Beethoven's 4th is the third sequel to the 1992 film

Film

A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

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Beethoven (film)

Beethoven is a 1992 American family comedy film, directed by Brian Levant and starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt. The film is the first in the Beethoven film series....

and is the fourth installment in the Beethoven film series

Beethoven film series

The Beethoven film series is a series of seven American films, in which the plot revolves around a family attempting to control the antics of their pet, a Saint Bernard. The first two films were theatrical releases and all after have been direct to video....

. It was released on December 4, 2001.

Plot

When Beethoven's lack of social graces gets to be too much for the Newtons, the kids secretly enroll him in an obedience school. A Beethoven-style twist on the tale The Prince and the Pauper is unleashed when Beethoven gets loose during a walk in the park only to find himself mixed up with Michelangelo, a perfectly trained dog who looks just like him. While the Newtons can't believe how well behaved their dog has suddenly become, the real Beethoven wreaks havoc in the home of the rich and snooty Sedgwick family. After chaos reigns, they find their rightful owners.

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