Super Buddies (film)

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Super Buddies
Super Buddies (film) poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Robert Vince
Written by
  • Anna McRoberts
  • Robert Vince
Based onCharacters
by Paul Tamasy
Aaron Mendelsohn
Kevin DiCicco
Robert Vince
Anna McRoberts
Produced by
  • Anna McRoberts
  • Robert Vince
Starring
Cinematography Mark Irwin
Edited byKelly Herron
Music byBrahm Wenger
Production
companies
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Release date
  • August 27, 2013 (2013-08-27)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Super Buddies is a 2013 American superhero comedy film. It is the seventh and final installment in the Air Buddies film series, and the fourteenth and final film of the overall Air Bud franchise. It was released on August 27, 2013.

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Plot

The Buddies find five magical rings from the planet Inspiron. Each one gives them unique superpowers. Budderball gets super strength, Buddha gets mind-control, RoseBud gets super speed, B-Dawg gets super elasticity, and MudBud gets invisibility. Together, the Buddies must use the rings responsibly with the help of Megasis/Captain Canine in order to stop a power-hungry extraterrestrial warlord named Commander Drex, who wants to take the rings for his own and full dictatorship of Inspiron. The Buddies soon learn that they don't need to have superpowers to become superheroes.

Cast

Live-action

Voices

Release

Home media

Super Buddies was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and as a film download on August 27, 2013. The physical release was produced in 2 different packages: a 2-disc Blu-ray / DVD combo pack and a 1-disc DVD. The film download was produced in both standard and high definition.

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