Space Buddies (2009) (V)

Director:

Robert Vince

Writers:

Kevin DiCicco (character "Air Bud")
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Release Date:

3 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

One Small Step For Dog. One Giant Leap For Dogkind.

Plot Keywords:

Cosmonaut | Moon | Ferret | Telescope | Stowaway

Cast

F.T. Anderson	...	Investor #2
Diedrich Bader	...	Yuri
Field Cate	...	Buddha (voice)
Kendall Cross	...	Sam's Mom
Mike Dopud	...	Investor #1
Mark Downey	...	British Reporter
Jason Earles	...	Spudnick (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Pi
Pat Finn	...	Bill Wolfson
Josh Flitter	...	Budderball (voice)
Chris Gauthier	...	Tad's Cameraman
Nico Ghisi	...	Bartleby
Skyler Gisondo	...	B-Dawg (voice)
Nolan Gould	...	Sam
C. Ernst Harth	...	Guard (as C Ernst Harth)
Ellie Harvie	...	Pete's Mom
Ali Hillis	...	Astro Spalding
Henry Hodges	...	Mudbud (voice)
Taku Kawai	...	Carl
Ellen Kennedy	...	Mrs. Andrews
Quinn Lord	...	Pete
Sophia Ludwig	...	Alice
Jandreett	...	Mexican Reporter (as Jandreett Totosaus Mendoza)
Tina Milo Milivojevic	...	Sasha's Mom (as Tina Milo)
Igor Morozov	...	Russian Reporter
Gig Morton	...	Billy
Liliana Mumy	...	Rosebud (voice)
Lochlyn Munro	...	Slats Bentley
Carolyn Sadowska	...	The Queen (as Carolyn Enid Sadowska)
Reese Schoeppe	...	Sasha
Amy Sedaris	...	Gravity (voice)
Rekha Sharma	...	Indian Reporter (as Rékha Sharma)
Michael Teigen	...	Deputy Dan
Kevin Weisman	...	Dr. Finkel
Wayne Wilderson	...	Tad Thompson
Jadyn Wong	...	Chinese Reporter

Directed by
Robert Vince

Writing credits
Kevin DiCicco		(character "Air Bud")
Robert Vince		(written by) and
Anna McRoberts		(written by)
Phil Hanley		(additional comedy material)
Paul Tamasy		(characters) &
Aaron Mendelsohn		(characters)

Produced by
Monica Goldstein	....	associate producer
Anna McRoberts	....	producer
Robert Vince	....	producer

Original Music by
Brahm Wenger

Cinematography by
Kamal Derkaoui		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Kelly Herron

Casting by
Lorna Johnson

Production Design by
Phil Schmidt

Art Direction by
Martina Javorova

Set Decoration by
Barry Kemp

Costume Design by
Allisa Swanson		(as Allisa M. Swanson)

Makeup Department
Codey Blair	....	first assistant hair stylist
Emma Clarke	....	key hair stylist
Colleen Conroy	....	first assistant makeup artist
Ceilidh Dunn	....	second assistant makeup artist
Tasha Gowing	....	second assistant makeup artist
Jennifer Manton	....	second assistant hair stylist
Hayley Miller	....	key makeup artist
Patricia Murray	....	second assistant makeup artist
Candice Stafford	....	second assistant makeup artist
Rebekah Zantingh	....	second assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Ben Brafman	....	post-production supervisor
Darcy Wild	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Geoff Anderson	....	second unit director
Vince Coates	....	first assistant director: second unit
Joanne Gerein	....	first assistant director
Rob Larson	....	second assistant director
Anna McRoberts	....	second unit director
Katie Quinn	....	trainee assistant director
Gisela Schulte	....	third assistant director
William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart	....	trainee assistant director (as William Stewart)

