Air Buddies

Air Buddies
DVD cover art
Directed byRobert Vince
Written byAnna McRoberts
Robert Vince
Phil Hanley
Based onCharacters by
Paul Tamasy
Aaron Mendelsohn
Kevin DiCicco
Produced byAnna McRoberts
Robert Vince
StarringPatrick Cranshaw
Holmes Osbourne
Slade Austin Pierce
Jane Carr
Paul Rae
Trevor Wright
Richard Karn
Cynthia Stevenson
Don Knotts
Josh Flitter
Abigail Breslin
Spencer Fox
Dominic Scott Kay
Skyler Gisondo
Tom Everett Scott
Molly Shannon
Wallace Shawn
Debra Jo Rupp
Michael Clarke Duncan
CinematographyMike Southon
Edited byKelly Herron
Jason Pielak
Music byBrahm Wenger
Production
companies
Keystone Family Pictures
Key Pix Productions
Distributed byBuena Vista Home Entertainment
Release date
  • December 12, 2006 (2006-12-12)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9 million

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 and his dog who has the uncanny ability to play every sport.

The film changes the primary focus of the series from Buddy, an adult golden retriever, to his puppies. It also radically alters the character of the series by making virtually all of the animals speak.

Air Buddies was released by Buena Vista Home Entertainment on December 12, 2006. It is the final film of both Don Knotts and Patrick Cranshaw, released after their deaths, and dedicated to their memories.