Beethoven's 2nd
Tags: romantic, comedy

Plot synopsis:
In the home of the Newton family, George, Alice, their three children, and Beethoven are all well adjusted to living together. Beethoven sneaks out and meets Missy, a female St. Bernard whose owners are attempting to settle a divorce. Regina, who is seeking $50,000 in the settlement, has retained full custody of Missy and only plans to transfer her to Brillo, her soon-to-be ex-husband, once the divorce is finalized.
With Beethoven's help, Missy escapes from Regina's condominium, and the two fall in love. Ted and Emily become aware of Beethoven constantly sneaking out of the house and follow him, where they discover he and Missy had four puppies in the basement of the building. At the same time, the janitor of the building, Gus, also finds them and informs Regina. She reclaims Missy and plans to get rid of the puppies, even if it means killing them, but Gus points out that pedigree St. Bernards are worth a lot of money and suggests that Regina sell them.
Thinking Regina plans to drown the puppies, Ted and Emily manage to sneak them past Regina and take them home. They keep them in the basement so George, who they know would not want to deal with, won't find them. Realizing they took the puppies, Regina plans revenge. Ryce, Ted, and Emily take it upon themselves to feed and care for them, even getting up in the middle of the night and sneaking out of school to do so.
Eventually, George and Alice discover the puppies; George, angry at first, reluctantly agrees to keep them until they are mature. At this point, they are presumably 8–10 weeks old. The children name them Chubby, Dolly, Tchaikovsky, and Moe, and George re-experiences the ordeals of dealing with growing dogs.
Facing significant financial difficulty, the family is offered a free stay in a lakefront house at the mountains owned by one of George's business associates. Beethoven and the puppies, somewhat calmed down, go along on the vacation. Ryce attends a party with friends where she is exposed to vices of teen culture such as binge drinking and getting locked in her former boyfriend Taylor Devereaux's bedroom against her will. Beethoven destroys the house's patio deck, removing her from potential danger.
Regina and her new boyfriend, Floyd, are staying in a location unknown to Brillo, coincidentally near the Newtons' vacation residence. They go to a county fair with the dogs, and the children persuade George to enter a burger eating contest with Beethoven, which they win. By happenstance, Regina and Floyd were there and had left Missy behind in their car.
Missy escapes from the car with Beethoven's help while Regina sneaks behind the children and snatches the puppies from them. Beethoven and Missy run into the mountains, followed by Regina and Floyd. The family follows, eventually catching up. Floyd threatens to drop the puppies in the river below and George says the situation does not have to get ugly. Floyd pokes George in the stomach with a stick, but Beethoven charges into it, ramming it into Floyd's crotch. He loses his balance, Regina grabs his hand, and they fall over the cliff into a pool of mud, which breaks, thus they are swept away in the river.
Five months later, Brillo visits the family with Missy, revealing that the judge in the divorce had granted him full custody of her and denied Regina's claim. The puppies, almost grown up by then, run downstairs to see Missy.

Review: Okay I know a lot of people don't like this movie, but I don't see what is wrong with it.
The Newmans this time decide to take a family vacation and of course bring Beethoven along.
But the family sticks together to try and save the puppies.If you enjoy the first one then you will love this one.
It is a non stop laughing fest just like the first.Most of the time sequels aren't as good, not in this case.
There are some great scenes involving Beethoven and his puppies.
Okay, But No Match For The Fist One. This isn't a bad sequel but it's unable to measure up to the first "Beethoven," which was an extremely likable film.
This is still a "cute" film and one parents and all the kiddies certainly will like.It features a litter of St. Bernard puppies, and who doesn't go "aww" at the sight of little puppies, especially St. Bernard's?
The puppies are the main story here, which turns into a "crime" story when "Missy" is dog-napped and the little ones also become endangered.I didn't think this was a "silly" story as there are some good morals and lessons to be learned, but it was a bit "sappy." I get a little annoyed, too, when animals are pictured as smarter than the humans.
I'm sorry but, as much as you might love pets and hate some people, that just ain't so.Nonetheless, if you loved the first movie you'll find enough to like in here to enjoy it.
In my opinion, Regina (Debi Mazar) and Floyd (Chris Penn) were like Cruella and her henchmen, Horace and Jasper!
I mean, what human being would want to drown five sweet, cute, innocent puppies?
