Air Buddies
Buddy partnered with Molly to sire five Air Buddies, four males and one female. All five have different characteristics. When it was time for the little ones to go to different homes of their own, they decided to run away.
And that started the movie running all over the place, including through a pig sty and a winery. In the end, they each went to their new homes. Lots and lots of canine capers in this movie.
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In 2006, seven years after “Air Bud” was released, Keystone Family Pictures hired Robert Vince to direct a sequel Air Buddies written by Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts and Phil-Hanley. In this movie, the Framm family had a new man of the house and Buddy got married to Molly who lived across the street, siring five new Buds namely Budderball, B-Dawg, Bud-dha, Mudbud and Rosebud. Of course, Rosebud was the rose among the thorns or, in this particular case, the beauty among the brats.
This time round all the dogs and the other animals in the movie could talk. The opening scene showed the five puppies conspiring to get their paws and jaws on a delicious pie. Which in led to them being considered too boisterous to be all in one home. After a going through a number of applications, the decision was made to send them to five different homes.
The puppies didn’t like the idea, of course, and decided to run away instead. In the meantime, the movie introduced a rich man’s kid who wanted “Air Bud” as a pet instead of the tiger his father gave him for his birthday. So the father ordered his two henchmen to get Buddy.
The two goons did a very sloppy job but they got what their boss wanted. Actually they got more than what their boss wanted because they abducted both Buddy and Molly. However, Buddy and Molly dug their way out of their prison. Unfortunately, the puppies fell into the escape tunnel by mistake and ended up in the clutches of the rich man’s kid. Buddy and Molly came to their rescue with the help of Sniffer, an old bloodhound. A big goat and a fat sow complete with squealing piglets gave a lot of helping hand, too.
Special effects created by a number of visual effects companies working together gave the very realistic impression of the dogs and other animals being able to talk complete with facial expressions and moving lips. Being Golden Retrievers, Buddy, Molly and all the five young Buds were adorable.
Golden Retrievers were originally bred to be gundogs. Historically they were used to retrieve waterfowl shot down by hunting parties. Their long and thick, dense golden fur insulated them well against the cold of the water where they had to work. Today, because of their intelligence and versatility, Golden Retrievers are also used as guide dogs for the blind and deaf. They are also very popular as family pets, rated as the fourth most popular family dog breed registered in the United States.
In the original “Air Bud” movie, Buddy was shown as a star basketball player. In Air Buddies, the emphasis was not on this sporting aspect. Instead the story concentrated on the how the puppies worked together as a team to thwart the villains. There were also a number of scenes where the little ones were shown having fun in their own boisterous manner. Just like any lively litter of puppies would do.
At the end of the Air Buddies Movie, the villains were apprehended and the five puppies went to five different new homes. Which may or may not lead to five different new sequels of sequels.
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