Air Bud: Spikes Back
| Air Bud: Spikes Back | |
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 DVD cover art | |
| Directed by | Mike Southon |
| Screenplay by | |
| 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 Edie McClurg Cynthia Stevenson |
| Cinematography | Mike Southon |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Home Entertainment[a] |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
Air Bud: Spikes Back (also known as Air Bud 5) is a 2003 direct to video film directed by Mike Southon. It is the fifth and final 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 movie not to include Kevin Zegers. It was released on June 24, 2003.
Plot[]
Buddy finds that he also has the uncanny ability to play volleyball. Throughout this experience he and a talking parrot stop some crooks named Doug and Gordon. Andrea attempts to earn money to fly out to California to visit Tammy after her family must move there. Josh has decided to play football at college for the summer instead of returning home for summer vacation.
Cast[]
- Katija Pevec as Andrea Framm
- as Noah Sullivan
- as Connor
- Cynthia Stevenson as Jackie Framm Sullivan
- Edie McClurg as Gram Gram
- Alf Humphreys as Dr. Patrick Sullivan
- Chantal Strand as Tammy
- C. Ernst Harth as Phil
- as Wilma
- Patrick Cranshaw as Sheriff Bob
- Nancy Robertson as Principal Pickle
- as Mailman Phil
- Rob Tinkler as Doug
- Malcolm Scott as Gordon
- Brian Dobson as Polly
- Gabrielle Reece as herself
Production[]
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Release[]
The movie was released directly to DVD on June 24, 2003 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The movie was reissued by Disney on June 16, 2008 in a double-pack alongside Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch.
Mill Creek Entertainment reissued the movie on January 14, 2020 on a 2-disc boxset, also containing other Air Bud movies owned by Air Bud Entertainment.[1]
References[]
- ^ Under Walt Disney Home Entertainment imprint
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