Spooky Buddies
| Spooky Buddies | |
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 DVD cover art | |
| Directed by | Robert Vince |
| Produced by |
Anna McRoberts Robert Vince |
| Written by |
Anna McRoberts Robert Vince |
| Based on |
Characters by Paul Tamasy Aaron Mendelsohn Kevin DiCicco Robert Vince Anna McRoberts |
| Starring |
Harland Williams Sierra McCormick Elisa Donovan Jennifer Elise Cox Tucker Albrizzi Dylan Sprayberry |
| Music by | Brahm Wenger |
| Cinematography | Mike Southon |
| Edited by | Kelly Herron |
Production company |
Key Pix Productions |
| Distributed by |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Spooky Buddies is a 2011 Disney direct-to-DVD comedy film that is part of the Disney Buddies franchise, a series often referred to as the Air Bud and Air Buddies franchise. For the fifth installment in the Air Buddies series, the team has a Halloween adventure in Fernfield. The movie is directed by Robert Vince, produced by Anna McRoberts, and released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray, DVD, and as a movie download on September 20, 2011.
Plot
The movie opens in the year 1937 where Sherrif Jim and others from the town of Fernfield set of to the manor of Warwick the Warlock. Warwick has kidnapped five puppies so he can sacrifice them to the Halloween hound,a evil hound who can open a portal to where ghosts live but only if he has the souls of five puppies of the same blood.One of The puppies,Pip,belongs to a young boy called Joseph.As the mob prepares to storm the manor the hound kills Pips siblings but Pip escapes.Warwick chases him and grabs him just as the mob enters.The Warlock manages to escape just as dawn approaches.Thus,when the hound tries to kill Pip he fails and Pip becomes a ghost.Jim and Deputy Tracker surround The Warlock,however he jumps in The mirror and escapes.
75 years later,the Buddies are on a school trip to Warwick's mansion with their owners, Alice, Billy, Pete, Sam and Bartleby. When the class go to the graveyard to see Deputy Tracker's memorial stone, Billy finds himself scared of the appearance of the gravedigger, Mr. Johnston. Overhearing that the legend says that if you say 'Halloween Hound' three times in front of Warwick's portal/mirror, you would release the Halloween Hound, B-Dawg, who is a "scaredy cat" tries to overcome his fear by doing the legend. Pip the ghost puppy tries to warn the Buddies, but B-Dawg is terrified by Pip's ghost and accidentally completes the reciting. B-Dawg's owner, Billy hasn't come up with his Halloween projects and decides to do Warwick the Warlock. With the help of Sheriff Dan, Billy borrows Warwick's evidence file and staff. Billy's mum, Janice buys Billy his costume for trick or treating which is a Christmas Story-esque bunny suit, having had misheard him saying, "Hip Hop Rabbit," when he meant "Hip Hop Rapper." Billy goes as Warwick the Warlock and humiliates B-Dawg in the bunny outfit. Billy meets up with his friends and the Buddies and they go trick or treating.
Two punks Rodney and Skip, who had scared the class earlier on during the trip go to the mansion to explore. They witness the release of Warwick and the Halloween Hound who step out of the mirror. Warwick thinking that Rodney and Skip released them turns them into mice after accusing them of stealing his staff. Warwick learns from his owl assistant, Hoot that his staff is in the hands of Billy. Warwick immediately sets off to search for his staff and spell book.However as he is searching the streets he believes that the town is already taken over as everyone is dressed up for Halloween.He sends the hound to find the buddies,who ask for help from a sorceress dog called Zelda. It is here that Pip explains he is not trying to hurt them, but to warn them the hound is coming. After using a spell to return him to his body the hound finds them and turns Sniffer and Zelda to stone. The kids are running from Warwick and hide in the Halloween party where he gets his staff back.They are rescued by Mr Johnston (who is actually Pip's owner).
Warwick takes the pups hostage in his manor and says that if the book isn't returned he will kill them. After escaping, the buddies run from the hound who has turned Pip to stone and opened the portal. The evil spirits from the nether then turns everyone in the town into zombies. Hoot meanwhile decides to stop and leave but is also turned to stone by the hound. Warwick steals his book back and shoots his staff at Mr Johnston.
The Buddies hide in the kitchen where Budderball starts devouring pickled eyeballs. The Halloween Hound finds them and B-dawg comes up with a plan. Just when the Halloween Hound is about to suck out Budderball's soul, B-dawg signals Budderball who farts, releasing out gas, repelling the magic and causing the Halloween Hound to have his own soul sucked out. The kids and Mr. Johnston find Warwick paralyzed after opening the Bible and Billy takes Warwick's staff.
Mr. Johnston is reunited with Pip as well as the kids being reunited with the Buddies. The kids bid goodbye to Mr. Johnston who has located the owners of Pip's brothers and sisters and travels around America to return them. The Buddies bid farewell to Pip who thanks them for helping him defeat Warwick. The film ends with the kids waving goodbye to Mr. Johnston as he drives off with the caravan and the puppies.
At the end, the "secret buddy" can be seen in the corner of the screen, his name being Nigel Dog.
Cast
- Harland Williams as Warwick Davis
- Rance Howard as Mr. Joseph Johnston
- Pat Finn as Mr. Carroll
- Jennifer Elise Cox as Mrs. Frankendude Carroll
- Michael Teigen as Sheriff Dan
- Elisa Donovan as Janice
- Sierra McCormick as Alice
- Skyler Gisondo as Billy
- Sage Ryan as Pete
- Jake Johnson as Sam
- Tucker Albrizzi as Bartleby
- Max Charles as young Joseph
- Dylan Sprayberry as Rodney
Voice cast
- Skyler Gisondo as B-Dawg
- Charles Henry Wyson as Buddha
- Josh Flitter as Budderball
- Ty Panitz as Mudbud
- Genevieve Hannelius as Rosebud
- Frankie Jonas as Pip, a Beagle puppy
- Debra Jo Rupp as Zelda, a Chinese Crested Dog
- Diedrich Bader as Halloween Hound, an English Mastiff and the secondary antagonist
- Ryan Stiles as Hoot, a great horned owl
- Tim Conway as Deputy Sniffer
Release and Reception
Home media
Spooky Buddies was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and as a movie download on September 20, 2011.[1][2] The physical release will be produced in two different packages: a 2-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack and a 1-disc DVD.[2] The movie download will be produced in both standard and high definition. All versions of the release will include an interview by Leo Howard of Disney Channel's Leo Little's Big Show with the character "Rosebud" and a music video for the song "Monster Mash."[3]
References
- ↑ "'Spooky Buddies' Blu-ray Announced". High-Def Digest. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- 1 2 "Spooky Buddies Blu-Ray (Updated)". Blu-ray.com. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ "'Spooky Buddies' on DVD and Blu-ray September 20th 'Spooky Buddies' on DVD and Blu-ray September 20th". Toy X Plosion. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.