Air Bud: Spikes Back (also known as Air Bud 5) is a 2003 sports comedy 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 film not to include Kevin Zegers. It was released on June 24, 2003.

Air Bud: Spikes Back
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Directed byMike Southon
Screenplay byAnne Vince
Anna McRoberts
Story byRobert Vince
Based onCharacters
by Paul Tamasy
Aaron Mendelsohn
Kevin DiCicco
Produced byAnna McRoberts
Robert Vince
Benjamin Kutz
StarringKatija Pevec
Jake D. Smith
Tyler Boissonnault
Edie McClurg
Cynthia Stevenson
CinematographyMike Southon
Edited byKelly Herron
Jason Pielak
Music byBrahm Wenger
Production
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Distributed byBuena Vista Home Entertainment[a]
Release date
  • June 24, 2003 (2003-06-24)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million

Plot

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Buddy finds that he also has the uncanny ability to play volleyball. Throughout this experience he and a talking parrot stop some crooks, Doug and Gordon. Andrea Framm attempts to earn money to fly out to California to visit Tammy after her family must move there. Also, Andrea reveals that her brother, Josh Framm, has decided to play football at college for the summer instead of returning home to Fernfield for summer vacation.

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Production

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Release

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Air Bud: Spikes Back was released directly to DVD on June 24, 2003 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. It was reissued by Disney on June 16, 2008 in a double-pack alongside Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch.

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.[1]

All five Air Bud films, including Spikes Back, arrived on Disney+ on October 1, 2023.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Air Bud Collection".
  2. ^ 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.
  1. ^ Under Walt Disney Home Entertainment imprint.
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