In conclusion, I highly recommend this cute movie to all you dog lovers or Charles Grodin fans who have not seen it..
It's a fun family film, and takes Beethoven on another adventure.
If you've seen the first film and enjoyed it, then it is worth seeing this one if you ask me, but just don't expect it to be good as the first.
Beethoven 2 just about gets away with it I reckon though I still stand by my point that a sequel wasn't needed, and would've been better had it not happened otherwise the original Beethoven film would've held far more weight.
The entire Newton family of Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Christopher Castile, Nicolle Tom, and Sarah Rose Karr are back in their roles from the first Beethoven movie.
That lovable slobbering St.Bernard is also back and he's now a family man.In the first Beethoven movie the star has a leading lady who is a female of the same breed.
Now Beethoven becomes a daddy when the female gives birth to four handsome young pups.This of course is a bad situation, but the Newtons one and all take a hand and families human and canine are stronger than ever.Debi Mazur does her best Cruela DeVille imitation in her performance and she's Cruela if Cruela came from Bensonhurst in Brooklyn.
Those St.Bernards are really strong animals.Beethoven's 2nd even got some Oscar recognition in the Best Song category for The Day I Fall In Love.Beethoven's 2nd may not have pleased the critics, but it's still fine family entertainment..
I really enjoyed the first Beethoven, while it had its flaws, it was cute and charming.
The acting is decent, with Charles Grodin very entertaining as George and Bonnie Hunt luminous as Alice.
But the real stars are the dogs, Beethoven is still his funny and adorable self, but he is almost upstaged by the beautiful and equally adorable Missy.
Overall, has its problems, but as a sequel it is watchable, certainly better than the rating here(and I also think the first film is rated too low).
Like the first film really deserved a sequel?
The last watchable "Beethoven" film....
Watchable first sequel to the surprise hit stars Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt as the reprising Newton family, whose slobbering Saint Bernard--Beethoven--gets himself a female doggie to make love with and produce tiny little doggies with.
Because they're villains.A very poor movie, but compared to "Beethoven's 3rd, 4th" and "5th" this looks like a masterpiece.2.5/5 stars -- mediocre but watchable sequel.John Ulmer.
Charles Grodin starred in a number of good movies: "Rosemary's Baby", "Catch-22", "King Kong", "Heaven Can Wait", "The Great Muppet Caper" and "The Couch Trip".
He even got considered for the role of Ben in "The Graduate".But then later in life he turned to what are known as paycheck movies: atrocious flicks in which he starred because he needed the money.
"Beethoven's 2nd" was a cynical excuse to make money.Bonnie Hunt managed to star in better movies later on ("Jumanji", "The Green Mile").
I'm not sure that we'll see Charles Grodin in any sort of high-quality movie again, although I liked how he challenged Sean Hannity to get waterboarded..
Beethoven is back along with the Newton family.
Beethoven is also in love with a dog named Missy.
Regina (Debi Mazar) gets Missy in the divorce.
Regina recaptures Missy but the Newton kids manage to save the puppies.It's a pretty bland family movie.
Decent sequel and family film.
I have really enjoyed the first Beethoven film.
When I was a kid, I was very happy when I found out that there's a sequel to the first film.
This film is very cute, cheerful, childish and (but) mediocre and over the top when it comes to new puppies.
Beethoven finds a female Saint Bernard, and of course, later, to make story even cuter, they've got puppies.
But, the evil owner of Missy (female Saint Bernard) has some wicked plans of her own, along with her stupid boyfriend (a classic image of Cruela De Ville and her two silly henchmen).
That is really bad in the film when you use characters as tools to move the plot, instead of developing them.
This sequel to the hit movie "Beethoven" is not bad, but the first one is a better film.
Some characters are annoying too, like that ugly girl Ted's in love with, the two bullies (more irritating than those from the first one) and Taylor Devereaux's drunk friends, for example.The villains of the story are Regina and Floyd, two cold and cruel people who hate dogs and any kind of animal.
Ted and Ryce are beginning to show signs of teen age, which is not a bad thing, but I rather then the way they are in the first movie.
As for Emily, she's still the very same cute and adorable child, although more mature.Although Beethoven is the main doggy star, this movie also focus on Missy, the beautiful female St. Bernard-like dog.
The puppies, of course, are cute.While still an okay family movie, some things about it are disturbing, such as Taylor's intentions towards Ryce and that McDonald's scene when the dogs and their owners make a contest to eat hamburgers in 3 minutes, which I consider a bit disgusting.On the other hand, there's some classic humor too.
