air bud is a 1997 american comedy film that sparked the franchise centered on the real-life dog , buddy , a golden retriever .

the film was financially successful , grossing $ 4 million in its opening weekend and totaling $ 27.8 million in its run , against an estimated $ 3 million budget .

air bud

1 . air bud 2 . air bud : golden receiver 3 . air bud : spikes back 4 . air bud : world pup 5 . air bud : seventh inning fetch
* i do not consider the air bud spinoff series , air buddies — a group of seven films in which bud’s talking puppies solve various mysteries — to be part of the air bud canon . those dogs don’t even play sports .
movie . air bud only appeared in the first two films of those series .
is a 2003 sequel in the air bud franchise of sports - themed movies .
usa : air bud : world pup vhs released on december 12 , 2000 .
usa : air bud : world pup dvd released on december 12 , 2000 .
6 . y’all wanna see air bud in batting practice ? yeah , you do .
pixarfan91 wrote : the should od stop after the original air bud actor dog died .
8 . i ultimately came away liking the air bud movies more than i had expected .
but there’s something about the air bud series that’s worth admiring : these movies have heart .
air bud : world pup is the third film and the second sequel in the air bud series , as well as the first film to be released straight - to - video .
you might remember air bud , the greatest movie ever made about a basketball - playing dog .
usa : air bud : world pup : special edition dvd released on june 15 , 2010 .
these are all the movies in release order from the air bud series , the air buddies series and the spin - off santa paws series .
4 . the air bud movies are forward - thinking in terms of portraying mixed - gender sports .
air bud : golden receiver ( 1998 ) – josh ' s golden retriever learns to play football .
01 : 13 : 02 – according to imdb , air bud was filmed in under one month .
01 : 28 : 50 – seventh inning fetch is surely the nadir of the air bud franchise .
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air bud ( 1997 ) – josh meets a golden retriever and finds out that he can play basketball .
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then : solberg made his film debut as tom stewart in & apos ; air bud . & apos ; he reprised the role the next year in & apos ; air bud : golden retriever . & apos ;
this cast list of who was in air bud includes both lead and minor roles . ( 13 items )
as of 2014 , there are fourteen movies in the franchise , including five in the air bud series , seven in the air buddies series , and two christmas spin - offs of the air buddies series .
00 : 14 : 25 : crabwalking to a dreadful lovesong by the same harpy shrilling at the end of air bud 2 : this bud ' s for you .
air bud : seventh inning fetch ( 2002 ) – buddy makes the baseball team and becomes a star player .
so we decided to make a dramatic short film about the boy who was benched for air bud . enjoy :
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the air bud film series ( also known as air buddies or disney buddies ) is an american film franchise based on a sports - playing golden retriever named buddy , portrayed by air buddy . the franchise began in 1997 with the theatrical release of air bud , followed by the theatrical release of air bud : golden receiver in 1998 . the rest of the films in the series were released in direct - to - dvd form . the air buddies or disney buddies spin - off series began in 2006 with the release of air buddies and it focuses on the adventures of air buddy ' s talking golden retriever puppies .
from here , the air bud movies pivoted into the air buddies series , which abandons the sports premise altogether , because the puppies talk now and so there’s no need for it anymore . but given air bud entertainment’s wanton disregard for criticism , it doesn’t make sense that they would stop making air bud movies simply because they fell off of the mainstream critical radar after golden receiver . ( the first two weren’t exactly critical favorites , either , with air bud scoring a 43 percent on rotten tomatoes and golden receiver a dismal 21 percent . )
families can talk about the proper treatment of pets . does josh display responsibility in air bud when it comes to buddy ?
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air bud : world pup ( 2000 ) – josh and emma discover that buddy ' s ballplaying skills apply to soccer .
across the five air bud movies , i think this is the only shot that is clearly not executed by an actual dog .
the sports parts of these movies are ridiculous , and yet they’re somehow less ridiculous than the b - plots : in seventh inning fetch , air bud’s puppies get kidnapped by a raccoon trying to find out whether air bud’s dna has a hereditary sports gene .
air bud cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of air bud actors includes any air bud actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each air bud actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of air bud have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
00 : 10 : 17 : a box of memories for you to remember your memories by . goddammit , all i got you was this hat that says air bud 6 : bud goes to manhattan .
in air bud , our titular canine helps his owner , josh , win a middle school basketball championship . it’s surprising , but kids suck at sports . ( kids suck at everything . dogs are better than kids . don’t have a child . adopt a dog . ) what’s more surprising , though , is what happens over the course of air bud ’s theatrically released sequel , air bud : golden receiver , and three subsequent direct - to - video installments : air bud plays four other sports and is much , much better at them than he was at basketball . this is an actual image from the fourth film , 2002’s air bud : seventh inning fetch :
i’m surprised it took the movies this long to get air bud integrated into a major sports event , but here we are . also , it turns out this wouldn’t be the first time air bud participated in a championship game . let’s talk about seventh inning fetch .
air bud : world pup ( 2000 ) – josh and emma discover that buddy ' s ball - playing skills apply to soccer .
