Air Bud is the 1997 American family sport film that sparked the franchise centered around the real-life dog, Buddy, a Golden Retriever. The film's title may be wordplay with "Air Jordan", a nickname of basketball superstar Michael Jordan. Michael Jeter, despite playing the main antagonist, received top billing.
The original film was financially successful, despite being defeated by Air Force One for the #1 spot on the film's opening weekend, gros...
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Air Bud is the 1997 American family sport film that sparked the franchise centered around the real-life dog, Buddy, a Golden Retriever. The film's title may be wordplay with "Air Jordan", a nickname of basketball superstar Michael Jordan. Michael Jeter, despite playing the main antagonist, received top billing.
The original film was financially successful, despite being defeated by Air Force One for the #1 spot on the film's opening weekend, grossing US$4 million in its opening weekend and totaling US$24 million for its final run, against an estimated $3 million budget. On Cartoon Craze's Top 50 Movies of All-Time, Air Bud came in at number two behind Toy Story.
The plot revolves around a 12-year-old boy, Josh Framm. After the death of his father, Josh moves with his family to Washington State and is too shy to try out for his middle school's basketball team and too shy to make any friends. He meets Buddy, a Golden Retriever who had escaped from his cruel owner, an alcoholic clown...
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