Art Department
Bryan Anderson	....	on-set dresser
Deanna Bonazza	....	paint foreman (as Deana Bonazza)
Matthew Campbell	....	greens person
Sandrina Crow	....	set dresser: second unit (as Sandrina Sacco)
Edward Daniels	....	greens person
Marcus Endean	....	concept illustrator
Marcus Endean	....	storyboard artist
Rolfe Paul Fuhrmann	....	greens person
Rose Goronzy	....	buyer
Nigel Gurney	....	lead dresser
C. Ryan Hazenboom	....	on-set constructor
Rick Law	....	concept artist
Bob Levesque	....	assistant property master
Brant Lindroos	....	assistant set decorator (as Brant William Lindroos)
Michael Love	....	props master: second unit
Rohan Lyal	....	head greensperson
Curt Maze	....	set dresser
Nathalie Morin	....	construction buyer
Rob Roman	....	assistant property master
Matt Schmidt	....	art department coordinator (as Matthew Schmidt)
Derek Seed	....	set dresser
Robert K. Smith	....	property master
Beth Snelgrove	....	paint coordinator
Kevin Stephens	....	construction coordinator
James Summers	....	head greensperson
Nevin Swain	....	assistant property master
Jennifer Taylor	....	set dresser (as Jennifer Tayler)
Ray Wohlford	....	set dresser
Tom Wren	....	painter
Michael Love	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steven Bigras	....	sound effects editor (as Steve Bigras)
Graeme Duffy	....	walla director
Chris Fairfield	....	adr recordist
Chris Fairfield	....	backgrounds editor
Chris Fairfield	....	walla recordist
Kathryn He	....	sound assistant (as Kathy He)
Brad Hillman	....	re-recording mixer
Brad Hillman	....	sound designer
Andre Iwanchuk	....	dialogue editor (as Andre Iwanchuck)
Samuel Lehmer	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Sean Macrae	....	technical supervisor
Luke Martin	....	foley mixer
Robert McDonagh	....	boom operator
Ryan McKinnon	....	foley editor
Maureen Murphy	....	foley artist
Mike Paprocki	....	sound effects editor
Brody Ratsoy	....	sound supervisor
Hank Shih	....	assistant dialogue editor
Elaine Stef	....	foley assistant (as Elaine Steff)
Graham Timmer	....	sound mixer
Cam Wagner	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Val Crawford	....	hair/fur department: Autonomous FX
Gord Currie	....	special effects
James Kozier	....	special effects
Eric Lemay	....	special effects (as Eric John Lemay)
Darren Marcoux	....	special effects coordinator
Glen Marcoux	....	special effects (as Glenn Marcoux)
Rob Tomsic	....	special effects: second unit (as Robert Tomsic)

