about that , either . it just blasts ahead , full of its own energy , resisting categorization . it is not a boring film . saving private ryan has a very simple story , but its inexorable unveiling feels deep and rich . it is not an easy film .
other crucial actors in the inglorious basterds are christopher waltz acting as col . hans landa . he has been up to plenty , including acting in more of tarrantino’s movies ( like django unchained ) , as well as being one of the top 10 liked actors of inglorious basterds ) .
many reviewers in the united states have called the film a jewish revenge fantasy against the third reich , which , undoubtedly , it is . the last scene of the movie indulges this fantasy in a fantastic , yet unbelievable way . ( to see the monitor film critic ' s review of inglourious basterds , click here . )
we see the basterds in action in a wooded area that was part of fort hahneberg , which was built in 1888 but never actually used .
update : billboard has a great interview with quentin tarantino discussing how he picked out the music for inglorious basterds from the record room in house .
on that note , it would have been hilarious if one of the basterds had scoffed that the movie got the us army uniforms totally wrong .
tarantino’s inglourious basterds is , in short , a very german film . but , it will be asked , what could possibly be german about a film that has been described as a “jewish revenge fantasy , ” in which brad pitt’s “aldo raine” and his band of jewish “basterds” brutally kill and mutilate evil nazis , cutting off their scalps as trophies ? hasn’t every jew dreamt of bashing in the heads of germans with a baseball bat à la eli roth’s “sgt . donny donowitz” ?
inglourious basterds is the bloody , fractured fairy - tale version of world war ii , cooked to a high boil of fantasy and revenge , marched into combat by the starpower of brad pitt , where the jews get a chance to put hitler in his place in real - time while punishing the dangerous psychopaths who powered the nazi death machine .
last night , the new beverly cinema in los angeles held a red carpet premiere for the dvd release of quentin tarantino’s world war ii opus inglourious basterds . the premiere featured cast and crew including tarantino , producer lawrence bender , and most of the titular “basterds” , including eli roth . collider was there to cover the event and a full write up will be available soon . however , we wanted to let you know what roth told us about his upcoming sci - fi flick , endangered species .
director enzo g . castellari of the inglorious bastards allowed quentin tarantino to use the title inglourious basterds in exchange for a cameo as a general yelling
fire !
( as castellari appears in his own film ) . tarantino filmed castellari as a general in the cinema pointing out the burning screen , but the scene did not make the theatrical cut .
true , but he wasn ' t an original basterd . according to imdb the four awol basterds are named hirschberg , sakowitz , kagan , and zimmerman .
how come neither of the basterds who charged in the theater to kill hitler seemed to be surprised at the fire ? they couldn ' t have not noticed it , because the whole audience was running to the doors and the actors playing those two basterds said they almost collapsed from the heat in that scene .
the use of various foreign languages is significant throughout inglourious basterds . characters that are multilingual , particularly colonel hans landa , posses sly personalities that are used to manipulate others for their own benefit . simultaneously , a lack in multilingualism leads to the downfall of characters . however , in the end , the movie also displays that multilingualism can only aid one so much ; landa is eventually cornered by the basterds and they carve a swastika into his forehead so that he may never use his abilities to manipulate others again .
in other words , torture porn ' s poster boy - - the filmmaker who committed to celluloid such images as a cheerleader jumping into the air and doing a split onto a gigantic hunting knife - - and the guy who ruthlessly bludgeons , bombs and machine guns every nazi in his path in
inglourious basterds
finally got to taste the pain himself .
( entertainment weekly ) - - score a personal best at the box office for quentin tarantino this weekend .
inglourious basterds ,
his revisionist take on wwii starring brad pitt , grossed an estimated $ 37 . 6 million , besting the reigning box office champ
district 9 ,
and giving beleaguered studio the weinstein co . a little financial relief .
moreover , to the extent there is anything in inglourious basterds that is recognizable as an intended joke , it is the germans that tell the jokes and the americans / jews who are the butt of them . these include , for instance , a snobbish gag about the americans’ lack of knowledge of foreign languages and even a “joke” about the small stature of one of the “basterds . ” the tongue - tied americans attempting to pass themselves off as italians cut sorry , buffoonish figures as compared to the sophisticated and multilingual landa .
in the case of quentin tarantino’s inglorious basterds , the film doesn’t just have greatness in it , there’s mighty rivers of greatness simply leaking out of the thing .
inglourious basterds is a 2½ - hr . period piece  a war movie with no battle scenes and lots of talk , most of it in french or german . except for brad pitt , all of its main actors are unknown to the mass american audience . its writer - director ' s last film , grindhouse , earned only $ 25 million in its entire domestic run . and harvey weinstein , whose troubled company is distributing basterds , was widely quoted as telling gq ,
it isn ' t funny ; it isn ' t exciting . . . it isn ' t emotionally involving . . . brad pitt gives the worst performance of his life .
actually , those words weren ' t weinstein ' s ; they were from peter bradshaw ' s early review of the movie in the guardian . but the appearance of the misquote on so many websites spread the idea that basterds was an iffy business proposition , and that its friday opening might prove to be a night of the long knives . ( read time ' s inglourious basterds review . )
the strategy clearly paid off . even at a budget price of £4 , inglorious bastards has grossed well over £1m . its sales of over 300 , 000 units must make it one of the bestselling italian films ever on dvd in the uk . by way of comparison , tarantino ' s inglourious basterds has sold 788 , 000 units , albeit at a higher price .