01 : 14 : 42 : the only way the us is going to win the world cup is in an air bud movie .
01 : 34 : 30 – the credits roll . in the pantheon of ‘animals playing sports’ movies , air bud unquestionably raised the bar .
i loved the first air bud movie , and maybe even the second one , but this is getting ridiculous . what is your opinion ?
and there are air bud sequels that are better than the first film . . . like
golden receiver
and
world cup .
666 has 3 6 ' s . 3 multiplied by 666 = 1998 . air bud 2 was released in 1998 . . . . coincidence ? ?
air bud has a less important role in air buddies and snow buddies . the films were all straight - to - dvd ( later blu - ray ) releases , except for the first film that remains a dvd only release .
9 . most soccer teams carry three goalkeepers . can hollywood make a sequel about the professional goalie whom this coach decided was third - string behind air bud ?
01 : 23 : 06 : air bud is totally copping a thigh feel on gabi reece . you earned it boy . go make us a few sequels .
01 : 15 : 35 – air bud is back ! and just in the nick of time , with the timberwolves down three scores in the fourth quarter .
the air bud universe’s answer to the dog - pants conundrum is obvious . virtually every time buddy is shown playing sports , he wears pants around his hind legs .
i , for one , am a huge air bud fan . i think it ' s a perfect franchise , but one thing has always bothered me . . .
00 : 13 : 38 – josh gives andrea their father’s watch . this is the first time the watch has been featured in any of the air bud films .
leirin wrote : 666 has 3 6 ' s . 3 multiplied by 666 = 1998 . air bud 2 was released in 1998 . . . . coincidence ? ?
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you see noah , the youngest framm sibling , grow up into a toddler and steal the spotlight , because he’s genuinely the funniest human character air bud had to offer .
01 : 22 : 17 : gabi reece and air bud playing for the win . wow , gabs , you went full monty for this acclaim . kudos your boobos .
01 : 13 : 18 : clearly air bud was offsides . then again , clearly he ' s a fucking dog , so who cares ? gooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllll ! ! ! ! ! !
twenty years ago , in the summer of 1997 , disney released air bud , a movie about a golden retriever named buddy who can play basketball . it did well in the box office because there were enough people who wanted to see how the hell disney was going to execute this idea . then four more air bud movies were made over the next six years .
so to recap , the u . s . becomes champion in a way - too - early women’s world cup by having air bud save the day , which feels a bit like cheating . but i came to see a dog play soccer , and i think i got what i paid for , which is whatever netflix pays disney each time i stream air bud : world pup .
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. and the plots . . . oh , the plots that intricately mix warmth and love with despair and hatred . . . shakespeare himself would have wept when that beloved dog puts on his jersy . and lest we forget those unforgettable offspring , i shall mention them now . for as interesting air bud ' s life is , a peak of film has arose with what critics call the greatest spin - off in any existence and form . air bud played soccer , but air
it would have been enough for seventh inning fetch to end with air bud and andrea winning the state championship game . but no , they had to go further and take him to the world series .
. he plays a different sport in each film ( basketball , football , soccer , baseball and volleyball , respectively ) . in air bud : world pup , he becomes the father of five puppies :
of the first five films in the air bud series , this is the only one where buddy is not dognapped by the villains , and instead helps josh , emma , tammy and andrea rescue his offspring .
volleyball is an ideal sport for a dog . dogs run fast , are great at switching directions , and love hitting balls in the air . i could see a dog being excellent at sprinting across a court to dig shots before they touch the ground . every part of air bud playing volleyball is plausible .
i’m pretty sure dogs aren’t supposed to hit balls that well with their mouths , but just like it says on the town sign that pops up at the start of every air bud movie , everything is possible .
the movie air bud turns 17 years old today ( that ' s 119 in dog years ) , so to celebrate , let ' s take a look at what the cast has been up to since 1997 .
buddy helps josh’s junior high team to the championship game , but josh wins it on his own after buddy gets taken out . air bud is an unnaturally smart dog in this movie , but he’s still a dog .
i have no nostalgia for air bud . the idea to watch it never crossed my mind when i was 7 years old . it was a cultural blind spot that i shared with my colleague charlotte wilder , who also watched it for the first time this year . but with the 20th anniversary coming up , i decided to rectify my air bud - less life and watch all five movies , stopping short of watching the buddies spinoff series .
actually , the air bud movies have contributed greatly to cinematic history . the utter genius of having a trained dog , of all things , star in his own movie is the most single - minded ingenuity since the concept for
we’re running low on professional sports with significant followings at this point , but rather than move the family to canada—which would have been fine , given that vancouver has been standing in for washington state this whole time—and introducing buddy to the world of hockey , the series chose beach volleyball for the fifth and last of the “classic” air bud movies , air bud : spikes back ( 2003 ) . josh doesn’t appear at all in this one , which revolves around andrea’s ( katija pevec ) attempts to raise money to go visit tammy after she moves to the other center of the air bud universe , san diego . ( whenever someone leaves fernfield , they’re always san diego - bound . )
sure , that works . never mind the fact that you’d normally have to be a student with good academic standing to participate in your school’s athletics . but who has time for nuance ? let’s see air bud do his thing .
