Search - Air Bud: Golden Receiver [Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: G Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 12/12/2000 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Comedy, Children's/Family, Animal Picture, Sports Comedy, Family-Oriented Comedy See Also: Air Bud: Golden Receiver [Widescreen] [Special Edition] [With Sport Whistle Necklace]

In this family canine comedy, a sequel to Air Bud (1997), Josh Framm (Kevin Zegers) finds it a problem when his widowed mother, Jackie (Cynthia Stevenson), starts seeing the community's new veterinarian, Patrick Sullivan (Gregory Harrison). Sullivan gives a football to Josh's golden retriever Buddy, and the athletic animal is soon girding for the gridiron. Coach Fanelli (Robert Costanzo) adds Josh as back-up quarterback to the jr. high team, and an accident takes Josh off the bench and onto the field. Meanwhile, two devious dognappers (Nora Dunn, Perry Anzilotti) see news footage of Buddy playing basketball and make plans to spirit him away to a Russian circus. Four dogs performed the tricks seen here. The character of Air Bud was created by Kevin DiCicco, but Buddy died not long after the first movie. The original basketball-shooting Buddy, a popular half-time attraction prior to the first film, achieved a lifetime total of some 22,000 baskets. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Kevin Zegers - Josh Framm
Cynthia Stevenson - Jackie Framm
Gregory Harrison - Dr. Patrick Sullivan
Nora Dunn - Natalya
Perry Anzilotti - Popov

Football goes to the dogs in the family-friendly comedy, which has been given a respectable presentation on DVD. Air Bud: Golden Receiver has been transferred to disc in the full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo, and viewers may choose between the original English-language soundtrack and a dubbed version in French. The disc also features closed captioning in English. As a bonus, this release includes a short documentary on the making of the film. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide