Air Bud
(1997)
★ 5.6 IMDb · 531 votes
Year: 1997
Runtime: 98 мин
Country: Canada
Director: Чарльз Мартин Смит
Cast: Кевин Зегерс, Wendy Makkena, Майкл Джитер, Билл Коббс, Eric Christmas, Брендан Флетчер, Norman Browning, Джей Бразо, Nicola Cavendish, Stephen E. Miller
Plot
A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of escapades.
A young boy and a talented stray dog with an amazing basketball playing ability become instant friends. Rebounding from his father's accidental death, 12-year-old Josh Framm moves with his family to the small town of Fernfield, Washington. The new kid in town, Josh has no friends and is too shy to try out for the school basketball team. Instead he prefers to practice alone on an abandoned court, he befriends a runaway golden retriever named Buddy. Josh is amazed when he realizes that Buddy loves basketball...that is playing basketball...and he is GOOD! Josh eventually makes the school team and Buddy is named the Team Mascot. Josh and Buddy become the stars of halftime. Buddy's half-time talent draws media attention. Unfortunately, when Buddy's mean former owner, Norm Snively, comes along with a scheme to cash in on the pup's celebrity, it looks like they are going to be separated.