00 : 43 : 01 : aww ! air bud ' s making a delicious ice cream sundae for his baby ' s momma . that ' s how we do it around our house when we ' re sad and fat .
00 : 55 : 05 : the evil coach ' s son is miffed because his pops got air bud ' s team banned from the league . god , if that douchey speech is what gets him reinstated . . . .
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a ir bud was released in theaters 20 years ago tuesday . in commemoration of this momentous cinematic event , we set out to interview some of the stars who made the movie a beloved family classic — but then we realized that nobody cared about the human actors involved . we liked air bud because of the dog who played basketball . so we set out to interview air bud — real name buddy the wonder dog , an actual basket - scoring golden retriever . ( buddy’s other acting credit came in an episode of full house in which comet was portrayed as having basketball abilities . )
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air bud
is a movie about a basketball - playing golden retriever , and , in that respect , it ' s not unlike ingmar bergman ' s brooding 1957 classic
the seventh seal .
while the draw of an & apos ; air bud & apos ; film has always been the uniquely talented animal , the original movie did also have an interesting cast of humans . see what they are up to these days below .
the two main basketball strategies air bud employs are ( 1 ) chasing after a ball and ( 2 ) standing near his owner until his owner throws him the ball . to be honest , that’s an accurate depiction of how a dog would react if placed on a court during a game . there is no enhancement of buddy’s dog talents , nor any false presumption that he understands basketball’s rules . air bud doesn’t pretend buddy is the greatest basketball player of his era . he just helps some kids win one basketball game . ( i must debunk the many viral tweets about the kid who got benched for air bud : buddy does not check into the game until injuries leave josh’s team with just four players . )
but golden receiver isn’t the least realistic air bud film . in fact , it contains a sense of gritty realism . it acknowledges the uncomfortable fact that if a teenager in full pads tackled a dog , that dog would get seriously injured :
all we saw was air bud catch a ball in his mouth and get the final out , and apparently that was enough to earn mvp . we didn’t see him at bat , although thanks to the scoreboard , we can assume he didn’t help much there . all we’re left with is imagining what else he did at first base to earn that honor , and maybe that’s for the best . part of me believes this ending was all a dream sequence in air bud’s head .
& apos ; air bud & apos ; told the tale of buddy , a canine with mad basketball skills . the film was a hit for disney in 1997 and a theatrical sequel , in which buddy takes up football , soon followed .
then : cavendish played principal pepper in & apos ; air bud . & apos ; born in england but raised in canada , cavendish had starred in canadian movies such as & apos ; the grocer & apos ; s wife . & apos ;
00 : 56 : 49 – buddy is kitted out in a jersey and miniature air max . it is adorable .
movies and a sixth one in the works . then they made a spin - off series called air buddies which has
00 : 01 : 05 : holy shit . they replaced patrick - - the vet boyfriend - - with the dad from pet sematary . i like where this is going . no wonder air bud looks haggard . he ' s a fucking zombie !
00 : 05 : 15 : air bud got drunk at the reception and now he ' s trying to get up on the little sister . josh is dancing with a fat middle aged aunt - like figure . this round goes to the sister .
00 : 06 : 30 : every time bud and his bitch get together they get cockblocked by the goddamn dogcatcher . villain indeed .
zegers , now 31 , made us fall in love with the little boy who desperately needed a friend . his character battled a crazy , abusive clown / dog owner as well as an abusive gym coach . come to think of it , there was a lot of low - key abuse in that movie . but anyway , zegers reprised his role of josh in several of the franchise ' s sequels , including ,
air bud : golden receiver
and
air bud 3 : world pup .
00 : 23 : 40 : the scumplumbers are heisting . i ' m wondering how they expect to train a strange dog to grab a jewel . maybe they ' ll tell him it ' s a shuttlecock and this is air bud : barkminton madness !
01 : 09 : 07 : buddy crawling through the air vents . i wonder if he feels like a tv dinner .
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or maybe buddy was just juicing . honestly , that’s the best explanation for how buddy went from a contributing player on a middle school basketball team in rural washington to the best player on the best baseball team in the world . air bud probably did steroids .
then : fletcher was 15 when he made his film debut as larry willingham in & apos ; air bud . & apos ; he already had a tv presence as a recurring character on the canadian crime drama & apos ; the adventures of shirley holmes . & apos ;
00 : 00 : 12 – the first post 9 / 11 air bud opens with a harrowing scene in which buddy , dressed as a firedog , heroically drags injured civilians from the burning rubble of the world trade center . just kidding , it’s more of the same .
in this spin - off of the air bud franchise , five pups follow an ice cream transport truck to a plane and end up flying with the ice cream shipment to alaska . there they find a pup friend and a boy who needs five dogs for a big race .
