Air Bud: Spikes Back
| Air Bud: Spikes Back | |
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 DVD cover art | |
| Directed by | Mike Southon |
| Screenplay by | Anne Vince Anna McRoberts |
| Story by | Robert Vince |
| Based on | Characters by Paul Tamasy Aaron Mendelsohn Kevin DiCicco |
| Produced by | Anna McRoberts Robert Vince Benjamin Kutz |
| Starring | Katija Pevec Tyler Boissonnault Edie McClurg Patrick Cranshaw Cynthia Stevenson Jake D. Smith Gabrielle Reece |
| Cinematography | Mike Southon |
| Edited by | Kelly Herron Jason Pielak |
| Music by | Brahm Wenger |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Home Entertainment[b] |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | Canada United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
Air Bud: Spikes Back (also known as Air Bud 5) is a 2003 sports comedy film directed by Mike Southon. It is the fifth film in the original Air Bud series. The film series itself was followed by a spin-off series: the Air Buddies franchise. It was the only Air Bud film not to include Kevin Zegers. It was released on June 24, 2003.
Plot
[edit | edit source]Buddy finds that he also has the uncanny ability to play volleyball. Throughout this experience, he and a talking parrot stop some crooks, Doug and Gordon. Andrea Framm attempts to earn money to fly out to California to visit Tammy after her family must move there. Also, Andrea reveals that her brother, Josh Framm, has decided to play football at college for the summer instead of returning home to Fernfield for summer vacation.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Katija Pevec as Andrea Framm, Buddy's owner
- Tyler Boissonnault as Connor, Andrea's love interest
- Edie McClurg as Gram Gram, Andrea's maternal grandmother
- Patrick Cranshaw as Sheriff Bob
- Cynthia Stevenson as Jackie Framm-Sullivan, Andrea's mother
- Jake D. Smith as Noah Sullivan, Andrea's younger maternal half-brother
- Gabrielle Reece as Herself
- Robert Tinkler as Doug, Gordon's partner
- Malcolm Scott as Gordon, Doug's partner
- Alf Humphreys as Dr. Patrick Sullivan, Andrea's stepfather
- Chantal Strand as Tammy, Andrea's best friend
- C. Ernst Harth as Phil
- Ellen Kennedy as Wilma
- Nancy Robertson as Principal Pickle
- Doug Funk as Mailman Phil
- Brian Dobson as the voice of Polly the Parrot
Production
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Release
[edit | edit source]Air Bud: Spikes Back was released directly to DVD on June 24, 2003, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. It was reissued by Disney on June 16, 2008 in a double-pack alongside Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch.
Mill Creek Entertainment reissued the film on January 14, 2020, on a 2-disc box set, also containing other Air Bud films owned by Air Bud Entertainment.[1]
All five Air Bud films, including Spikes Back, arrived on Disney+ on October 1, 2023.[2]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ As Ruff Productions Inc.
- ^ Under Walt Disney Home Entertainment imprint. Presented by Dimension Films.
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Air Bud: Spikes Back at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 2003 films
- Disney direct-to-video films
- 2003 direct-to-video films
- 2003 children's films
- Direct-to-video sequel films
- Volleyball films
- Films shot in Vancouver
- Air Bud (series)
- 2000s English-language films
- American children's comedy films
- American direct-to-video films
- WildBrain films
- Dimension Films films
- 2003 directorial debut films
- Canadian children's comedy films
- Canadian sports comedy films
- Canadian sequel films
- Canadian direct-to-video films
- 2000s American films
- 2000s Canadian films
- Children's film stubs
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