Visual Effects by
Simon Ager	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Lee Allan	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver (as Allan Lee)
Patrick Alsop	....	match move artist: CIS Vancouver
Michael Amasio	....	CG animator: CIS Vancouver
Geoff Anderson	....	visual effects supervisor
Melissa Lee Anderson	....	visual effects coordinator
Graeme Baitz	....	rotoscope lead: CIS Vancouver (as Graeme Baltz)
Jordan Benwick	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Yoav Binyamini	....	CG animator: CIS Vancouver
Nadine Blackler	....	compositing
Rod Bland	....	CG artist: CIS Vancouver
Mike Borgstrom	....	lighting lead: CIS Vancouver
Nicholas Boughen	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Vancouver
Grant Bowen	....	technical support: CIS Vancouver
Peter Bowmar	....	head of 3D and technology: CIS Vancouver
Justin Brekke	....	I/O technician: CIS Vancouver
Shauna Bryn	....	visual effects executive producer: CIS Vancouver (as Shauna Bryan)
John Cairns	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
James Cochrane	....	visual effects coordinator
Adam de Bosch Kemper	....	additional visual effects
Joe De Michelis	....	technical support: CIS Vancouver
Lanie Dearing	....	match move artist: CIS Vancouver
Chris Doll	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Jason Dowdeswell	....	digital production supervisor: CIS Vancouver
Debora Dunphy	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Ryan Dutour	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Moritz Eiche	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
James Fantin	....	visual effects coordinator: CIS Vancouver
Brian Fisher	....	compositing supervisor: CIS Vancouver
Chad L. Fox	....	visual effects artist (as Chad Lee Fox)
Evan Fraser	....	animation effects
Evan Fraser	....	shading and lighting artist
Evan Fraser	....	visual effects modeler
Paxton Gerrish	....	animation effects
Safeer Ghaznavi	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver (as Neil Ghaznavi)
Jed Glassford	....	compositor
Jed Glassford	....	visual effects assistant
Petra Haluska	....	visual effects producer: CIS Vancouver
Zane Harker	....	visual effects colorist: CIS Vancouver
Peter Hart	....	match move lead: CIS Vancouver
Sarah Hayward	....	match move artist: CIS Vancouver
Dennis Hoffman	....	visual effects production supervisor: CIS Vancouver
Peter Hunt	....	CG supervisor: CIS Vancouver (as Phunt)
Brett Keyes	....	additional visual effects
Ronald Knol	....	information technology supervisor: CIS Vancouver
Mathew Krentz	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Kate Lee	....	CG animator: CIS Vancouver
Louis Leung	....	CG animator: CIS Vancouver
Larry Lynn	....	visual effects director of photography
Michael MacGillivray	....	visual effects coordinator: CIS Vancouver (as Michael MacGillivary)
Shelley Maclean	....	visual effects editor: Avid, CIS Vancouver (as Shelley MacLean)
Tom Mangat	....	compositing (as Handsome Tom Mangat)
Barez Mardukhi	....	match move artist: CIS Vancouver
Kent Matheson	....	matte painter
Dan Mayer	....	CG artist: CIS Vancouver
Tom McHattie	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Patrick McNabb	....	CG animator: CIS Vancouver
Stu McRae	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver (as Stu MacRae)
Nikolai Michaleski	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Abel Milanes	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Fion Mok	....	match move artist: CIS Vancouver
Cesar Alejandro Montero Orozco	....	CG artist: CIS Vancouver
Brendon Morfitt	....	animation effects
Brendon Morfitt	....	compositing
Brendon Morfitt	....	shading and lighting artist
Brendon Morfitt	....	visual effects modeler
Saybian Morgan	....	digital effects supervisor
Adele Ng	....	CG artist: CIS Vancouver
Reika Nishio	....	match move artist: CIS Vancouver
Sam Nixon	....	match move technical director: CIS Vancouver
Christine Petrov	....	head of 2D: CIS Vancouver
Chi Pham	....	visual effects system administrator: CIS Vancouver
Jason Pielak	....	visual effects editor
Lee Pierce	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Mario Pochat	....	animation lead: CIS Vancouver (as Mario Marin Pochat)
Matt Pursley	....	animation effects
Matt Pursley	....	lead technical director
Ricardo Quintero	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Michael Ranalletta	....	lead compositor
Casey Rolseth	....	CG artist: CIS Vancouver
Daniel Rubin	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Wes Sargent	....	CG artist: CIS Vancouver
Drew Shields	....	CG artist: CIS Vancouver
Vicki Silva	....	compositing
Ronald Siy	....	pipeline technical director: CIS Vancouver
Mark Stewart	....	technical director: CIS Vancouver
Naomi Stopa	....	visual effects production manager: CIS Vancouver
Trevor Strand	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Julien Stuart-Smith	....	CG artist: CIS Vancouver
James Tichenor	....	animation effects
James Tichenor	....	compositing
James Tichenor	....	shading and lighting artist
James Tichenor	....	visual effects modeler
Wayne Traudt	....	animation effects
Wayne Traudt	....	shading and lighting artist
Wayne Traudt	....	visual effects modeler
Curtis Tsai	....	I/O technician: CIS Vancouver
Luke Vallee	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Jessica Wan	....	match move artist: CIS Vancouver
Bernie Wempe	....	visual effects modeler
Noel Wright	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Jack Yen	....	match move artist: CIS Vancouver

