Air Bud: Spikes Back
Air Bud: Spikes Back (also known as Air Bud 5) is a 2003 direct to video 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 movie not to include Kevin Zegers. It was released on June 24, 2003.
| Air Bud: Spikes Back | |
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| Directed by | Mike Southon |
| Produced by | Anna McRoberts Robert Vince |
| Screenplay by | Anne Vince Anna McRoberts |
| Story by | Robert Vince |
| Based on | Characters by Paul Tamasy Aaron Mendelsohn Kevin DiCicco |
| Starring | Katija Pevec Jake D. Smith Tyler Boissonnault Edie McClurg Cynthia Stevenson |
| Music by | Brahm Wenger |
| Cinematography | Mike Southon |
| Edited by | Kelly Herron Jason Pielak |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
Release date | June 24, 2003 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
Plot
In Disney's fifth installment to the franchise, Buddy finds that he also has the uncanny ability to play volleyball. Throughout this experience he and a talking parrot stop some crooks named Doug and Gordon. Andrea attempts to earn money to fly out to California to visit Tammy after her family must move there. Josh has decided to play football at college for the summer instead of returning home for summer vacation.
Cast
- Katija Pevec as Andrea Framm
- Jake D. Smith as Noah Sullivan
- Tyler Boissonnault as Connor
- Cynthia Stevenson as Jackie Framm Sullivan
- Edie McClurg as Gram Gram
- Alf Humphreys as Dr. Patrick Sullivan
- Chantal Strand as Tammy
- C. Ernst Harth as Phil
- Ellen Kennedy as Wilma
- Patrick Cranshaw as Sheriff Bob
- Nancy Robertson as Principal Pickle
- Doug Funk as Mailman Phil
- Rob Tinkler as Doug
- Malcolm Scott as Gordon
- Brian Dobson as Polly
Production
Release
The movie was released directly to DVD on June 24, 2003 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment. The movie was reissued by Disney on June 16, 2008 in a double-pack alongside Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch.
Mill Creek Entertainment was reissued the movie on January 14, 2020 on a 2-disc boxset also containing the other Air Bud movies owned by Air Bud Entertainment.[1]