beethoven's 2nd

Director Rod Daniel’s BEETHOVEN’S 2ND (1993) is the sequel to the box office hit BEETHOVEN (1992). Whereas the original stuck to formula laughs with one slapstick gag after another, the sequel turns its attention to character development and to the subject of love. Although still not memorable entertainment, it is much better than the first.

In BEETHOVEN’S 2ND, the dog Beethoven and all of his canine friends go looking for the opposite sex. Even in the Newton household, father George (Charles Grodin), wife Alice Newton (Bonnie Hunt), and their three kids, Ryce (Nicholle Tom), Ted (Christopher Castile), and Emily (Sarah Rose Karr) have love on their minds. Except for Emily, the kids find their first sweethearts and the parents try to help them cope.