Stunts
Leanne Hindle	....	stunt performer
Randy Lee	....	stunt coordinator
Darryl Scheelar	....	stunt performer
David Soo	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Sebastian Andexer	....	rigging lamp operator
Ken Bates	....	generator operator
David Bercovici-Artieda	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as David E. Bercovici-Artieda)
John Brown	....	rigging gaffer
Tom Chen	....	playback operator
Che Chomolok	....	grip
Ryan Cox	....	grip
Enrique del Rio	....	digital imaging technician (as Enrique X. Del Rio)
Tony Derkach	....	best boy grip: second unit
Tony Durke	....	lamp operator (as Tony K. Durke)
Jacob Egglestone	....	lamp operator
Mark Evans	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gareth Farfan	....	dolly grip: second unit
Trevor Fast	....	lamp operator
Carlos Fetherstonhaugh	....	lamp operator
Galen Fletcher	....	best boy electric: second unit
Jeffrey Furlong	....	lamp operator
Ian Gariepy	....	dolly grip: second unit
Peter Graf	....	aerial camera system tech super g
Rayne Holloway	....	lamp operator
James Kantola	....	key grip: second unit
Shane Kjar	....	grip
Byron Kopman	....	lamp operator
Derek Lalonde	....	grip
Benoît Lamarche	....	gaffer: second unit (as Benoit Lamarche)
Zack Lazarus	....	camera: EPK
Phil Lee	....	rigging grip
Bud Legree	....	dolly grip (as Budd Legree)
Larry Lynn	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Larry Lynn	....	director of photography: second unit
Andrew Mackie	....	key rigging grip
Rod Mawson	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
mark mcIntosh	....	dolly grip (as Mark McIntosh)
Bruce Murray	....	grip
Doug Nolin	....	best boy grip
Farah Nosh	....	still photographer
Chris Oben	....	digital imaging technician
Jon Ornoy	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Riley Pearcy	....	lamp operator
Laird Pierce	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Laird Pierce	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Jeff Plecas	....	key grip
Jay Rathorne	....	best boy electric (as Jay Rathore)
Matt Ross	....	lamp operator (as Matthew Ross)
Mikil Lee Rullman	....	aerial first assistant camera: second unit
Mike Sankey	....	digital imaging technician
Jeff Schwingenschoegl	....	lamp operator (as Jeff Schwingenschloegl)
Jeff Seeger	....	generator operator: second unit (as Jeffery 'Dirty' Seeger)
Rory Soderman	....	lamp operator
Jay 'Sully' Sullivan	....	dolly grip: second unit
Leonard Taylor	....	lamp operator
A.J. Vesak	....	aerial camera operator: second unit
Eric Vince	....	camera trainee
Richard Walden	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Richard Sanford Walden)
Katie Weekley	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
James Wong	....	playback operator
Ray Wong	....	digital imaging technician
Darek Wyszynski	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Darek Wyszynski	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Dikran Yazedjian	....	gaffer
Lohengrin Zapiain	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Stephanie Boeke	....	extras casting
Jackie Lind	....	casting: Canada
Jennifer Treadwell	....	casting associate (as Jenny Treadwell)
Jennifer Yoo	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Henry Baghdassarian	....	designer: space helmets, Prop Masters Inc.
Pamela Cameron	....	costume set supervisor (as Pamela Fay Cameron)
Daevina Danyluck	....	costumer: extras
Benita Dibdin	....	seamstress: space suits
Trilby Jeeves	....	costumer: extras
Gary Jones	....	designer: Space Buddies space suits
Kathy Linder	....	costumer: extras
Soo MacLean	....	costumer: second unit
Shanna Mair	....	assistant costume designer
Michael Mew	....	costumer: extras
Jessica Peel	....	costume assistant: Los Angeles (as Jessica Peel-Scott)
Jody Leanne Petford	....	truck costumer
Taryn Thumath	....	costumer: extras

