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Beethoven's 5th

Beethoven's 5th

20035.31h 31m

Overview

When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe Selig. Now everybody wants to be the dog's best friend as his discovery unleashes a frenzy of treasure hunting among the community's cast of kooky creatures. With help from Uncle Freddie and Garrett (a friend or maybe more), Sara and Beethoven try to help uncover a secret that has been in the crazy little town for years.

Directed by Mark Griffiths
Written by Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser, John Hughes
Produced by Mike Elliott
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Top Cast

Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas

Freddy Kablinski

Faith Ford

Faith Ford

Julie Dempsey

Daveigh Chase

Daveigh Chase

Sara Newton

Tom Poston

Tom Poston

John Giles / Selig

Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Crazy Cora Wilkens

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Sammy Kahn

Garrett

Richard Riehle

Richard Riehle

Vaughn Carter

Clint Howard

Clint Howard

Owen Tuttle

Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin

Evie Kling

John Larroquette

John Larroquette

Mayor Harold Herman

Themes & Keywords

st. bernarddog

About Beethoven's 5th

Beethoven's 5th is a family, comedy film released in 2003 exploring themes of st. bernard, dog. Directed by Mark Griffiths, it stars Dave Thomas, Faith Ford, Daveigh Chase. When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue to a legendary hidden fortune of Rita and Moe Selig. Now everybody wants to be the dog's best friend as his discovery unleashes a frenzy of treasure hunting among the community's cast of kooky creatures. With help from Uncle Freddie and Garrett (a friend or maybe more), Sara and Beethoven try to help uncover a secret that has been in the crazy little town for years.

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