[2] The film stars Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan, Rhea Perlman, Stephen Tobolowsky, Oscar Nunez, Joey Fatone, Cesar Millan, Moises Arias, and Eddie Griffin.

Suddenly, Beethoven bursts in and performs an impressive chase scene with Pete the Lizard, which instantly makes Stanley love him.

Finally, they find where Beethoven was going: he had been caring for his three small pups in an alley, as their mother had apparently died.

Lisa, the film's writer, requests from Eddie to spend more time with Beethoven so that she can write more appropriately for him.

Eddie, Billy, Lisa and the puppies then head to Sal's show stage, which doubles as his secret lair, and rescue Beethoven.

This is because the actor who played Sal, Stephen Tobolowsky, portrayed the character Ned Ryerson in the Bill Murray comedy, Groundhog Day.

[4] Kevin Carr, writing for 7M Pictures said the film "offers plenty of slapstick moments and a fair share of burps and farts, which make the movie a sure-fire hit for young kids".