when dad buddy and mom molly are dognapped , their five adorable pups , the air buddies , must save the day . . .
air buddies ( 2006 ) – buddy and molly ' s offspring work together to help each other while attempting to rescue their parents .
the air bud movies epitomize the concept that movies for children can be lazy in concept and lazier in execution , because kids don’t care as long as there’s something cute to look at on screen . there’s nothing offensive in them in terms of swearing or innuendo , and the violence remains solidly in the realm of slapstick . ( air bud is rated pg , presumably for beer cans , but the rest are all rated g . ) but they’re all so obnoxiously formulaic and syrupy that ranking them is a difficult task , because they all run together into one colorful blur of stupid pet tricks and stupider puns . and when you’re that shameless , why not keep making them ? what we’re trying to say is : call us , robert vince . we’ve got a great idea for a sixth movie where air bud meets a streetwise pit bull in the boxing ring .
00 : 49 : 00 : the conference has decided to disqualify your team . because you have a dog . and air bud . but why ? that doesn ' t make any sense ! how dare they use logic to thwart us ! it ' s unfair , i tells ya .
there ' s an air of acceptance throughout the film , but the movie never stops to stand at a pulpit and preach this message .
in this clip , the air buddies are being chased , but find safety on the farm with billy the goat and belinda the pig .
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the air buddies films focus on buddy ' s puppies , and they were all direct - to - dvd / blu - ray releases .
this transformation from small - town novelty act to multisport legend is remarkable . it also begs some questions . so to celebrate one of the most accomplished pups ever to grace the big screen , we watched all five * air bud movies and ranked them in order of plausibility , from most to least .
most of these scenarios are minor , and they step to the side to make way for air bud , but they’re some of my favorite parts of the franchise because they’re sincere . they make you feel for the characters and root for them , even when you know that everything will turn out ok .
then : in & apos ; air bud , & apos ; makken played framm’s mom jackie . she was familiar to movie audiences thanks to her role as sister mary robert in & apos ; sister act & apos ; and & apos ; sister act 2 : back in the habit . & apos ;
even if we presuppose that buddy understands the intricacies of baseball , though , seventh inning fetch would still be the least plausible air bud film by several miles . baseball would be one of the hardest sports for a dog to play , and yet it is the sport in which buddy achieves his greatest success .
00 : 00 : 35 : air bud ' s been replaced ! do they do doggie botox ? or do they just let them eat dented cans of spoiled peaches ? i hear that ' s how they killed the presidents of the united states of america . the band , not the obama , because we probably would have heard about that . his album didn ' t do as well as thriller , but still . bud looks like a fucking irish setter . fucking gingers .
00 : 06 : 37 – one possible explanation for the subtle narrative variation throughout the air bud franchise is that the clown put buddy in a coma at the start of the first movie , and everything that happens subsequently is merely a projection of an elaborate dream loop . that , or it’s just lazy screenwriting .
compared to some of their more crass kids’ movie counterparts , the air bud movies are relatively digestible . they’re not trying to sell anything—save for their own interminable sequels and spin - offs , which have now grown to include the air buddies series , the santa paws series , the pup star series , the mvp : most valuable primate series , and a smattering of ape - and / or dog - related movies unrelated to the rest of the air bud franchise . ( we’re sticking with the original five for our purposes . ) they encourage kids to go outside and play sports , which is nice , if shame - inducing if one happens to be a full - grown adult sitting inside and watching these movies in air - conditioned comfort all day . and animals doing people things , as five minutes on youtube will prove abundantly and repeatedly , is never not adorable . even if the dog can be a real pain in the ass .
01 : 26 : 40 – in spite of obvious budget cuts and a complete absence of nuance , spikes back is something of a return to form for the air bud series . that said , it’s not a patch on the original , though in all honesty everything beyond that blurred into a seemingly endless aversion therapy session .
01 : 09 : 04 : the close up pathos of air buddy . that ' s going on the memorial screen at the oscars when he dies .
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00 : 01 : 42 : this little cockknob is making the dog run a westminster - style obstacle course . this is air bud , you little shitsquirt . he kicks babies like you for field goals . he eats lightning and craps thunder . he should belong to chuck norris . he ' s wasted on you . wasted !
then : zegers is familiar to & apos ; air bud & apos ; fans as josh framm , the 12 - year - old who finds buddy . the canadian actor got his start as a seven - year - old playing little mikey in the michael j . fox comedy & apos ; life with mikey . & apos ;
the golden retriever , who played
air bud
was a stray turned prolific canine actor , who was also named buddy in real life . buddy ' s trainer kevin di cicco taught him how to play several sports , even instilling in him the ability to dunk a ball ; a skill which not only scored buddy the title role in the 1997 family film
air bud
and two of its sequels , but several appearances on both
america ' s funniest home videos
and david letterman ' s
stupid pet tricks .
most notably , though , buddy also played the role of comet on the tv sitcom ,
full house .
