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Beethoven (franchise)
''Beethoven'' is a series of eight United States, American films, created by John Hughes (filmmaker), John Hughes (credited as Edmond Dantès) and Amy Holden Jones, in which the plot revolves around a family attempting to control the antics of their pet St. Bernard (dog), Saint Bernard (named Beethoven). The first two films were theatrical releases and all subsequent releases have been direct to video. The original ''Beethoven'' was released in theaters in April 1992. Its opening grossed $7,587,565 and was the year's 26th largest grossing film in the U.S. at $57,114,049. Films ''Beethoven'' (1992) In ''Beethoven'', the Newton family finds and adopts a Saint Bernard. The family, with the exception of the father, George (Charles Grodin), becomes attached to the dog. Meanwhile, a sadistic veterinarian, Dr. Herman Varnick (Dean Jones (actor), Dean Jones) involved with animal experimentation is planning to kill Beethoven for his latest experiment, and George, after discovering his fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hughes (filmmaker)
John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker and producer. He is best known for writing, producing, and directing such films as ''Sixteen Candles'', ''The Breakfast Club'', ''Weird Science (film), Weird Science'', ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'', and ''Uncle Buck'', and writing ''Pretty in Pink'' and ''Home Alone''. Most of Hughes's works were set in Chicago. His films often combine slapstick comedy with heartfelt moments. Actors whose careers Hughes helped launch include John Candy, Molly Ringwald, Matthew Broderick, Anthony Michael Hall, and Macaulay Culkin. Hughes has since been considered an icon defining the 1980s with his coming-of-age stories, capturing the teenage experience and shaping the teen movie genre. Early life and education Hughes was born on February 18, 1950, in Lansing, Michigan, to Marion Crawford, who volunteered in charity work, and John Wilden Hughes, who worked in sales. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munro Chambers
Munro Skylear Chambers (born July 29, 1990Munro Chambers' bio at www.northernstars.ca) is a actor who is best known for his roles as Wilder on '''' (2007–2010), Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy on '' Degrassi'' (2010–2015), Frankie Chandler on ''Lockwood'' (2016–present) and Nate on '' Second Jen'' (2016). Career Chambers made his tel ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker (born August 31, 1962) is an American voice actor. Much of his work has consisted of vocalizations of animals and monsters. Baker's roles include animated series such as '' Adventure Time'', ''American Dad!'', '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', '' Ben 10'', '' Codename: Kids Next Door'', '' Gravity Falls'', '' Milo Murphy's Law'', ''Phineas and Ferb'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', '' Handy Manny'', '' Jungle Junction'', ''Steven Universe'', '' The 7D'', '' Miles from Tomorrowland'', '' ''Muppet Babies'''', and ''The Legend of Korra''. His voice work in live-action series includes '' Legends of the Hidden Temple'' and '' Shop 'til You Drop'', as well as films such as '' Space Jam'' and '' The Boxtrolls''. Baker is especially known for his work on various ''Star Wars'' television series, mainly as the voice of Captain Rex and other clone troopers in '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', '' Star Wars Rebels'', and '' Star Wars: The Bad Batch''. He has also voiced character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Murray
Joel Murray (born April 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is well known for his roles in the television series ''Mad Men'', ''Grand (TV series), Grand'', ''Love & War (TV series), Love & War'', ''Dharma & Greg'', ''Still Standing (American TV series), Still Standing'', and ''Shameless (U.S. TV series), Shameless''. He has also appeared in films including ''God Bless America (film), God Bless America'' and ''Monsters University''. Early life Murray was born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, to Lucille (married and maiden names, née Collins; 1921–1988), a mail room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II (1921–1967), a lumber salesman. He grew up in an Irish Catholic family. One of nine siblings, he is the younger brother of actors Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, and John Murray. A sister, Nancy, is an Adrian Dominican Sisters, Adrian Dominican Sister in Michigan, who toured the U.S. portraying St. Catherine of Siena. His brother Ed died in 2020. Their father died in 1967 at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
''Beethoven'' is a series of eight American films, created by John Hughes (credited as Edmond Dantès) and Amy Holden Jones, in which the plot revolves around a family attempting to control the antics of their pet Saint Bernard (named Beethoven). The first two films were theatrical releases and all subsequent releases have been direct to video. The original ''Beethoven'' was released in theaters in April 1992. Its opening grossed $7,587,565 and was the year's 26th largest grossing film in the U.S. at $57,114,049. Films ''Beethoven'' (1992) In ''Beethoven'', the Newton family finds and adopts a Saint Bernard. The family, with the exception of the father, George ( Charles Grodin), becomes attached to the dog. Meanwhile, a sadistic veterinarian, Dr. Herman Varnick ( Dean Jones) involved with animal experimentation is planning to kill Beethoven for his latest experiment, and George, after discovering his fondness for the dog, springs into action to rescue his pet. ''Beethoven'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beethoven's Big Break
