| Air Bud: Golden Receiver | |
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| File:Walt-Disney-Pictures-Air-Bud-Golden-Receiver-Movie-Poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Film information | |
| Directed by: | Richard Martin |
| Produced by: | Robert Vince |
| Written by: | Paul Tamasy (screenplay) Aaron Mendelsohn (screenplay) Paul Tamasy (characters) Aaron Mendelsohn (characters) Kevin DiCicco (character Air Bud) |
| Music by: | Brahm Wenger |
| Cinematography: | Mike Southon |
| Editing by: | Bruce Lange Melinda Seabrook |
| Studio: | Walt Disney Pictures (United States) Keystone Pictures Dimension Films (International) Alliance Atlantis Communications |
| Distributed by: | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
| Release Date(s): | August 14, 1998 |
| Running time: | 90 minutes |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $10,224,116 |
| Preceded by: | Air Bud |
| Followed by: | Air Bud: World Pup |
Air Bud: Golden Receiver is the 1998 sequel to Air Bud. It was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is also the last one to be released theatrically. Outside the United States. it was often titled Air Bud 2 by Dimension Films and Walt Disney Pictures. It is also the last one to star the original Air Bud, who died of lung cancer in 1998. It is in memory of him.
Plot[]
Several months after Norman Snively is sent to prison and becoming Buddy's legal owner, Josh Framm, now a teenager, becomes angry when his mother, Jackie, begins dating Dr. Patrick Sullivan, the town's new veterinarian after a couple of failed dates. It all starts when Patrick innocently tosses Josh's basketball-savvy dog, Buddy, a football one day, and he discovers that Buddy also has an uncanny ability to play that sport. Soon enough, Buddy begins playing on Josh's school football team. Meanwhile, two Russian siblings, Natalya and Popov, kidnap him in hopes of having him perform as the special attraction in the Russian circus while Josh runs away when Patrick proposes to Jackie. His coach finds him and convinces him that just because Patrick is in his life now, he doesn't have to stop loving his father and he returns home, but Patrick is gone and Buddy is missing.
The Timberwolves are forced to play the final game without Buddy and are losing big. Buddy and the other animals manage to escape and Natalya and Popov are arrested and placed into the custody of the Russian embassy after their van falls into a lake following a chase sequence. Meanwhile, Patrick finds Buddy and takes him to the game. With his help, they catch up, but he is tackled and taken out of the game. They are forced to finish it without him and thanks to Josh and Tommy, they win. Later, Josh stops Patrick from leaving and convinces him to stay. They later go to a Seattle Seahawks football game and Buddy sneaks onto the field.
Rating[]
Prior to the film's theatrical release, it was released in theaters, it was given a G rating by the Motion Picture Association of America, making it the first Air Bud film to have been designated that rating in the United States.
Cast[]
- Buddy – Himself
- Kevin Zegers – Josh Framm
- Gregory Harrison – Dr. Patrick Sullivan
- Robert Costanzo – Coach Fanelli
- Tim Conway – Fred Davis
- Dick Martin – Phil Phil
- Cynthia Stevenson – Jackie Framm
- Nora Dunn – Natalya
- Perry Anzilotti – Popov
- Shayn Solberg - Tom Stewart
- Suzanne Ristic – Principal Salter
- Alyson MacLaren – Andrea Framm
- Joey Galloway – Himself
- Warren Moon – Himself
- Alex Vlisides – Vice Principal Van Nostrane
Home video release[]
The film was released to VHS in December 15, 1998 by Dimension Home Video and Walt Disney Home Video. and was later released to DVD in 2000. Disney continued its line of Air Bud Special Edition DVDs with the release of Air Bud: Golden Receiver Special Edition on February 2, 2010. The special edition includes a play-by-play action exclusive Sports Channel by the Buddies led by Budderball.
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