t’s now a full 20 years since walt disney pictures unleashed their sports - mad pooch protagonist on the world . to mark this cultural milestone , we decided to watch all five original air bud films back - to - back ( nb : this excludes the seven air buddies sequels , which focus on the exploits of buddy’s puppies , as well as the santa paws christmas spin - offs . ) what follows is a deep analysis of said series , with a definitive ranking at the end .
movies with two more in the works ! and by the end of this year , two air buddies movies will have been released in the same year ! and listen to the name of the newest air buddies movie . fairy buddies : puppy magic . that ' s probably the stupidest name for a movie ever .
air bud has it all : a fluffy golden retriever , a basketball final game , a car chase , and mean but comically non - threatening villains . you can see why it spawned a series of videos , and your little one may want to see them all . be aware that none of the successors is nearly as good .
the search for santa paws is a spin - off of the air buddies series and a prequel to santa buddies . the buddies are not in these movies .
then : you may remember bill cobb from & apos ; air bud , & apos ; in which he played the janitor - turned - basketball - coach who recognizes buddy’s b - ball talent . an actor since the mid - 70s , cobbs also co - starred on & apos ; the gregory hines show & apos ; during that period .
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there were some obstacles . the real buddy whose basketball antics had wowed audiences passed away in february 1998 . his owner kevin dicicco , who had received credit for creating the character but not the percentage of profits he was promised , began prepping a lawsuit against keystone . and yet , the cameras began rolling in the spring and air bud : golden receiver
the franchise has a lot of corny , ridiculous things that deserve to be made fun of : villains who contribute to excruciatingly formulaic plots ; the soundtrack , which can range from romantically cheesy to “wait , this is totally a knockoff of john fogerty’s ‘centerfield’ ” ; the ridiculous sports scenes involving air bud , like his aforementioned batting practice , and this block from spikes back .
after the
air bud
films , zegers starred in several films , including
transamerica ,
gardens of the night
and
the mortal instruments : city of bones .
he also had a recurring role on
gossip girl ,
playing prince - to - be damian daalgard . more recently , zegers played owen on the fox mini - series
gracepoint .
these movies are not great , but i believe , after every silly thing i learned , that they’re worth checking out , even just to see how ludicrous they can be and imagine what it took to make them . if you ever find yourself on netflix or amazon , a mere click away from watching one air bud movie , now you know what to expect . maybe you’ll end up liking it too .
00 : 28 : 13 : i said out loud ,
i swear i ' ve seen bird ' s nest in something before .
my girlfriend says ,
your butt .
and that ' s why i ' m marrying her . does this count as a romantic proposal ? in the middle of an angry air bud review ? i guess i could threaten to push her off a cliff .
01 : 13 : 28 – despite being a family film , seventh inning fetch features prominent advertising for bud light , who at this point have all but missed the opportunity to cash - in on the franchise’s popularity .
fairy buddies : puppy magic ? wow , some people at disney must be running low on ideas if the have to combine air bud with something like tinkerbell . hope that isn ' t the case though . i hope it ' s the last one too . too many sequals for those puppies and disney is going to start looking foolish again , like when they kept making direct to video sequals to their classics .
i guess it was a pretty good movie , though i got a little bored halfway through and took a little snooze . i like air conditioning . there was lots of popcorn on the floor .
it’s not as terrible of an idea as letting a dog play full - contact football , though , which is the premise of the sequel , air bud : golden receiver ( 1998 ) . although it was released only a year after the first movie—and was the last in the series to receive a theatrical release outside of the philippines— golden retriever moves forward in dog years , picking up as former pathetic twerp josh enters his last year of junior high as a basketball star . if air bud was about a young boy learning to live again after profound loss through the medium of a basketball - playing dog , then golden receiver is about that same boy finally getting closure for his father’s death and allowing a new father figure in his life through the medium of a football - playing dog . oh , and funny cartoon villains with giant nets .
this movie is in line with the first air bud . not many sequels of this nature are tolerable let alone enjoyable . air bud : golden receiver is a movie that your whole family can enjoy . the movie centers around josh framm coming to terms with his mom ' s return to dating . josh has to get used to the new man in his mom ' s life and a new sport for him and buddy , football . most people can relate to that being a difficult adjustment no matter how nice the man is . in this case it ' s the lovable patrick sullivan , dvm . the low point of this movie are the lampoonish villians natalya and popen . they try miserably to add slapstick comedy to this otherwise endearing film . a very notable scene is between josh framm and coach fanelli . the parts of patrick sullivan and coach fanelli were wonderfully casted .
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this movie came out in december 2000 , a year and a half after the u . s . won the women’s world cup . the date is important * , because four months after buddy’s team wins the state championship , there’s another women’s world cup . in the air bud cinematic universe , the “every four years” world cup time frame doesn’t exist . you could argue that the filmmakers took artistic license , but this seems a bit much .
buddy’s journey has humble beginnings . he plays a few minutes of one game against middle schoolers . all told , the dog - basketball in air bud is roughly within the realm of dog - basketball possibility . it’s acknowledged that buddy can’t dribble — “but he drools , ” says the team’s coach — or hold onto the ball . his method of scoring is having his owner lightly toss the ball in his direction so he can boop it hoopward :
air buddies ( 2006 ) – buddy and molly were dognapped by grim and denning for selkirk ' s greedy purposes . it ' s up to the buddies ( and other animals ) to come to the rescue .
