Air Bud

Air Bud (1997)

He Sits. He Stays. He Shoots. He Scores.

A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of escapades.

Date of release
1997-08-01
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (540)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Comedy, Family
Director
Charles Martin Smith
Collection
Air Bud Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $23.1M
  • Budget: $3M
  • Earned 7.7× its budget
  • Filmed in: Vancouver and Washington

Air Bud is a 1997 sports comedy-drama film directed by Charles Martin Smith and written by Paul Tamasy and Aaron Mendelsohn. Based on the character of the same name created by Kevin DiCicco, the film stars Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena, Eric Christmas, Brendan Fletcher, Norman Browning, Bill Cobbs, and dog actor Buddy as the title character. The plot follows a young boy who befriends a runaway Golden Retriever with a unique ability to play basketball.

Production

Air Bud was inspired by Kevin DiCicco's Golden Retriever Buddy, who had been featured on America's Funniest Home Videos and David Letterman's "Stupid Pet Tricks". In 1991, DiCicco approached the independent production company Keystone Entertainment to produce Air Bud, a film based on Buddy. He also formed his production company, Air Bud Productions, that year.

US distribution rights were initially acquired by Miramax Films, but was instead moved as a Walt Disney Pictures release.

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