Air Bud: Golden Receiver

Air Bud: Golden Receiver
Air Bud
Details
Film #	2
Release date	August 14, 1998
Starring	Kevin Zegers Cynthia Stevenson Gregory Harrison Nora Dunn Perry Anzilotti Robert Costanzo
Written by	Paul Tamasay Aaron Mendelsohn
Directed by	Richard Martin

Chronology
Previous film Air Bud	Next film Air Bud: World Pup

Air Bud: Golden Receiver is a 1998 family comedy film released by Walt Disney Pictures.

It is the first in a line of sequels to the original Air Bud film. In the United States, it was given a theatrical release, with the following sequels being given direct-to-video releases.

Premise

Josh tries out for the football team when his mom gets close to her new boyfriend. It's not long before he discovers Buddy's hidden new talent.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

• Buddy (no lines)
• Josh Framm

Supporting characters:

• Jackie Framm
• Patrick Sullivan (first appearance)
• Coach Jimmy Fanelli (single appearance)
• Tom Stewart
• Ms. Salter (single appearance)
• Fred Davies (single appearance)
• Phil Phil (single appearance)

Villains:

• Natalya (single appearance)
• Popov (single appearance)

Other characters:

• Andrea Framm
• Blue Edwards (single appearance)Template:Cameo
• Warren Moon (single appearance)Template:Cameo
• Joey Galloway (single appearance)Template:Cameo
• Mortimer (single appearance)(no lines)
• Tammy (single appearance)
• Herb (single appearance)
• Richard (single appearance)
• Dolly Llama (single appearance)(no lines)
• Cole Powers (single appearance)
• Goose (single appearance)
• Weeble (single appearance)
• J.D. (single appearance)
• Oliver (single appearance)
• Juan (single appearance)
• Pudge (single appearance)(no lines)

Locations

• Fernfield
  • Docks
    • Fernfield Processing Company
  • Framm home
  • Fernfield County Courthouse
  • Fernfield High School
    • Football field
  • Fernfield Napkin Factory Template:Mentioned
  • Fernfield Veterinary Clinic (first appearance)
  • Fernfield Station
• Moscow, Russia Template:Mentioned
• Basketball stadium
• Cascade Stadium
• Football stadium
• Train station

Objects

• TBA

Vehicles

• TBA

Cast

Songs

Continuity

• Being an immediate sequel to the original, there's nothing much that needs connecting, although there are certain notable references:
  • Tom alludes to Patrick about Buddy being a basketball player, which he thinks is a joke.
  • The Framms came to Fernfield because of the napkin factory job Jackie got in the previous film.
  • Patrick likes pudding cups, which was what Josh used to first get close to Buddy with.

Notes/trivia

• At the time of the first film's release, Keystone Entertainment had no plans to make a sequel, mostly because one of Air Buddy's legs had been amputated. His owner, Kevin DiCicco, wasn't happy with not making any money off the film, so he started his own company and planned to make his own sequel called Air Bud: The Next Generation. Buddy would also pass away between the two films, with the eventual sequel from Keystone starring Rush, Chase, and Zak; the former two were stand-ins for the real Buddy in the previous film.
• Richard Martin, the director of this film, was second unit director of the previous film.
• Having the principal in this film be called Ms. Salter indirectly references Ms. Pepper, the principal in the previous film.
• Martin's father, Dick Martin, plays Phil Phil.
• Before the animals break free, Popov watches Gus, a 1976 Disney film, with a fairly similar theme. It also stars Tim Conway and Don Knotts (although they don't share any scenes together).

Home media

• USA: Air Bud: Golden Receiver VHS released on December 18, 1998.
• USA: Air Bud: Golden Receiver DVD released on December 12, 2000.
• USA: Air Bud: Golden Receiver: Special Edition DVD released on February 2, 2010.

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External links

• Buy in HD from Amazon.com
• Buy in HD from iTunes.com