of a company representative who wants to try to take over the family's business, and only Beethoven sees him and his female partner for what they are and takes them on the ride of their lives one of the funniest scenes of the film . I generally find sequels are not as good as the first, but in this case the humor of Beethoven's 2nd and Beethoven's 3rd hold true to first and are also worth viewing.

Will be watching with my kids for sure and you should too.

roll candy package. The name is not one we recognize as candy, but rather it is sitting with the letters upside down and spell SEX.

conclusion, I highly recommend this movie to all you dog lovers or Charles Grodin fans who have not seen it.

a swimming pool and giving a couple of sleazy con artists "the ride they deserve". After Beethoven misbehaves one too many times, Dad takes him to a veterinarian who, unbeknownst to him, is actually an evil scientist who uses dogs for lethal lab experiments. This doctor wants very much to get his hands on Beethoven. When he pays a house call to the Newtons, he stages an incident where, after tearing his clothes and smearing red dye all over himself, he provokes the dog so it looks like he is being attacked. This causes Dad to waste no time taking Beethoven to the doctor's office to be put to sleep. His wife and kids, suspecting the doctor is lying, go to his office, where Dad finally discovers the doctor's true activities. This film has everything that a great film should: a believable story, sincere performances, and lush cinematography. I would have given it a perfect 10, but it does have one major flaw: the casting of usually good-natured Dean Jones as such an unscrupulous character.

as George Newton, a successful creator of air fresheners who has a wife and three kids. One day a St. Bernard puppy wanders into the Newton household and the kids quickly start to get attached to the pup. Grodin doesn't want the pup, but the kids talk him into keeping the canine. It doesn't take long for the big pup to grow to enormous proportions. "Beethoven" at times is pure nonsense to be sure but it's just too enjoyable to dislike. The dog is wonderful, and there are many good performances throughout. In addition to Grodin, there's Bonnie Hunt, who's delightful as Grodin's wife Alice; Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, and Sarah Rose Karr as their three kids; Disney veteran Dean Jones in a surprise villainous role as Dr. Varnick, the evil veterinarian; Oliver Platt and Stanley Tucci as dognappers working for Jones; and before becoming TV stars David Duchovny "The X-Files" and Patricia Heaton "Everybody Loves Raymond" as a business-like couple who secretly plan to take over Grodin's air freshener business, until Beethoven gives them the ride of their lives literally . Kids will love this if they can get by the little amount of comic violence and animal abuse. The violence is slight so I don't think real little kids will get scared. Although the movie does lose a few points for the violence. And a few scenes are a bit ridiculous. Nevertheless, "Beethoven" is alot of fun for young and old alike. A must-see if your a dog lover like me. *** out of four