Beethoven (film) Beethoven (film) 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
Dog Eat Dog (2016 film) Dog Eat Dog (2016 film) Dog Eat Dog is a 2016 American black comedy crime thriller film directed by Paul Schrader. The screenplay by Matthew Wilder is based on Edward Bunker's 1995 novel of the same name. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe. The film was the closing entry for the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Three former prisoners - Troy, Mad Dog and Diesel - are hired to kidnap a baby and share a big ransom payment. Principal photography on the film began on October 19, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. Filming also took