• x079 june 06 – lax airport – los angeles , ca . • x007 june 07 – charles de gaulles airport – paris , france . • x001 may 19 – neil diamond concert – los angeles , ca . • x002 may 20 , 2009 – inglourious basterds ( photocall ) – cannes , france . • x006 may 26 – lax airport – [ … ]
what are the actors from inglorious basterds up to now ? there are a variety of actors that acts as casts in the inglorious basterds include the following : brad pitt is the main cast or actor in the inglorious basterds . he is an actor who has been brought out as the first lieutenant aldo “the apache” raine . his main role as the main actor in the inglorious basterds is to enhance or implement all the recruitment drives aimed at propelling forward . for instance brad pitt acting as the first lieutenant aldo “the apache” raine recruits jewish americans with the aim of ensuring that they win the war while utilizing the determination of the jewish - american soldiers .
quentin tarantino and robert rodriguez joined forces for the faux double bill “grindhouse” just a few years ago . now they find themselves with separate and very different releases going head to head at this weekend’s box office . tarantino’s serving up “inglourious basterds” ( opening august 21 throughout san diego ) and rodriguez delivers another one of his family films “shorts” ( opening august 21 throughout san diego ) .
i think tarantino knows that . the way i see it , if inglourous basterds isn ' t about nazis , then it can ' t explore its larger theme .
maybe the basterds shot at them first , and then they were just returning fire indiscriminately at the officer ' s table , because nobody was rational at that point .
it ' s been suggested that we ' re expected to take brad pitt ' s final line in inglourious basterds as the director ' s comment on his film .
i think this just might be my masterpiece
certainly seems over the top for the routine ( for the movies ) bit of nazi - mutilation it apparently refers to . quentin tarantino worked on basterds for a decade . he ' s said he wants it to sit alongside pulp fiction in people ' s dvd collections . yet at first glance , such an ambition looks eccentric .
a tarantino film resists categorization . “inglourious basterds” is no more about war than “ pulp fiction ” is about — what the hell is it about ? of course nothing in the movie is possible , except that it’s so bloody entertaining . his actors don’t chew the scenery , but they lick it . he’s a master at bringing performances as far as they can go toward iconographic exaggeration .
“the wide variety of perspectives with which the articles in this anthology approach quentin tarantino ' s inglourious basterds account for the film ' s large - scale significance as one of the grand works of cinematic art in the twenty - first century . therefore this book is an important contribution to the controversies tarantino ' s ' masterpiece ' launched all across the globe . being the first collection of scholarly essays solely dedicated to inglourious basterds , it provides an excellent overview of the film ' s complex and often provocative stands toward history , gender , war movie genres , violence , victimization and the representation of nazi aesthetics , as well as of the range of cinematic techniques by which the film achieves its drastic effectivity . - - mimmi woisnitza , university of chicago , germanic studies” –
so it was nazis vs aliens at the box office . in terms of negative cost , the two pics are $ 72m vs $ 30m . but i’ve learned that while district 9 only has a small gross participation for peter jackson and nobody else associated with the film , inglourious basterds has a big gross participation for both tarantino and star brad pitt . film financing circles tell me the film has to make more than $ 60m , and others say it’s $ 80m , in north america in order to earn out . but they also expect a 70 % drop for inglourious basterds next weekend because most college campuses around the country will be back in session — and that’s bad for biz . which is why the weinstein company’s release of halloween 2 that weekend is so inexplicable .
inglourious basterds has nothing really to say about war — its purpose is essentially to be a quentin tarantino flick . as such , it’s excellent , probably one of his best or at least his best entertainment since pulp fiction . but i’m not looking for a revenge fantasy when i pay my admission to a movie set during the years of the holocaust . i’m looking for understanding and insight . for me , saving private ryan serves it up in a way that not only honors the men who gave their lives to defeat the nazis , it lets me feel their loss . i didn’t feel anything about inglourious basterds except sadness that a generation is now going to think aldo raines & his men ended the war by killing hitler . our smackdown winner now is saving private ryan .
inglourious basterds , the new film written and directed by quentin tarantino , has caused much fanfare , but also controversy . perhaps the principal reason for this is that the film deliberately re - writes history . indeed , last week the australian centre for jewish civilisation in association with the research unit in film and cultural theory at monash university held a well - attended panel discussion on this topic .
this movie was brilliant . brad pitt doing an tennesee accent of an eye - talian accent was fantastic . i also dare you to look at a bowie knife or a baseball bat in the same way . if only reality could have played out inglourious basterds style and we would have ( spoiler alert ) taken hitler out in a burnt down , blown up , machine gun riddled theater .