1992 family film starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt (9)
I believe the answer is:
beethoven
(Other definitions for beethoven that I've seen before include "He be no vet, this German composer" , "Pastoral Symphony composer, d. 1827" , "Ludwig van .. . . . . . . ., great German composer" , "See 1" , "Composer, lived 1770-1827" .)