00 : 53 : 12 : behold your undoing , parents of america . you thought you ' d be safe when buddy died off . now i bring you - - the air buddies . kneel before zod .
anyway , at the 2001 women’s world cup final , the united states and norway have gone on to a penalty shootout to decide the champion . briana scurry — who , in real life , made a crucial save for the u . s . in the 1999 final’s shootout — gets injured , leaving everyone worried until the camera pans over to air bud , who substitutes for scurry and clinches the match for the u . s . with his own save .
ugh . i had the pain of enduring one of the recent outings 2 years ago , in my wv history class . i swear , that teacher is out of it . he showed us the one where the air bud puppies go to some arctic region , i don ' t remember much of it . thankfully , movies like this generally just have around 2 weeks of commercials for the movie , so it ' s easy to ignore them . sometimes .
are there ever movies you just hate the idea of going to see ? ' ' yes , i say , there are - - but sometimes i ' m surprised . it happened again the other night . i dragged myself down to a multiplex to attend a sneak preview of a movie named
air bud . ' ' i had seen the trailer , and knew it was about a dog who could play basketball . i was not impatient to see this movie .
the beloved ' 90s classic
air bud
turned the big 1 - 8 this year . whaaat ? ! if the movie were a person , it ' d be able to vote , drink ( if it lived in the uk ) and buy a lottery ticket . but wait a minute — that means it ' s been 18 years since cutie josh framm , aka kevin zegers , first introduced us to the golden retriever who can play sports better than most humans .
ups the ante with a copper - colored whistle emblazoned
air bud .
this is no mere dog whistle , either , but a people whistle that you and i can enjoy too . heck , blow loudly enough and i bet even those with reduced auditory skills might pick something up . i discovered that cats especially notice and enjoy this inclusion , which comes protected in plastic and woven through a hole - punched print of the unbordered and un - buddified cover artwork .
fairy buddies : puppy magic ? give me a bowl , i need to hurl . wow , that ' s pretty much the most terrible thing i ' ve ever heard of ( well , besides a sequel to a video binquedo movie or something ) yeah , they ' re totally milking this thing for every penny they can , it ' s kind of sickening . the first air bud was a good movie , the second one was okay , but this is getting retarded .
now : solberg is probably best known for his recurring role in the syfy channel series & apos ; eureka . & apos ; in 2012 he popped up in the canadian tv series & apos ; arctic air . & apos ;
air bud : golden receiver theatrical release : august 14 , 1998 / running time : 90 minutes / rating : g director : richard martin / writers : paul tamasy , aaron mendelsohn ( screenplay ) ; kevin dicicco ( character ) cast : kevin zegers ( josh framm ) , gregory harrison ( dr . patrick sullivan ) , cynthia stevenson ( jackie framm ) , nora dunn ( natalya ) , perry anzilotti ( popov ) , robert costanzo ( coach fanelli ) , shayn solberg ( tom ) , suzanne ristic ( principal salter ) , alyson maclaren ( andrea framm ) , tim conway ( fred davis ) , dick martin ( phil phil ) , warren moon ( himself ) , joey galloway ( himself ) , blue edwards ( himself ) , pete chilcutt ( himself ) , george lynch ( himself ) , sam mack ( himself ) , lee mayberry ( himself ) , ivano newbill ( himself ) , rush / zak / chase / chance ( buddy
air bud
)
00 : 00 : 00 : the final title once more comes from genny , who ' s probably not even near a computer to appreciate the commitment she ' s fulfilled . the air bud project was requested by marra alane , who to achieve this request had to review the miley cyrus biography . a sacrifice so noble is worth a few days of my time . and this series got so bad , disney dropped it like a hot rock . the weinsteins had to distribute it through dimension .
air bud
is a kids ' movie from the git - go . the younger the better - - it seems to me they ' ll enjoy the slapstick and the cute canine . do not confuse buddy the basketball - playing dog with buddy , the deviled egg - serving gorilla from the recent renee russo vehicle . if that ' s the kind of demeaning thing you ' re looking for , just take it on the arches . you disgust me . rated pg . 97 minutes .
that trick got dicicco and buddy a spot on america’s funniest home videos , multiple bookings on david letterman’s “stupid pet tricks , ” and an episode of full house where buddy served as stunt dog for a scene where comet makes uncle jesse look like a real dumbass on the basketball court . then , in 1991 , dicicco brought the idea for a movie starring his talented dog to producer robert vince , whom dicicco would threaten to sue after air bud finally made it to theaters six years later .
the movie doesn’t show us much of air bud’s world series performance ; we just see him recording the final out of the decisive game , putting the finishing touch on a 6–4–3 double play . so we’re left to imagine what happened that made this dog — who , again , can’t look at a pitch and swing at the same time — into the greatest player in baseball . maybe buddy walked during every one of his plate appearances because nobody was capable of throwing pitches inside his 5 - inch strike zone ?
