Directed by David Mickey Evans   Written by John Hughes   Jeff Schechter   Amy Holden Jones   Cast Judge Reinhold ... Richard Newton Julia Sweeney ... Beth Newton Joe Pichler ... Brennan Newton Michaela Gallo ... Sara Newton Mike Ciccolini ... Tommy (as Michael Ciccolini) Jamie Galen ... Bill Danielle Keaton ... Penny (as Danielle Wiener) Frank Gorshin ... Uncle Morrie Holly Mitchell ... Kennel Employee Mark Carlton ... Ranger Smith Dana Lee ... Sheriff Festus Big Nate Kanae ... Black Bart / Sumo Cowboy (as Big Nate) Greg Pitts ... Quentin / Video Store Clerk Dean Wayton ... Delivery Man Scott Evans ... Grocery Store Manager James Kiriyama-Lem ... Gubesoshi Blake Boyd ... Gary Uncredited Cast Cujo ... Beethoven Phil Hawn ... Train Park Guest Carl Vanmeter ... Sgt. McAlpine Produced by David Bixler   Kelli Konop   Original Music by Philip Giffin

Additional Info Premiere: July 25, 2000 DVD Release: April 28, 2009 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Universal Family and Home Entertainment (presents) (as Universal Family & Home Entertainment Production) Ludwig Productions Universal Studios (copyright holder) Distributors Disney Channel   (2005) (USA) (TV) Universal Home Video   (2000) (USA) (VHS) Universal Studios Home Video   (2000) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 4.1 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #5,355 / 20,959 Site Ranking #5,351 Mute Witness (1995) #5,352 10 Things I Hate About You: Season 1 (2009) #5,353 Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank (2022) #5,354 Tombs Of The Blind Dead (1972) #5,355 Beethoven's 3rd (2000) #5,356 Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders (2016) #5,357 The Curve (1998) #5,358 National Lampoon's Barely Legal (2003) #5,359 Forbidden World (1982)