Editorial Department
Flavio Bidese	....	on-line editor
Michael G. England	....	on-set editor
Dani Giammaria	....	post-production assistant
Kelly Herron	....	on-set editor
Achim Kapitza	....	colorist
Erin Mohs	....	assistant editor
Marcus Onischak	....	assistant editor (as Marcus Todd Onischak)
Jason Pielak	....	on-set editor
Fred W. Richters	....	on-line editor
Toby Sawyer	....	post-production coordinator
James Tocher	....	digital intermediate producer

Music Department
Hal Beckett	....	music contractor (as Hal Foxton Beckett)
Hal Beckett	....	music supervisor (as Hal Foxton Beckett)
Meagan Carsience	....	music editor
Greg Hamilton	....	music librarian
Roger Monk	....	scoring mixer
Gregory Prechel	....	composer: additional music
Gregory Prechel	....	orchestrations
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
Vince Renaud	....	scoring mixer
Brahm Wenger	....	orchestra conductor
Brahm Wenger	....	orchestrations

Transportation Department
Ghilas Aiteur	....	driver: cast
Suki Ardawa	....	transportation
John Buckley	....	driver: cast (as John Wight Buckley)
Dana Christiansen	....	driver
Kam Dhesi	....	transportation captain
Dean Fitzpatrick	....	transportation coordinator
Dave Harris	....	driver
Hugh Jones	....	driver
Rick Menzul	....	driver: cast (as Ric Menzul)
Andrew Moore	....	driver: cast (as Andrew M. Moore)
John Motyer	....	driver
Chris Mullen	....	driver: cast
Jim Papadogambros	....	driver
Amar Sangha	....	driver
Fred Sheremeta	....	driver
John Sorenson	....	driver: cast (as Jorgen Sorensen)
Chris Wild	....	driver: picture vehicle (uncredited)

Other crew
Holly Atchison	....	script supervisor
Gloria Winship Ayon	....	animal coordinator
Violet Barisoff	....	craft service (as Violet Gail Barisoff)
Violet Barisoff	....	first aid (as Violet Gail Barisoff)
Louise D. Bourassa	....	production assistant (as Louise 'Weezy' Bourassa)
Georgina Bradley	....	additional trainer
Morgan Brady	....	production assistant
Mia Carriconde	....	stand-in
Evan Chan	....	production assistant
Nathan Clark	....	adr artist
Sarah Cole	....	additional trainer
Amanda Coletsis	....	production assistant
Laura Collini	....	script supervisor: second unit
Dove Cresswell	....	additional trainer
Darius de Andrade	....	production assistant
Graham Donahoe	....	production assistant
Linda Dubuc	....	production insurance: Globalex
Jim Filippone	....	aerial unit pilot: second unit
Tracey Gardhouse	....	additional trainer (as Tracy Gardhouse)
John Genzel	....	production banking: Royal Bank of Canada
Loralee Hajdu	....	second assistant production coordinator (as Loralee C. Hajdu)
Sean Hanlin	....	security coordinator
Montgomery Hill	....	production assistant (as Montgomery R. Hill)
Danny Ho	....	video/computer playback engineer
Alan Homma	....	assistant production accountant
Ed Iverson	....	production assistant
Dylan Jenkinson	....	development executive
K. Nicole Johnston	....	set tutor
Trish Judd	....	additional trainer (as Trisha Judd)
Charles Kittson	....	production assistant
Daniel Kredell	....	assistant: Mr. Vince/Ms. McRoberts
Mike McAree	....	production assistant (as Michael McAree)
Joseph McCarter	....	additional trainer (as Joe McCarter)
Brett McDermid	....	first assistant production coordinator
Jill McQueen	....	production coordinator
Tessa Mol	....	production assistant: second unit
Glenn Moore	....	craft service: second unit
Glenn Moore	....	first aid: second unit
Kevin Mundy	....	stand-in
Chris Obonsawin	....	on-set monitor: AHA
Isis Oliveira	....	production assistant
Peter Pantages	....	location manager
Oliver Rappard	....	production assistant
Julia Reid	....	extras wrangler
Zeta Reid	....	production accounting clerk
Kirk Renard	....	assistant location manager
Christine Reyes	....	chef
Tracy Roberson	....	unit publicist
Lisa Rowson	....	chef
Gail H. Schacht	....	business affairs (as Gail Schacht)
Eva B. Schmieg	....	legal services: Heenan Blaikie (as Eva Schmieg)
Julie Schultz	....	additional trainer
Juli Strang	....	additional trainer (as Julie Strang)
Ann Troyer	....	chef (as Anne Troyer)
Tiffany Wall	....	additional trainer
Laurie Watt	....	production accountant
Annie Wilkinson	....	tutor coordinator: ABC On Set Tutoring Company Inc.
Susan Williams	....	script supervisor
Marie Witt	....	production assistant: second unit
Nicole Zuehl	....	animal coordinator
Michael Zwart	....	chef: second unit
Kelly Fry	....	craft services: extras (uncredited)
Kelly Fry	....	first aid: extras (uncredited)
Wendy Jessen	....	helicopter ground safety (uncredited)
Brynn Kinnee	....	background coordinator (uncredited)
Mike Witherington	....	security captain (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Home Entertainment (presents)
• Keystone Entertainment (producer)
• Key Pix Productions

