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* ''[[Air Bud: Golden Receiver]]'' (1998) ([[ |
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* ''[[Air Bud: World Pup]]'' (2000) ([[soccer]]) |
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* ''[[Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch]]'' (2002) ([[baseball]]) |
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Revision as of 10:19, 11 January 2009
| Air Bud | |
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| File:Air Bud Poster.jpg Air Bud DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Charles Martin Smith |
| Written by | Kevin DeCicco (character Air Bud) Paul Tamasy Aaron Mendelsohn |
| Produced by | Robert Vince Michael Strange Robert Vince Anne Vince |
| Starring | Michael Jeter Kevin Zegers Wendy Makkena Bill Cobbs Eric Christmas Nicola Cavendish Brendan Fletcher Norman Browning Stephen E. Miller Bud the Dog |
| Cinematography | Mike Southon |
| Edited by | Alison Grace |
| Music by | Brahm Wenger |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
Release dates |  August 1, 1997 |
Running time | 98 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million (estimated) |
Template:Infobox movie certificates Air Bud is the 1997 feature film that sparked the franchise centered around the fictional dog Buddy, a Golden Retriever. The movie's title may be wordplay with "Air Jordan", a nickname of basketball superstar Michael Jordan.
The original movie was financially successful, grossing US$4 million in its opening weekend and totaling US$24 million for its final run, against an estimated $3 million budget.[1] [2]
Plot
The plot revolves around a 12-year-old boy, Josh Framm, who has an interest in basketball. After the death of his father, Josh moves with his family to Washington State and is too shy to try out for his middle school's basketball team and too shy to make any friends. Through a series of coincidences, Josh meets Buddy, a Golden Retriever who escaped his cruel owner, an alcoholic clown Norman Snively. Josh soon learns that Bud has the ability to play the sport of basketball.
Buddy becomes the mascot of Josh's school's basketball team and begins appearing in their halftime shows. But just before the championship game, Buddy's original owner, Snively steals Buddy from Josh. Josh then infiltrates Snively's backyard where Buddy is. Snively can't see him due to a stack of cans on his windowsill. The stack of cans then falls and Josh is caught infiltrating Snively's backyard. Josh gets Buddy off the chain. Snively then chases Josh in his clown truck. The chase rages on to parking lots near a lake. The van's steering wheel is then acidentally taken off and rolls across a few parking lots. Snively and his own clown truck falls in the water but doesn't drown. A few minutes after the chase, Josh then decides to set him free to find someone else. Initially, his team is losing at the championship until Buddy shows up. When it is discovered that there is no rule that a dog cannot play basketball, Buddy joins the roster to lead the team to a come from behind championship victory. Snively sues the Framm family for custody of Bud. It is decided that the dog will choose who will be its rightful owner at the suggestion of Josh's coach, a former Knicks player. Buddy attacks Snively and runs to Josh causing the judge to grant custody of Buddy to Josh while Snivley is dragged away by the police.
Sequels and spin-offs
The movie generated one theater-released sequel and many direct-to-video sequels and a spin-off. In each film, Buddy learns to play a different sport.
The following list indicates the sequel, its position in the series, and which sport is featured in it:
- Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) (football)
- Air Bud: World Pup (2000) (soccer)
- Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002) (baseball)
- Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003) (beach volleyball)
- Air Buddies (2006)
- Snow Buddies (2008) (Sled Dogs)
- Space Buddies (2009)
- Air Bud: Aussie Rules (N/A) (AFL and rugby)
Cast
- Michael Jeter – Norman 'Norm' F. Snively / Hound the Clown
- Kevin Zegers – Josh Framm
- Wendy Makkena – Mrs. Jackie Framm
- Bill Cobbs – Coach Arthur Chaney
- Eric Christmas – Judge Cranfield
- Jonas Fredrico – Julius Aster
- Nicola Cavendish – Principal Pepper
- Brendan Fletcher – Larry Willingham
- Norman Browning – Mr. Buck Willingham
- James Manley – Professor Plum
- Joeseph Lester – Father Cunningham
- Stephen E. Miller – Coach Joe Barker
- Shayn Solberg – Tom Stewart
- Jesebel Mather and Kati Mahter – Andrea Framm
- Buddy the Dog – Buddy
- Franco the Cat – Buddy's "Nephew"
- Snazin Smith – Nurse (uncredited)
See also
Notes
- ^ Box office / business for Air Bud, Internet Movie Database
- ^ Weekend Box Office, August 1–3, 1997, BoxOfficeMojo.com
