Air Buddies
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| Directed by | Robert Vince |
| Produced by | Anna McRoberts Robert Vince |
| Written by | Anna McRoberts Robert Vince Phil Hanley |
| Based on | Characters by Paul Tamasy Aaron Mendelsohn Kevin DiCicco |
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Slade Pearce Trevor Wright Christian Pikes Paul Rae Abigail Breslin Michael Clarke Duncan Don Knotts Patrick Cranshaw |
| Music by | Brahm Wenger |
| Cinematography | Mike Southon |
| Edited by | Kelly Herron Jason Pielak |
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Keystone Family Pictures
Key Pix Productions |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
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Running time
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80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9 million |
Air Bud Dies is a 2006 straight-to-DVD comedy film. It is the sixth film in the Air Bud series and the first in the direct-to-video spin-off series Air Buddies, which follows the life of a lonely teenager and his dog who has the uncanny ability to play every sport.
This movie changes the primary focus of the series from Buddy, an adult golden retriever, to his puppies. It also radically alters the character of the series by making all of the animals speak.
Air Buddies was released on December 12, 2006. This is Don Knotts' and Patrick Cranshaw's final film, released after their deaths.
Through a voiceover, Sniffer (voiced by Don Knotts) introduces the five Air Buddies, describes their personalities and recaps how the puppies' father, Air Bud, made the town of Fernfeild famous through his love of sport. When their families leave home for a basketball game, the puppies get into trouble with their sitter,Mrs Niggles.This prompts their owners to finally put the puppies up for adoption.
Meanwhile, Selkirk Tander (Holmes Osborne) tries to impress Mr. Livingston's (Steve Makaj) son, Bartleby Livingston by showing him a female tiger for his birthday, but Bartleby wanted an animal he can play with. He wants Air Bud (Buddy) because Buddy can play sports. Mr. Livingston offers $500,000 if Selkirk can get Buddy. Selkirk then sends his nephew Grim and assistant Denning to capture Buddy.
At school, Noah and Henry collect every kid's profile sheets and photos, and after looking at girls and boys who would make good owners, the family decides to call their new owners the next day. Grim and Denning arrive at Buddy's home, only to see Buddy and Molly at the same time, thinking there are two air buds or they are mates. The next morning, the pups decide to run away. Grim and Denning follow them, and manage to catch Budderball by luring him with a doughnut. The other Buddies go and find Budderball but they are captured as well and used as bait to catch Buddy and Molly. Buddy manages to free the Buddies but Denning traps him with a net. Molly attempts to save Buddy but is captured too. Denning and Grim put Buddy and Molly in the truck, while the buddies chase after them.
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