An unexpected player joins the school basketball team - a circus dog who escaped from a cruel master.An unexpected player joins the school basketball team - a circus dog who escaped from a cruel master.An unexpected player joins the school basketball team - a circus dog who escaped from a cruel master.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total
Marion Dodd
- Reporter
- (as Marian Dodd)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFinished filming in less than a month.
- GoofsThe roads, streets, etc. change from dry to wet to dry in the same scene.
- Quotes
Referee #1: Ain't no rules says a dog can't play basketball.
- SoundtracksClair
Written and Performed by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Featured review
A young boy who's father has passed away moves to a new town with his baby sister and mother, with little hopes of making new friends or getting over his father's death: until he finds a dog who can play basketball! Turning suddenly from being an incompetent water boy, whom only dreams of joining the school basketball team, to an admirable young athlete with his great new dog, Buddy.
A mildly entertaining afternoon special for kids. With it's innocence and slitly comicle charm, this movie, like all other afterschool specials has it's moments. I wouldn't say it was funny, it dosn't have what most of the modern day kids or pre-teens are looking for in their entertainment: Bombs going off, blood, martial arts or showy costumes. It's the type of thing for a family with three or four children of mixed ages to watch with their mother before nap time. Isn't obscene like most movies even a nine year old might watch these days, yet isn't Barnie or Elmo either.
A mildly entertaining afternoon special for kids. With it's innocence and slitly comicle charm, this movie, like all other afterschool specials has it's moments. I wouldn't say it was funny, it dosn't have what most of the modern day kids or pre-teens are looking for in their entertainment: Bombs going off, blood, martial arts or showy costumes. It's the type of thing for a family with three or four children of mixed ages to watch with their mother before nap time. Isn't obscene like most movies even a nine year old might watch these days, yet isn't Barnie or Elmo either.
- eaw1990osaka
- Jan 18, 2004
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $23,144,499
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,878,632
- Aug 3, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $23,144,499
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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