Air Bud: Golden Receiver
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| Air Bud: Golden Receiver | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Starring | Tim Conway Dick Martin Kevin Zegers Cynthia Stevenson Gregory Harrison Nora Dunn Peri Anzilotti Robert Costanzo Shayn Solberg Suzanne Ristic |
| Music by | Brahm Wenger |
| Cinematography | Mike Southon |
| Editing by | Bruce Lange Melinda Seabrook |
| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
| Release date(s) | August 14, 1998 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Air Bud |
| Followed by | Air Bud: World Pup |
| IMDb profile | |
Air Bud: Golden Receiver is the first of many sequels to the 1997 film Air Bud.
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[edit] Plot
Teenager Josh Framm becomes angry when his mother, Jackie, begins dating Patrick Sullivan, the town's new veterinarian. It all starts when Sullivan innocently tosses Josh's basketball-savvy dog, Buddy, a football one day, and he discovers that Buddy also has an uncanny ability to play the sport of football! Soon enough, Buddy begins playing on Josh's Junior High football team. Meanwhile, two Russian dogkidnappers kidnap Buddy in hopes of having him perform in the Russian circus. It is up to Patrick Sullivan to help Josh get his dog back; and in doing so, they bond and Josh becomes comfortable with Sullivan's intimate relationship with his mother.
[edit] Cast
- Tim Conway - Fred Davis
- Dick Martin - Phil Phil
- Kevin Zegers - Josh Framm
- Cynthia Stevenson - Mrs. Jackie Framm
- Gregory Harrison - Dr. Patrick Sullivan
- Nora Dunn - Natalya
- Perry Anzilotti - Popov
- Robert Costanzo - Coach Fanelli
- Shayn Solberg - Tom Stewart
- Suzanne Ristic - Principal Salter
- Alyson MacLaren - Andrea Framm
- Joey Galloway - Himself
- Alex Vlisides - Vice Principal Van Nostrane
[edit] Box office
The film was a modest hit, and although it did not earn quite as much money as the original; it still made a borderline impressive $10 million dollars.
[edit] Miscellanea
-Six dogs were used to play Buddy in the making of this film. [1]
-The family at the NFL game at the end shows the Seahawks playing at an outdoor stadium. When this movie was made, they still played at the Kingdome.
