Big Kids movie night
Beethoven's 5th
The story
Beethoven's 5th is a 2003 American family comedy film and is the fifth installment in the Beethoven film series. The film was released direct-to-video by Universal Studios Home Video on December 2, 2003.
The cast was completely renewed for this film. Daveigh Chase takes over the role of Sara, which was originally played by Michaela Gallo in the previous two films.
It was also 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 maternal 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. 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.