''Air Bud: Spikes Back'' (also known as ''Air Bud 5'') is a 2003

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directed by Mike Southon. It is the fifth and final film in the original ''

Air Bud ''Air Bud'' is a 1997 sports comedy-drama film directed by Charles Martin Smith. An international co-production of the United States and Canada, the film stars Kevin Zegers as a young boy who befriends a runaway Golden Retriever (portrayed ...

'' series. The film series itself was followed by a

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series: the ''

Air Buddies ''Air Buddies'' is a 2006 American sports comedy film directed by Robert Vince. It is the sixth film in the ''Air Bud'' series and the first in the direct-to-video spin-off series ''Air Buddies'', which follows the life of a lonely teenager an ...

'' franchise. It was the only ''Air Bud'' film not to include

Kevin Zegers Kevin Zegers (born September 19, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Josh Framm in the ''Air Bud'' film series, Toby Osbourne in '' Transamerica'' (2005), Damien Dalgaard in the CW teen drama ''Gossip Girl'', and as rookie ...

. It was released on June 24, 2003.

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 Edie McClurg (born July 23, 1945) is an American retired actress and comedian. She has played supporting roles in the films ''Carrie'' (1976), ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), and ''Elvira: Mistress of the Dark'' (1988), and bit parts in ...

as Gram Gram *

Katija Pevec Katija Mira Pevec (born March 1, 1988) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Christina Beardsley in the 2005 film '' Yours, Mine and Ours'', and Lauren Zelmer on the short-lived Nickelodeon television series, '' Just for Kic ...

as Andrea Framm * Jake D. Smith as Noah Sullivan * Tyler Boissonnault as Connor *

Cynthia Stevenson Cynthia Stevenson (born August 2, 1962) is an American actress. She first played a leading role in the syndicated parody comedy series ''My Talk Show'' (1990–91), before starring in a number of sitcoms, including ''Bob (TV series), Bob'' (CBS ...

as Jackie Framm-Sullivan * Alf Humphreys as Dr. Patrick Sullivan *

Chantal Strand Chantal Strand (born October 15, 1987) is a Canadian voice and stage actress as well as former stunt performer known for her vocal roles in animation, anime and video games. Her vocal role credits include those for younger girl characters in t ...

as Tammy *

C. Ernst Harth Cary Ernst Harth (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian character actor. Life and career Harth was born in Galt, Ontario, Canada. He got his first role of acting as a kindergartner when the drama club cast the school's largest child to play Sant ...

as Phil * Ellen Kennedy as Wilma *

Patrick Cranshaw Joseph Patrick Cranshaw (June 17, 1919 – December 28, 2005) was an American character actor known for his distinctive look and deadpan humor. He is best known for one of his last roles, that of Joseph "Blue" Pulaski, a fraternity brother, ...

as Sheriff Bob * Nancy Robertson as Principal Pickle * Doug Funk as Mailman Phil *

Robert Tinkler Robert Tinkler is a Canadian voice actor who provides voices for a number of cartoons and anime shows. He voiced Max in '' The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police'', Delete in the children's animated series ''Cyberchase'', Pelswick Eggert ...

as Doug * Malcolm Scott as Gordon * Brian Dobson as Polly *

Gabrielle Reece Gabrielle Allyse Reece (born January 6, 1970) is an American former professional volleyball player, sports announcer, and podcast host. Early life and education Reece was raised in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, an only child of Terry Gl ...

as herself

Production

Release

''Air Bud: Spikes Back'' was released directly to DVD on June 24, 2003 by

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. 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. All five ''Air Bud'' films, including ''Spikes Back'', arrived on

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on October 1, 2023.

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