Distributors

• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (worldwide) (all media)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• AFX Studios (creature FX) (as AFX Studio)
• Western X (visual effects)
• SFX Studio (creature FX)
• CIS Vancouver (visual effects by)
• Ronin Visual Effects (additional compositing)
• Realscan 3D (digital doubles)

Other Companies

• Steve Martin's Working Wildlife  animals provided by
• A.B.C. On Set Tutoring Company  tutor coordination (as ABC On Set Tutoring Company Inc.)
• All Star Aerial  aerial unit pilot: second unit (as Allstar Aerial Services)
• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring (AHAD 01037) (as Film & TV Unit A Program of American Humane)
• Corbis Motion  footage supplied by (as Corbis)
• Deluxe Vancouver  HD post-production services
• Digital Film Central  I/O services
• Fanfare Music  music preparation
• GlobalEx Risk Management  production insurance (as Globalex)
• Heenan Blaikie Lawyers  legal services (as Heenan Blaikie)
• Image Bank Films by Getty Images  footage supplied by (as Image Bank Film/Getty Images)
• LCW Props  set equipment (uncredited)
• Line 21 Media Services Ltd.  combined dialogue, continuity & spotting list
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research (uncredited)
• PS Production Services  acknowledgment (as PS)
• Photo Disc  footage supplied by (as Photodisc/Getty Images)
• Propmasters Inc.  space helmets (as Prop Masters Inc.)
• Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit  with the participation of
• Reel Appetites  catering company: second unit
• Royal Bank of Canada  production banking
• Studio One  score recorded at (as CBC Studio One)
• Tivoli Moving Pictures Caterers  catering company (as Tivoli Moving Picture Caterers)
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment (as UBCP)
• Vancouver Film Orchestra, The  score performed by
• Wallapalooza  walla group
• Western Post Productions  post production services (as Western Post)
• Western Post Productions  sound mix facility (as Western Post)
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:G | Canada:G (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Hong Kong:I | South Korea:All | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/4

Filming Locations:

Abbotsford Airport, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Walt Disney Home Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: Just before Mudbud goes onto the spacecraft, he rolls in a muddy puddle on the runway and gets mucky. When we see him inside the spacecraft a minute later, he is completely clean again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Spudnick:Dreams are like stars. You can't touch them, but if you follow them, they will lead you to your destiny. I used to dream of being the first dogronaut to walk on the moon. And now, I dream of going home to my boy, Sasha.