Or the scene when Emily asks her father a question about babies and he feels so embarrassed that he doesn't know how to explain well.The main actors are still good here.
Beyond that, it's not high art and child actors and not entirely engaging, but it's cute and fun and and quite watchable -- and who could like something with five adorable St. Bernard puppies?
And as a bonus we get Debi Mazur doing a great turn as a comic villain!Lighten up and enjoy a cute film with a pair of exceptional comic actors..
This 1993 sequel to the St. Bernard hit finds big, fluffy Beethoven now at home with gruff-but-lovable dad Charles Grodin, supermom Bonnie Hunt, and their three kids.
The story continues with Beethoven falling for a female St. Bernard and having a litter, unbeknown st to Grodin, while the new dog's owner (Debi Mazar) starts angling for benefits from this union.
The larger dog pool certainly adds more cuteness and laughs to this follow-up, and Grodin and Hunt--consummate professionals--don't let sequel-its lower their energy or their wonderfully idiosyncratic way with dialog.
Mazar brings her own edge to the proceedings, too, but in the end, the film's accent is still very much on a feel-good experience for everyone..
Beethoven's 2nd is so cute, the puppies are adorable and the movie is funny.
It starts when Beethoven goes to the park and he finds a another Saint Bernard and her name is Missy.
They soon have puppies and the kids follow Beethoven to see what he's up to and they find little Beethoven's, there all so sweet and they take them home and don't say nothing about it, for a while and the parents find out and the father says they can keep them until they can find homes for them, well I don't want to tell you the whole story so go out and see it, you will not be disappointed.
If your a dog lover you'll love this movie..
Beethoven's 2nd is, without a doubt, the most fun movie I've ever seen.
The dogs are the most fun part of this movie.
There's quite a bit of inappropriate content in this movie such as Chris Penn's character dangling one of Missy's puppies over the cliff.
In this sequel, which uses the same actors for all of Newton family members, Beethoven falls in love with a female St. Bernard and they have four puppies together.
Her evil owner, Regina(whose character is not quite as evil as that of Dean Jones in the first film), wants to sell the puppies, but Emily, Ted, and Ryce are determined to take on the responsibility of taking care of them.
Back home, the family settles on joint custody of the puppies with Regina's ex-husband, a good-natured man named Brillo.
Like the first, this one is guaranteed to get to you in a good way, but still lacks some of the greatness of it..
Beethoven's 2nd i thought that this was another fantastic movie to watch.
This movie got Beethoven in the mood when he becomes a father to 4 puppies.
The family has already had an adventure by saving the dog from the first film.
That third item gives it away -- the song "The Day I Fall in Love" from this movie garnered all of the nominations, and deservedly so.
Also the song got very little radio airplay; the video only appeared occasionally on VH-1.At any rate, other than the superlative song, there are some cute dog scenes in this movie.
This is probably my favourite movie of the Beethoven series, the humour, the cuteness, the music everything about this film is lovely.
There are hilarious scenes including George and the paper boy, Floyd getting the tree on his head, George trying to explain where babies come from to Emily and going into confusing detail and even the opening when Beethoven dreams of getting a massive steak, plus I love the song The Day I Fell in Love by Dolly Parton and James Ingram that's a very sweet song and should've won the oscar instead of boring Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen.
It was only because of the unexpected financial success of the original film about the lovable St. Bernard dog that the makers decided to cash in with a sequel the following year, I knew it had puppies in it so I watched, from director Rod Daniel (Teen Wolf, Home Alone 4).
Basically Beethoven the St. Bernard dog has settled nicely living with the Newton family, father George (Charles Grodin), mother Alice (Bonnie Hunt) and the children, teenage daughter Ryce (Nicholle Tom), young son Ted (Christopher Castile) and young daughter Emily (Sarah Rose Karr), he is happy but he longs for something more.
Then one day walking in the park he meets female St. Bernard dog Missy, whose owners Regina (Batman Forever's Debi Mazar) and Brillo (Kevin Dunn) are trying to settle a divorce, she wants $50,000 and the dog, Beethoven helps Missy to escape Regina and they fall in love.
It is later discovered that Missy has given birth to four puppies fathered by Beethoven, the Newton children find them, Regina also finds out but wants to get rid of them, she is told though that she could sell them off for big money, but the children take them before she can get to them, and the three of them hide and take care of the four puppies in the basement.
