Air Bud: Golden Receiver
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| Air Bud: Golden Receiver | |
|---|---|
Richard Martin | |
| Screenplay by | Paul Tamasy Aaron Mendelsohn |
| Based on | Characters by Paul Tamasy Aaron Mendelsohn Kevin DiCicco |
| Produced by | Robert Vince |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alliance Communications (Canada) |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $10,224,116 |
Air Bud: Golden Receiver (also known as Air Bud 2) is a 1998
Unlike its predecessor, Air Bud: Golden Receiver was a
Plot
Josh Framm (
Meanwhile, two Russians, Popov and the glamorous and bossy Natalya, kidnap Buddy in the hope of having him perform as the special attraction in a Russian circus while Josh runs away when Patrick proposes to his mother. Josh's coach finds him and convinces him that just because Patrick is in his life now, he does not have to stop loving his father. Josh returns home, but Patrick is gone and Buddy is missing.
The Timberwolves must play the championship game without Buddy and are losing terribly. With the help of a
Meanwhile, Patrick finds Buddy and takes him to the game. With the help of Buddy, the team catches up, but Buddy is taken out of the game due to a subsequent injury. The Timberwolves are forced to finish the game without him. Due to efforts by Josh and Tommy, the Timberwolves win the championship.
Later, Josh stops Patrick from leaving on a boat and convinces him to stay with the family. The family later goes to a Seattle Seahawks pro football game, where Buddy sneaks onto the field.
Cast
- Rush as Buddy[4]
- Chase as Buddy[5]
- Zak as Buddy[6]
- Chance as Buddy[7]
- Kevin Zegers as Josh Framm
- Gregory Harrison as Dr. Patrick Sullivan
- Robert Costanzo as Coach Jimmy Fanelli
- Tim Conway as Fred Davis
- Dick Martinas Phil Phil
- Cynthia Stevenson as Jackie Framm (Josh's mother)
- Nora Dunn as Natalya
- Perry Anzilotti as Popov
- Shayn Solberg as Tom Stewart
- Suzanne Ristic as Principal Salter
- Alyson MacLaren as Andrea Framm
- Warren Moon as himself
- Joey Galloway as himself
Rating
Prior to the film's theatrical release, it was once advertised with a
Home media
Air Bud: Golden Receiver was released on VHS on December 15, 1998, and later released on DVD in 2000. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 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 (the pups of Air Bud), led by Budderball.
Mill Creek Entertainment reissued the film on January 14, 2020, on a 2-disc boxset also containing other Air Bud films owned by Air Bud Entertainment.[9]
All five Air Bud films, including Golden Receiver, arrived on Disney+ on October 1, 2023.[10]
Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 21% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 4.3/10.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "AFI|Catalog".
- ^ "AFI|Catalog".
- ^ Air Bud 2 - Golden Receiver, retrieved 2018-06-05
- ^ "Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ Air Bud 2: Golden Receiver Movie Trailers
- ^ "Air Bud Collection".
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (September 29, 2023). "The Air Bud Movies Are Coming to Disney+ — Whether John Oliver Likes It or Not". TVLine. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Air Bud: Golden Receiver". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
