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Beethoven's 2nd
Beethoven's 2nd poster
Directed by	Rod Daniel
Produced by	Michael C. Gross Joe Medjuck
Written by	John Hughes (characters) (as Edmond Dantes) Amy Holden Jones (characters) Len Blum (written by)
Starring	Charles Grodin Bonnie Hunt Nicholle Tom Christopher Castile Sarah Rose Karr Debi Mazar Chris Penn
Music by	Randy Edelman
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Editing by	William D. Gordean Sheldon Kahn
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	December 17, 1993
Running time	89 minutes (95 minutes with deleted scenes)
Country	USA
Language	English
Preceded by	Beethoven
Followed by	Beethoven's 3rd
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Beethoven's 2nd is the first sequel to the 1992 film, Beethoven. It starred Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt, and Beethoven's four puppies, Tchaikovsky, Chubby, Dolly, and Mo.

• Charles Grodin - George Newton
• Bonnie Hunt - Alice Newton
• Nicholle Tom - Ryce Newton
• Christopher Castile - Ted Newton
• Sarah Rose Karr - Emily Newton
• Debi Mazar - Regina
• Chris Penn - Floyd
• Ashley Hamilton - Taylor Devereaux
• Danny Masterson - Seth
• Catherine Reitman - Janie
• Maury Chaykin - Cliff Klamath
• Heather McComb - Michelle
• Felix Heathcombe - Percy Pennypacker
• Scott Waara - Banker
• Jeff Corey - Gus, the Janitor
• Virginia Capers - Miss Linda Anderson
• Jordan Bond - Jordan, the Newspaper Boy
• Pat Jankiewicz - Arthur Lewis

• Christopher Masterson had a small role in the film, however, his older brother, Danny Masterson, had a leading role in the film. The two were not playing brothers in the movie so neither one mentioned to anyone that they were related. When producers went to view the film, they noticed the resemblance and reshot all of Chris's scenes with another actor.
• There is a scene in the movie where Nicholle Tom's character, Ryce, is locked in an attic by her drunk boyfriend, played by Ashley Hamilton, in which he clearly plans on sexually assaulting her. Although Beethoven, of course, saves the day, many critics, including Roger Ebert, felt the scene treated the serious issue of date rape too lightly and/or that it was inappropriate for a family film.
• Kevin Dunn, who plays Missy's original owner, is uncredited.
• The movie's theme song, "The Day I Fell in Love", performed by Dolly Parton and James Ingram, was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy Award for Best Song from a Motion Picture. It is almost unanimously considered one of the main highlights of the film.

The following scenes were never shown in theaters, video, or DVD only on television:

• Ted removing his jacket to use it as a cover for the puppies he and Emily were placing in a cardboard box.
• Ted and Emily are trapped in the apartment garage (where Regina and Floyd reside), so they try to open it by stepping on a wire that opens it, but to no avail. However, Beethoven chews on the wire, which causes the garage to open.
• After George Newton finds out about the puppies, he attempts to potty-train them next to a hydrant, but it becomes very difficult for him.
• The Newtons were packing all of their belongings and gear into their car before leaving their house.
• After the McDonalds scene, the Newton's are singing car songs.
• During their stay at their lake house, Emily secretly picks out air fresheners from the convenience store.
• Emily telling her mom that she taught their puppy Tchaikovsky, but he doesn't really follow her at all afterwards.
• At Taylor's party, it shows Beethoven struggling to get free from the support beam, with the glass bottles shown shaking frequently. Although the scene where the three party guys are shown pouring beer onto Beethoven is edited out (but not in the final cut of the film).
• After George's nightmare sequence of a lot of puppies in his living room, the Newton's commercial airs on their TV and they (excluding Ryce) all begin to watch it.

• Beethoven's 2nd at the Internet Movie Database