Beethoven!!

Naslov: Beethoven!! Sub Jan 02, 2010 11:55 am

Beethoven is a 1992 American family comedy film, directed by Brian Levant and starring Charles Grodin. The film is the first in the Beethoven film series.
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 owned by the Newton family and co-stars Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, Sarah Rose Karr, Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt and Dean Jones.

When the film opens, a St. Bernard puppy (later named Beethoven) and a large group of other puppies are stolen from a pet shop by two thieves. Beethoven meets a Jack Russell Terrier who manages to escape from the thieves and sneaks into the home of the Newton family. The father, George Newton (Charles Grodin) doesn't want the responsibility of owning a dog, but his wife Alice (Bonnie Hunt) and children convince him otherwise. While trying to name their new found dog, the youngest daughter, Emily (Sarah Rose Karr), plays a portion of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and the puppy barks along, thus he is named Beethoven.
Initially, George only focuses on Beethoven's negative aspects: scratching the door, shedding on the furniture, dining off the kitchen counter, drooling on him, and otherwise chewing the house apart. However, the rest of family grows attached to Beethoven, who helps the children overcome their problems in various ways, such as frightening off the bullies that are bothering Ted (Christopher Castile), helping the eldest girl, Ryce (Nicholle Tom) talk to her crush, and saving Emily's life when she falls in their babysitter's swimming pool. However, George becomes increasingly jealous of the affection Beethoven receives, feeling as though he is being neglected as the family fawns over Beethoven.
The family takes Beethoven to a local veterinarian, Herman Varnick (Dean Jones) for a routine medical examination and immunizations. The family is unaware that Varnick is involved in unethical and deadly animal experimentation and hired the two thieves, Harvey (Oliver Platt) and Vernon (Stanley Tucci) who were seen in the opening sequence. Varnick wants to use Beethoven for an ammunition test requiring large-skulled dogs such as St. Bernards; he urges the family to leave him overnight at the clinic, but they refuse. Varnick speaks to George alone and tells him of a supposed mental instability among St. Bernard dogs making them potentially dangerous to humans and advises George to watch Beethoven closely for any sign of viciousness. George is concerned and resolves to send Beethoven away if he observes any "weirdness", much to a skeptical Alice's chagrin.
In the days that follow, George and Alice try to impress Brad (David Duchovny) and Brie (Patricia Heaton), executives from a rival company, into investing in George's business, Newton Auto Air Fresheners. Unbeknownst to the couple, the executives, seeing the potential profitability of George's business, seek to eventually absorb the company into their own by writing some "fine print" into a contract. During a meeting at the Newtons, George is about to finalize his partnership with Brad and Brie when Beethoven wraps his leash around the picnic table and chairs and drags the couple down the sidewalk, much to Alice's amusement. Infuriated that Beethoven has ruined his deal, George declares that he wants the dog gone, much to the sadness of his family.
Varnick later visits the Newton home under the guise of doing a follow-up exam on Beethoven. He stages an "attack" by Beethoven on him, claiming that Beethoven bit his arm. Varnick says Beethoven must be euthanized or he will press charges. Emily, who saw Varnick hit Beethoven, protests that the attack was fake, but George, fearing for his family's safety, takes Beethoven to Varnick's office. Along the way, George reveals that his father had taken an old family dog to be euthanized, much to his sadness, and shows empathy for Beethoven for the first time in the movie, telling him "You were my dog, too." before leaving him with Varnick.
Later, after recognizing Emily's sadness and having a conversation with Alice, George has a change of heart. The family goes to Varnick's office to investigate the incident further, to which Varnick claims that Beethoven has already been euthanized, even though George had been told that it was not due to be done until the following day. In the ensuing debacle it is revealed that Varnick has no bite marks and that the attack was faked. They demand that Beethoven be returned but Varnick insists he has already been euthanized. George punches Varnick and the family calls the cops. After the police show no interest in intervening, the family decides to follow Varnick to his secret facility, where he is also planning to test certain chemicals on smaller dogs. George starts to tail Varnick's Porsche while Alice calls the police. As George closes in, Beethoven breaks free but is recaptured by the thieves, and George crashes through the facility skylight just as Varnick prepares to shoot Beethoven. He is then attacked by a Jack Russell Terrier and misfires his gun, prompting Ted to drive the family car into the lab. In the ensuing chaos, Ted launches numerous syringes into Varnick, sedating him. Beethoven and all the dogs are soon freed by the Newtons, and chase the two thieves away. They escape into a junkyard, only to be viciously maimed by a pack of junkyard Dobermans.
Dr. Varnick is arrested and soon indicted for his crimes, along with his two injured accomplices. The Newtons are praised as heroes by the news and George takes a new liking to Beethoven. Ryce also gets a phone call from her crush Mark, much to her excitement. The Newtons then go to sleep, saying good night to Beethoven and all of the dogs they rescued.

Naslov: Re: Beethoven!! Ned Jan 03, 2010 11:11 pm

JAo film je super....i ja oboo filmovi sa psicima.

Naslov: Re: Beethoven!! Pon Jan 04, 2010 10:55 am

AAAAA nemam komentara.. Smile

Naslov: Re: Beethoven!! Sre Jan 06, 2010 12:26 am

evo prije sat vremena sam ga gledala..uvijek ga gledam i dobro se nasmijem..a i tako je sladak...

Naslov: Re: Beethoven!! Uto Okt 12, 2010 8:44 pm

extraa ..obo ovaj film (: 3