Air Bud: Spikes Back (also known as Air Bud 5) is a 2003 sports comedy film directed by Mike Southon. It is the fifth and final film in the original Air Bud series. The film series itself was followed by a spin-off series: the Air Buddies franchise. It was the only Air Bud film not to include Kevin Zegers. 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 named Doug and Gordon. Andrea attempts to earn money to fly out to California to visit Tammy after her family must move there. Josh has decided to play football at college for the summer instead of returning home for summer vacation.
Cast
Katija Pevec as Andrea Framm
Jake D. Smith as Noah Sullivan
Tyler Boissonnault as Connor
Cynthia Stevenson as Jackie Framm Sullivan
Edie McClurg as Gram Gram
Alf Humphreys as Dr. Patrick Sullivan
Chantal Strand as Tammy
C. Ernst Harth as Phil
Ellen Kennedy as Wilma
Patrick Cranshaw as Sheriff Bob
Nancy Robertson as Principal Pickle
Doug Funk as Mailman Phil
Rob Tinkler as Doug
Malcolm Scott as Gordon
Brian Dobson as Polly
Gabrielle Reece as herself
Production
Release
Air Bud: Spikes Back was released directly to DVD on June 24, 2003 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. 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 Disney+ on October 1, 2023.
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Disney direct-to-video films
2003 direct-to-video films
2003 films
Direct-to-video sequel films
Films about dogs
Volleyball films
Films about animals playing sports
Films shot in Vancouver
Air Bud (series) 2000s English-language films Films about animals American children's comedy films American direct-to-video films DHX Media films 2003 directorial debut films Canadian children's comedy films Canadian sports comedy films Canadian sequel films Canadian direct-to-video films 2000s American films 2000s Canadian films