''Beethoven's Big Break'' (formerly known as ''Beethoven: The Reel Story'' and sometimes referred to as ''Beethoven's 6th'') is a 2008 American comedy film and is the sixth installment in the ''Beethoven'' series. The film stars Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan, Rhea Perlman, Stephen Tobolowsky, Oscar Nunez, Joey Fatone, Cesar Millan, Moises Arias, and Eddie Griffin. It was released on DVD on December 30, 2008. The film could be considered a reboot of the series, as it completely disregards all storylines from the previous five films, though some scenes in this film include references to the original storyline. Plot Eddie Thornton, a struggling animal trainer and widowed father, is an assistant animal trainer to Sal DeMarco, an untalented, egocentric animal show host. Both men have been hired to train the animals for a film called ''Frizzy, The Bichon Frise'': Sal as the dog handler, and Eddie is given only the responsibility of training the lizard. When Frizzy is ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beethoven's 5th (film)
''Beethoven's 5th'' is a 2003 American family comedy film and is the fifth installment in the ''Beethoven'' film series. The film was released direct-to-video on December 2, 2003. The cast was completely renewed for this film. Daveigh Chase takes over the role of Sara, which was originally played by Michaela Gallo in the previous two films. It was also the final film of the original series, as the 2008 film, ''Beethoven's Big Break'' was a reboot of the character. Plot When Sara Newton and Beethoven are sent to spend the summer with Sara's uncle, clumsy mechanic Freddy Kablinski (her mom's brother) in an old mining town called Quicksilver, the mischievous Beethoven "digs up" a clue to the whereabouts of the legendary, hidden fortune of two bank robbers named Moe and Rita Selig. Now everyone wants to be his best friend as his discovery unleashes a frenzy of treasure hunting among the community's creatures. With help from Uncle Freddy and a boy named Garrett, Sara and Beethoven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beethoven's 4th (film)
''Beethoven's 4th'' is a 2001 American direct to video comedy film. It is the third sequel to the 1992 film ''Beethoven'' and the fourth installment in the ''Beethoven'' film series. It was released on December 4, 2001. It is the last film to feature Judge Reinhold as Richard Newton, Julia Sweeney as Beth Newton, Joe Pichler as Brennan Newton, and Michaela Gallo as Sara Newton. Plot Richard Newton checks in with his two children, Sara and Brennan, before school. Richard and his family are still watching Beethoven while Richard's brother George and his family are still out of town for business. The children love their St. Bernard dog, Beethoven, whom they are keeping for relatives, but their parents do not, and want to get rid of him. The children begin taking the dog to Obedience Training led by a former army sergeant. Brennan falls in love with a girl named Hayley, while Beethoven literally destroys the obstacle course in one day. To top it all off, Beethoven hits the arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beethoven's 2nd (film)
''Beethoven's 2nd'' is a 1993 American family comedy film. Directed by Rod Daniel and written by Len Blum, it is the sequel to the 1992 film ''Beethoven'', second installment in the ''Beethoven'' film series and the last to be released theatrically. Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, and Sarah Rose Karr reprised their roles with Debi Mazar and Chris Penn joining the cast. Initially, no sequel was planned, but it was produced after the unexpected financial success of the previous film. Plot In the Newton family home, George, Alice, Ryce, Ted, Emily, and Beethoven are all well-adjusted to living together. One day, Beethoven sneaks out and meets a female St. Bernard, Missy, and her owner, Brillo. However, Brillo's estranged wife, Regina, arrives with her new boyfriend Floyd, takes Missy away, and threatens to keep her unless Brillo agrees to a divorce with a $50,000 alimony settlement. Beethoven helps Missy to escape from Regina and Floyd's con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese ( ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and Television presenter, presenter. Emerging from the Footlights, Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on ''The Frost Report''. In the late 1960s, he cofounded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show ''Monty Python's Flying Circus.'' Along with his Python costars Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, Cleese starred in Monty Python films, which include ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' (1975), ''Monty Python's Life of Brian, Life of Brian'' (1979), and ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, The Meaning of Life'' (1983). In the mid-1970s, Cleese and first wife Connie Booth cowrote the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'', in which he starred as hotel owner Basil Fawlty, for which he won the 1980 British Academy Television Award for Best Ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Arnold (actor)
Thomas Duane Arnold (born March 6, 1959) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Arnie Thomas on '' Roseanne'', which starred his ex-wife Roseanne Barr. He has appeared in several films, including ''True Lies'' (1994), '' Nine Months'' (1995), '' Big Bully'', ''Carpool'', '' The Stupids'' (all 1996), ''McHale's Navy'' (1997), '' Animal Factory'' (2000), '' Cradle 2 the Grave'' (2003), '' Mr. 3000'' (2004), '' Happy Endings'' (2005), ''Pride'' (2007), '' The Great Buck Howard'' (2008), and '' Madea's Witness Protection'' (2011). He was also the host of '' The Best Damn Sports Show Period'' for four years, and appeared on '' Sons of Anarchy''. Early life Arnold was born Thomas Duane Arnold in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Linda Kay (née Graham) and Jack Arnold. His mother was Jewish. He had 2 siblings: a sister Lori and a brother Scott. As a child, Arnold was diagnosed with autism. His mother abandoned the family when he was a child, and he and his siblings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
