Beethoven's 5th (film)

Beethoven's 5th
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Directed by	Mark Griffiths
Written by	Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser
Based on	Beethoven by Edmond Dantès Amy Holden Jones
Produced by	Mike Elliot
Starring	Dave Thomas Faith Ford Daveigh Chase Tom Poston Katherine Helmond Sammy Kahn Richard Riehle Clint Howard Kathy Griffin John Larroquette
Cinematography	Christopher Baffa
Edited by	John Gilbert
Music by	Adam Berry
Distributed by	Universal Studios Home Video
Release date	December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Beethoven's 5th is a 2003 American family comedy film and is the fifth installment in the Beethoven film series. Daveigh Chase takes over the role of Sara which was originally played by Michaela Gallo in the previous two films. The film was released direct-to-video on December 2, 2003.

This was the final film of the original series, as the 2008 film, Beethoven's Big Break was a reboot of the character.

Plot

When Sara Newton and Beethoven are sent to spend the summer with Sara's uncle, clumsy mechanic Freddy Kablinski (her mom's brother) in an old mining town called Quicksilver, the mischievous Beethoven "digs up" a clue to the whereabouts of the legendary, hidden fortune of two bank robbers named Moe and Rita Selig. Now everyone wants to be his best friend as his discovery unleashes a frenzy of treasure hunting among the community's creatures. With help from Uncle Freddy and a boy named Garrett, Sara and Beethoven try to help uncover a secret that has been in the little town for years. Then after the secret is uncovered, a criminal tries to steal it away before he gets arrested by Sheriff Julie. But Beethoven shoots dead the ghosts and is "declared" a hero.

Cast

• Dave Thomas as Freddy Kablinski
• Faith Ford as Sheriff Julie Dempsey
• Daveigh Chase as Sara Newton
• Tom Poston as John Giles/Selig
• Katherine Helmond as Cora Wilkens
• Sammy Kahn as Garrett
• Richard Riehle as Vaughn Carter
• Clint Howard as Owen Tuttle
• Kathy Griffin as Evie Kling
• John Larroquette as Mayor Harold Herman
• Rodman Flender as Moe Selig
• Tina Illman as Rita Selig
• Tom Musgrave as Jim
• Joel Hurt Jones as Phil Dobson
• Elizabeth Warner as Mrs. Dobson
• J.S. Barque as Beethoven

Release

The film was released direct-to-video on December 2, 2003 in the United States and in May 2004 in the United Kingdom.

External links

• Beethoven's 5th at the Internet Movie Database
• Beethoven's 5th at AllMovie