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diffident in the wake of his father ' s death , high schooler josh ( kevin zegers ) struggles to adapt to his new home in washington state . that all changes , however , when he signs up to be the school basketball team ' s manager and discovers that his pet dog bud , a stray golden retriever he took in , can play the sport amazingly well . after bud joins the team , josh ' s life brightens considerably , until the dog ' s former owner norm snively ( michael jeter ) returns in hopes of reclaiming the pooch .
00 : 08 : 42 : i think lots of cat burglars prefer the method of throwing a tantrum and falling on the floor . who designs a security system that can be thwarted by an air conditioning duct ? architects need to watch more die hard .
unfortunately , buddy is dead . he died shortly after air bud came out . dogs usually do not live for 20 years , so the 20th anniversary of any dog - related movie tends to be somewhat depressing . ( for some reason , no website was willing to publish my 2016 listicle “all 101 dalmatians are probably dead now . ” ) yet an anniversary is an anniversary , and rules are rules : the time has come to assess buddy’s legacy — not just as a dog actor , but as one of the greatest athletes of all time .
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00 : 04 : 56 : i love how in every air bud film they feel the need to explain to josh or andrea ,
hey , look ! it ' s buddy !
i would pay cash money to get the movie a pg rating just so once , andrea can slap the shit out of the skeksis and shout ,
no shit ! it ' s my dog , you dumb bitch . i ' m glad you ' re moving . get the hell out of here . we ' re not lesbians anymore ! i undykeclare myself from you !
it seems to me that one look at the poster ( in which bud , wearing a basketball uniform , is shown knocking the bottom out of one ) would eliminate the chance of fence - straddlers . you can safely assume that no one associated with this movie is thinking oscar party , in other words .
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in air bud spikes back , golden retriever buddy is now in the care of andrea framm ( katija pevec ) , who discovers that buddy is a talented volleyball player . buddy becomes a key player on andrea ' s team , and they make it into the local championship tournament . but trouble brews when a pair of incompetent thieves set their sights on an enormous diamond on display at the local museum and grandma framm ' s parrot is kidnapped . buddy is accused of the crimes , and he must find the real culprits and avoid being captured by authorities in time to play in the big game .
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11 . why didn’t the norwegian player just kick the ball more than 4 feet in the air ? she didn’t even have to kick it hard ! just put the ball high ! buddy is vertically limited ! i cannot stress enough how easy it should be for a world - class player to successfully score against a dog .
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parents need to know that air bud , though mostly lighthearted , does show a child dealing with his father ' s death . it also depicts abuse - - both animal abuse and the physical abuse of a boy by his coach - - although it makes it clear that both are wrong , and both perpetrators are punished . there ' s a little bit of drinking , as well as language along the lines of
sucks
and
hell .
but the value of teamwork is stressed , as is the responsibility and care required to take care of a dog . that said , if you don ' t have a dog already , be prepared for your kids to want one .
the idea that the series had run its creative course is similarly laughable , given that all five movies follow the same plot structure down to the pro - athlete cameo at the end . and if beach volleyball was good enough for air bud , why not lacrosse ? or rugby ? or ultimate frisbee ? that would be perfect for a dog . spikes back even sets up a new generation of framm family adventures in the character of youngest sibling noah , who claims his birthright of vicarious sporting glory by entering buddy in an obstacle - course race at the county fair in the last movie . ( seems kind of unfair to pit a world cup and world series - winning dog against amateurs , but okay . )


old boys : the way of the dragon ( chinese : 老男孩猛龙过江 ) is a 2014 chinese comedy film directed by xiao yang and wang xiaoli and starring xiao yang , wang taili , qu jingjing and wanting qu .

it was released on 10 july 2014 .

old boys : the way of the dragon

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from left , nine - year - old youssef badr and ten - year - old cassidi nogueira enjoy a game called dragon tails at the new old towne orange boys and girls club on thursday , july 20 , 2017 . ( photo by drew a . kelley , contributing photographer )
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eleven - year - old aaliyah santos enjoys arts and crafts at the new old towne orange boys and girls club on thursday , july 20 , 2017 . ( photo by drew a . kelley , contributing photographer )
old boys : the way of the dragon is a bittersweet , sentimental tale of a hapless pair of amateur chinese musicians called the chopsticks brothers , who also direct the film — two high - school friends trying , and for many years failing , to make it as musicians . they work as wedding hosts , as barbers , and finally enter a music contest performing michael jackson ' s
billie jean ,
but the producer of the show doesn’t want them on it .
transformers : age of extinction is ruling the box office right now but the producers of old boys believe it will appeal to chinese audiences keen for movies that speak to them , and it could be a success in the way that tiny times was last summer . a third installment in that tale of youthful folly is due at the cinemas this month too .
all you need for this game is a circle of children with lots of energy ! this is an old favourite .