Movie Connections:

Follows Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)

Soundtrack:

Dancin' in the Moonlight

When you thought it couldn't get any worse...

This has got the be the worst talking animal movie I've ever seen.

Space Buddies was a horror. Not a horror movie, just... Ugh. It's like if three years after the semi-realistic "Air Bud: Spikes Back", the creators probably stopped caring about what the franchise is all about and decided to put in talking Golden Retriever puppies, lame fart jokes and less sports. Disney's just becoming lamer and lamer (not to mention greedier and greedier) and more targeted to dumb girls, who care more about looks and voices, than boys (especially with the crappy pop music). I've seen the first two Buddies films, and they were bad, but realistic compared to this.

Buddha is the leader of the Buddies though he doesn't seem Chinese or Hindu at all. You don't even get any proof of his religion. If he were Chinese or Hindu, he'd seem like a fat, Chinese puppy or just a dog that failed at an audition for Roadside Romeo. Rosebud is the girl, B-Dawg is a hip-hop black stereotype (just like his owner), Mudbud is a puppy version of Pigpen from the Peanuts franchise and Budderball is always dressed as a football player, hungry and gassy when his paw gets pulled. C'mon, I've seen much funnier fart jokes! It's just getting old.

OK, on with the plot. Buddha's owner is interested in what the moon is like. Much later, the Buddies sneak into a school bus on a trip to space station Vision 1, where they get to see all the cool things about space. They wear some goofy-looking blue and black outfits, travel onto the space ship (the whole station looks like an airport, but then again the ship acts kinda like an airplane and the whole setting was filmed at an airport in Vancouver, Canada) and set off for a wild adventure through space while their owners find that their puppies are missing. Hey, it was possible with Laika but not with annoying puppies! I mean, weren't these puppies supposed to play sports? It's just another way of Disney asking for money. Walt is probably spinning in his grave.

While in space, the buddies meet up with a Russian dog named Spudnick who wants to see his young owner Sasha but is stuck with Sasha's immature stereotype father named Yuri. Later, they have a walk around on the moon to see what it's like. But will they survive the journey home with the help of a talking ferret at Vision 1 named Gravity? There is hope that they won't!

First of all, the idea is just freaking stupid. It's just like Snow Buddies with elements of Space Chimps, Fly Me to the Moon, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Good Boy. Second of all, the quotes are just cheesy ("We're lost in space, dog!"), the puppies talk too much, they sometimes speak campy pop culture references ("It's just like a ride on Space Mountain!" "It's the Death Star!") and their computer-generated mouths are the only thing that makes them express themselves, but it doesn't really help. You wouldn't really be able to tell if they're frightened, angry, sad, shocked or happy. It just takes the cuteness away from them, aside from the farts. Films like Beverly Hills Chihuahua had more creativity and emotion! The chihuahuas in that film could actually feel happy, scared, sad, angry or all that stuff. They could even act startled or something like that to show their expression, which Space Buddies doesn't do. For example, when B-Dawg thinks Spudnick is an alien at first, the only way we know he's scared is his dialogue. He doesn't move and his face isn't computer-manipulated enough.

My final word - DO NOT RENT OR BUY SPACE BUDDIES. You just might fulfil Disney's corporate greed and let them make more crappy stuff. Do not even see it online. It's for your own good. Enjoy much better sci-fi or dog movies, such as Star Wars, some of the Star Trek films or 2001: A Space Odyssey or 101 Dalmatians, The Fox and the Hound or Lady and the Tramp. And what the hell is up with the tagline? "One Small Step For Dog. One Giant Leap For Dogkind." See? It's not just the idea itself that makes Space Buddies unwatchable! Usually, I enjoy movies that are stupid when they're meant to be, but this was meant to be funny. It's just not right. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to go and watch WALL-E to calm myself down.