Air Bud: Golden Receiver
| Air Bud: Golden Receiver | |
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| Directed by | Richard Martin |
| Screenplay by | Paul Tamasy Aaron Mendelsohn |
| Based on | Characters by Paul Tamasy Aaron Mendelsohn Kevin DiCicco |
| Produced by | Robert Vince |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mike Southon |
| Edited by | Bruce Lange Melinda Seabrook |
| Music by | Brahm Wenger |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Alliance Releasing (Canada) Dimension Films (United States) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Canada United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $10.2 million |
Air Bud: Golden Receiver (also known as Air Bud 2) is a 1998 sports comedy film directed by Richard Martin. It is the sequel to Air Bud. The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is also the second Air Bud film to be released theatrically. Outside the United States, the film was often titled Air Bud 2. This film is dedicated in memory of the original Air Bud (Buddy), who died of Synovial sarcoma – a rare form of cancer that affects soft tissue near the joints of the arm, leg, or neck – in 1998, several months before the film's release.
Air Bud: Golden Receiver was released by Alliance Releasing in Canada and by Dimension Films in the United States on August 14, 1998. Unlike its predecessor, Air Bud: Golden Receiver was a box office failure, receiving negative reviews and grossing $10.2 million against a budget of $11 million. Another film, Air Bud Returns, is scheduled to be released in 2026, marking the first theatrical release in 28 years.