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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1997 DVD Release: 02/04/1998 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 38 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Comedy, Children's/Family, Animal Picture, Sports Comedy, Family-Oriented Comedy See Also: Air Bud, Air Bud [Special Edition]

The heartwarming story of a boy, his dog and a basketball forms the basis of this family comedy from Disney. Snively (Michael Jeter) is an unfunny clown whose appearances at children's parties are usually upstaged by his dog Buddy, who has learned how to shoot a basketball. Snively is tired of being upstaged by the pooch, and he eventually abandons him. Buddy is taken in by Josh (Kevin Zegers), a shy boy whose father recently died. Josh's mother Jackie (Wendy Makkena) moves them to a small town in Washington, where the naturally withdrawn Josh doesn't quite fit in. Too shy to try out for the basketball team, he instead becomes team manager, and he practices on his own after the team goes home. One night, Josh discovers Buddy that can not only shoot hoops, but he's a better shot than anyone on the team. Coach Barker (Stephen E. Miller), hungry for victory, adds Buddy to the team and soon the dog with game is famous -- just famous enough, in fact, for Snively to return, demanding the return of his pet. Buddy the Dog was spotted by the film's producers shooting baskets on the "Stupid Pet Tricks" segment of The Late Show with David Letterman. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Michael Jeter - Norm Snively
Kevin Zegers - Josh Framm
Wendy Makkena - Jackie Framm
Bill Cobbs - Arthur Chaney
Eric Christmas - Judge Cranfield

Experience the magic as boy and dog take the world of basketball by storm in this release of the beloved Disney classic, Air Bud. Presented in standard 1.33:1 full-screen pan-and-scan and offering a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Stereo soundtrack, this disc also offers an original theatrical trailer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide