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| * '']'' (2010) – When ] is in trouble, Paws has to save Christmas with the help of some friends.<ref name="Common Sense Media 4">{{cite news|last=Herman|first=Joly|title=The Search for Santa Paws|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/search-santa-paws#whats-the-story-main|accessdate=May 11, 2011|newspaper=Common Sense Media|date=November 23, 2010}}</ref> | * '']'' (2010) – When ] is in trouble, Paws has to save Christmas with the help of some friends.<ref name="Common Sense Media 4">{{cite news|last=Herman|first=Joly|title=The Search for Santa Paws|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/search-santa-paws#whats-the-story-main|accessdate=May 11, 2011|newspaper=Common Sense Media|date=November 23, 2010}}</ref> | ||
| * ''Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups'' (2012) – When the Christmas spirit begins to disappear, Mrs. Claus and the Santa Pups must race to save Christmas around the world. | * ''Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups'' (2012) – When the Christmas spirit begins to disappear, Mrs. Claus and the Santa Pups must race to save Christmas around the world. | ||
| ===Upcoming Films=== | |||
| * ''Super Buddies'' (Fall 2013) - The Buddies and their owners must team up to battle against an evil alien from a far away planet. Who will win, Good or Evil? | |||
| ==Cast and characters== | ==Cast and characters== | ||
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1997 American film
| Disney Buddies | |
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| Directed by | Charles Martin Smith (1) Richard Martin (2) Bill Bannerman (3) Robert Vince (4, 6–12) Mike Southon (5) |
| Written by | Kevin DeCicco (1–9) Paul Tamasy (1–9) Aaron Mendelsohn (1–9) Robert Vince (3–10) Anne Vince (3–6) Mike Whiting (3) Sara Sutton (4) Stephanie Isherwood (4) Anna McRoberts (4–5, 7–10) Phil Hanley (6–8) |
| Produced by | Robert Vince (1–12) Anna McRoberts (4–10) Keven Kasha (4–5) Michael Strange (1–5) Anne Vince (1–5) Ian Fodie (2–3) William Vince (1–2) Bob Weinstein (1) Harvey Weinstein (1) |
| Music by | Brahm Wenger |
| Production company | Keystone Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date | 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Air Bud film series (also known as Air Buddies or Disney Buddies) is an American film franchise based on a sports-playing golden retriever named Buddy, portrayed by Air Buddy. The franchise began in 1997 with the theatrical release of Air Bud, followed by the theatrical release of Air Bud: Golden Receiver in 1998. The rest of the films in the series were released in direct-to-video form. The Air Buddies or Disney Buddies spin-off series began in 2006 with the release of Air Buddies and it focuses on the adventures of Air Buddy's talking golden retriever puppies.
As of January 2012, there are twelve movies in the franchise, including five in the Air Bud series, six in the Air Buddies series, and one spin-off of the Air Buddies series. A sequel to the Air Buddies spin-off will be released in 2012.
Air Bud films
The first 2 movies in the franchise were released in theaters, while later entries were direct-to-video releases.
- Air Bud (1997) – Josh meets a golden retriever and finds out that he can play basketball.
- Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) – Josh's golden retriever learns to play football.
- Air Bud: World Pup (2000) – Josh and Emma discover that Buddy's ballplaying skills apply to soccer.
- Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002) – Buddy makes the baseball team and becomes a star player.
- Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003) – Buddy tackles volleyball.
Air Buddies films
The Air Buddies films focus on Buddy's puppies, and they were all direct-to-video releases.
- Air Buddies (2006) – Buddy and Molly's offspring work together to help each other while attempting to rescue their parents.
- Snow Buddies (2008) – The offspring of Buddy and Molly go on an Alaskan adventure.
- Space Buddies (2009) – The Buddies tag along for a field trip to the space museum and accidentally walk aboard a rocket ship.
- Santa Buddies (2009) - The Buddies help deliver the presents on Christmas Eve.
- Spooky Buddies (2011) – The Buddies are in a new adventure when Halloween hits Fernfield.
- Treasure Buddies (2012) – The Buddies find themselves on an Indiana Jones style adventure.
Spin-off series
The Santa Paws series is a spin-off of the Air Buddies series, and The Search for Santa Paws is a prequel to Santa Buddies.
- The Search for Santa Paws (2010) – When Santa is in trouble, Paws has to save Christmas with the help of some friends.
- Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012) – When the Christmas spirit begins to disappear, Mrs. Claus and the Santa Pups must race to save Christmas around the world.
Cast and characters
- Note: A dark gray cell indicates the character does not appear in the film.
References
- ^ Wolk, Josh (April 3, 1998). "Air Bud". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ Finley, Adam (February 24, 2006). "Air Bud is Coming Back". AOL Moviefone. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- "Air Bud (1997)". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- "Air Bud: Golden Receiver". Fandango. Fandango. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- "Air Bud: World Pup Plot Summary and Details". AOL Moviefone. AOL Moviefone. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- "Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch". New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- Tyner, Adam (24 June2003). "Air Bud Spikes Back". DVD Talk. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Common Sense Media. November 23, 2009 http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/air-buddies. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Kho, Nancy (December 20, 2010). "Snow Buddies". Common Sense Media. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- Orange, B. Alan (February 6, 2009). "Space Buddies DVD". MovieWeb. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- "TREASURE BUDDIES Straight to DVD Feature". Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- Katz, Josh (November 4, 2011). "Treasure Buddies Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- Herman, Joly (November 23, 2010). "The Search for Santa Paws". Common Sense Media. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
External links
- Disney Buddies official website
- Air Bud official website
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