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
Beethoven (film) direct-to-video films: "Beethoven's 3rd" (2000), "Beethoven's 4th" (2001), "Beethoven's 5th" (2003), "Beethoven's Big Break" (2008), "Beethoven's Christmas Adventure" (2011), and "Beethoven's Treasure Tail" (2014). An animated TV series was also created around the films that debuted in 1994. Dean Jones voiced the role of George Newton in this series after playing Dr. Herman Varnick in the film and Nicholle Tom reprised her role, voicing Ryce Newton. 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