Eventually George and Alice find out about the four St. Bernard puppies, George reluctantly agrees that they can keep and look after them until they are more mature and can be given away, in the meantime the puppies are given names, Chubby, Dolly, Tchaikovsky, and Moe, and George faces anger and frustration of growing dogs, like before with Beethoven.
The Newton family are having financial difficulties, but they are able to get away for a short vacation, being allowed to stay for free in a lake front house owned by one of George's business associates, Beethoven and the puppies are taken as well, and as time goes by the family are united more and more.
Regina and her boyfriend Floyd (Reservoir Dogs's Chris Penn) are coincidentally staying near to the Newtons' vacation residence, they go to the county fair where George and Beethoven enter and win the burger eating contest, Missy escapes from the car she is in nearby and is reunited with Beethoven.
Regina recognises the children and gets her opportunity to steal the four puppies, a chase ensues and takes all characters into the wilderness, Floyd threatens to drop the puppies into the river, George tries to stop the trouble, but Beethoven charges in and sends him and Regina falling off the cliff into a pool of mud, this breaks and they are swept down the river.
In the end, five months later, Brillo visits the Newtons after hearing what happened to them, he explains that the judge for the divorce has given him full custody of Missy, Regina gets nothing, Beethoven and she are happy with George, Alice and the children, and the puppies almost grown up look like they are staying as well.
This film is essentially a rehash of the first film, only with more dogs and a love story between two St. Bernards, the cute puppies will make the younger audience members smile, Grodin and Hunt are indeed amiable, Mazar is very pantomime villain doing her Cruella De Vil act, and the naughty doggy behaviour will get some chuckles, I agree what slows the film down a bit is the sentimentality, but as an all round family film it is reasonably good fun, not a bad comedy.
In the movie Beethoven's 2nd, it is a lot better than Beethoven.
In the scene where Regina parked her car, got out of it, and walked over to her ex-husband to get Missy from the park, I knew it was a woman and I also hoped that she wouldn't be as creepy as Shelley Winters was in the 1973 movie Cleopatra Jones.
She was cruel to Missy and her kids, she was using Missy just because she didn't want her divorce settlement to be worth peanuts without the dog, and based on the fact that she threatened to kill her babies, Missy should have bit Regina's rear, especially when Regina carried her away from her babies.
As far as the character Regina, this is something to remember, "Missy is not an aggressive dog, but if you do anything to her kids, come over here so she can take a bite out of your rear." In the end, Regina got what deserved.
I'm glad the judge turned down Regina's claim for the dog because she really didn't deserve Missy in the first place.
SPOILERS Just like the original Beethoven this is an adorable little movie with a name that is based on a German composer.
Anyway, this is a cute movie that is just as good as the original that can melt your heart into a soft, fine mush.
What I have odd is that you never see the little Beethoven puppies ever again.
The actors in this movie portray their original roles, and there are new character that you are bound to hate.Here is the plot of this film.
The lovable Saint Bernard named Beethoven falls in love with another Saint Bernard named Missy.
Beethoven's owners' children found out about them.
She almost gets the puppies but the Newtons foil her plan for the divorce bargaining.
It is as just as good as the first, which was also a cute family film.
I also found the ending of Beethoven's 2nd a lot like the original.
Anyway, this is a cute film that is at least worth a rental, but it is good enough to buy, only if you really enjoyed it.6/10Recommended Films: Beethoven..
CAUTION: Not a real spoiler, the spoiler is only the beginning so read ahead until * This is a great movie with more dog scenes, but there is still a thicker plot.
I think it is much better than the first and until i saw the 3-5th movie on IMDb i didn't know they existed.
The movie has great scenes of ADORABLE puppies.
*Beethoven and Missy (his girlfriend) are cute and the puppies are cuter.
There are many things that will keep any age kids attracted and the growing up puppy scenes are GREAT!
Beethoven, You've Been A Bad Boy. In this installment, which is just as bland, but charming as the first, Beethoven meets a female Saint Bernard and the two have puppies.
Also what Regina and her boy friend almost do to those dogs is a bit disturbing, but, as usual, Beethoven saves the day.
Once again, you don't really get to know the humans enough to really care about them and apparently, in these movies, the humans are morons who can't take care of their own, so a dog has to do it for them.