Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) on Netflix
Josh Framm is angry that his mother Jackie has started dating the town's new veterinarian, Patrick Sullivan. Patrick throws a football to Josh's dog Buddy, and the golden retriever catches it.
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Plot summary
Josh Framm is in the eighth grade in Fernfield, Washington, and he plays basketball with his golden retriever, Buddy. His mother, Jackie, has begun dating the town's new veterinarian, Patrick Sullivan, and Josh is angry about the relationship. When Patrick innocently tosses a football to Buddy, the dog makes the catch, and Josh discovers that Buddy can play football too. Josh's best friend Tom convinces him to sign up for the junior high football team, the Timberwolves, and Buddy plays alongside him. The team is failing miserably at the start of the season, and the school intends to fire Coach Fanelli.
Cast
- Alyson MacLarenas Andrea Framm
- Tyler Thompsonas Oliver
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- After Air Bud came out, Keystone Entertainment said there would be no sequel because Buddy the dog had had his right hind leg amputated as a result of synovial cell sarcoma. That proved untrue: Air Bud: Golden Receiver went into production soon afterward.
- By April 1998, Buddy's owner Kevin DiCicco had fallen out with Keystone Entertainment and producer Robert Vince. DiCicco said the sequel was made without his involvement and that he was never paid the share of merchandise and profits promised for the first film.
- Air Bud: Golden Receiver is dedicated to the memory of the original Air Bud, the dog Buddy, who died of synovial sarcoma in 1998, several months before the film's release.
