Air Bud: Spikes Back

Air Bud: Spikes Back (also known as Air Bud 5) is a 2003 sports comedy film directed by Mike Southon. It is the fifth 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 film not to include Kevin Zegers. It was released on June 24, 2003.

Air Bud: Spikes Back
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Directed by	Mike Southon
Screenplay by	Anne Vince Anna McRoberts
Story by	Robert Vince
Based on	Characters by Paul Tamasy Aaron Mendelsohn Kevin DiCicco
Produced by	Anna McRoberts Robert Vince Benjamin Kutz
Starring	Katija Pevec Jake D. Smith Tyler Boissonnault Edie McClurg Cynthia Stevenson
Cinematography	Mike Southon
Edited by	Kelly Herron Jason Pielak
Music by	Brahm Wenger
Production company	Keystone Family Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Home Entertainment[a]
Release date	June 24, 2003 (2003-06-24)
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	Canada United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million

Plot

Buddy finds that he also has the uncanny ability to play volleyball. Throughout this experience he and a talking parrot stop some crooks, Doug and Gordon. Andrea Framm attempts to earn money to fly out to California to visit Tammy after her family must move there. Also, Andrea reveals that her brother, Josh Framm, has decided to play football at college for the summer instead of returning home to Fernfield for summer vacation.

Cast

• Edie McClurg as Gram Gram
• Katija Pevec as Andrea Framm
• Jake D. Smith as Noah Sullivan
• Tyler Boissonnault as Connor
• Cynthia Stevenson as Jackie Framm-Sullivan
• 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
• Robert Tinkler as Doug
• Malcolm Scott as Gordon
• Brian Dobson as Polly
• Gabrielle Reece as herself

Production

Release

Air Bud: Spikes Back was released directly to DVD on June 24, 2003 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. It was reissued by Disney on June 16, 2008 in a double-pack alongside Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch.

Mill Creek Entertainment reissued the film on January 14, 2020 on a 2-disc boxset, also containing other Air Bud films owned by Air Bud Entertainment.^[1]

All five Air Bud films, including Spikes Back, arrived on Disney+ on October 1, 2023.^[2]

Notes

1. Under Walt Disney Home Entertainment imprint. Presented by Dimension Films.