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since opening in may as a sister location of the boys & girls clubs of tustin , the clubhouse has provided after - school and summer activities for 236 children . tony tripp , chief executive for orange clubhouses , said the success of the old towne club will be a launch pad for the boys & girls clubs of orange ; the organization is talking with city officials about additional locations .
eight - year - old andres bennett , right , competes in a warm - up chant at the new old towne orange boys and girls club on thursday , july 20 , 2017 . ( photo by drew a . kelley , contributing photographer )
internet firms are getting heavily involved in the movie business in china right now and the country’s tech and entertainment industries are rapidly converging , and thus movies like old boys are considered a template for the development of the chinese industry .
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old boys
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this is a nice way of calming down a group of children as it tests not only their powers of observation but also their ability to listen closely . it can be varied for all age groups .
site supervisor , edgar garnica goes over the rules for a field trip at the new old towne orange boys and girls club on thursday , july 20 , 2017 . ( photo by drew a . kelley , contributing photographer )
youth development professional , jessica zepeda reads the rules for arts and crafts at the new old towne orange boys and girls club on thursday , july 20 , 2017 . ( photo by drew a . kelley , contributing photographer )
jesse sotelo , center , competes in a warm - up chant at the new old towne orange boys and girls club on thursday , july 20 , 2017 . ( photo by drew a . kelley , contributing photographer )
lee wasn’t exactly the auteur behind enter the dragon , the way he was with the way of the dragon , the movie he made immediately beforehand . he ceded the director’s chair to robert clouse , who’d only made a few movies and who would never make anything anywhere near this iconic again . but lee was still the primary creative force behind the movie . he co - wrote it , put together its great action scenes , and made sure to put his personality in there whenever possible . early in the movie , there’s a weird scene in which lee , talking to a young student , insists that the kid put “real emotional content” into his kicks , and then lee spends the rest of the movie trying to show us what a kick with real emotional content looks like .
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this beautiful story will touch the heart of anyone who reads it . funni spends her saturdays on the roof of the old airport car park . she loves the view and sense of calm , even though it hasn ' t been used for . . .
from right , david sotelo and danny ruiz compete in a game called roller pin at the new old towne orange boys and girls club on thursday , july 20 , 2017 . ( photo by drew a . kelley , contributing photographer )
“this is the first mainland chinese dream comedy . as well as having laughs for 90 minutes , the two characters chase their dreams . it is sad and funny , ” said zhang zhao , head of levision pictures , which joined youku tudou and ruyi films to produce old boys .
but even though enter the dragon was lee’s last movie , it still offered plenty of clues where action movies would go in the years ahead . jim kelly would go on to blaxploitation stardom , kicking ass in movies like black belt jones and three the hard way . in enter the dragon ’s opening scene , lee fights a husky - but - nimble shaolin fighter played by sammo hung , another guy who would find stardom in the years ahead . and in that long underground - lair fight , one of the many henchman who lee kills is played by a very young jackie chan .
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forcing the city gates is a traditional chinese game for boys - and one which requires a fair amount of energy and some outside space to play ! this game can get rough .
watching that scene , it’s a crime that lee never got to fight the movie’s best henchman , the scarily muscled bolo yeung . ( yeung ended up losing , not remotely credibly , to saxon . ) still , it’s not like you can watch enter the dragon and feel cheated by the fight scenes . lee goes all the way in whenever he gets a chance , and the long brawl against the random henchmen includes many , many neck - snapping sound effects .
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this is a simple , old - fashioned game for younger children similar to
bow bells
. of course you can substitute
flowers
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“no matter how the film has changed , the spirit of the old boys haven’t changed , ” director xiao yang told a news conference to launch the movie in beijing . meanwhile , his co - director wang xiaoli said : “this film tells a story about a small character who is not happy with his current situation and hopes for success . i believe it will be successful . ” neither xiao nor wang had much experience when they started making the movie , but this naive approach appears to have worked wonders for them .
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enter the dragon came before all of that . bruce lee’s fourth and final movie as a kung fu star was the only one he made in english , with an american director and american stars . it’s still , at least partially , a hong kong movie , with the whole thing being filmed in hong kong and golden harvest boss raymond chow serving as co - producer . but it’s very much a western take on the kung fu movie , which was then a genre in its infancy . lee had only been a movie star for two years , and the craze - starting the chinese boxer was just three years old . and so enter the dragon qualifies as a fascinating experiment , an attempt to see whether this new foreign subgenre will work in a more american context . even though the movie was , in a lot of ways , a glorious mess , it turned out to be a huge success on just about every level .
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two truths and a lie is a very old game which has been popularised on radio and television over the years . this version makes a simple ice breaker game for older children , who will enjoy trying to fool the other kids .
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tripp said anyone looking to sign up children for the fall should do it as soon as possible – the club is expecting to hit capacity of 180 . the boys & girls club is open to children ages 6 to 18 ; membership is $ 25 a year . staff will walk students to the club from cambridge , pamyra and west orange elementary schools .
the club is preparing to pick up speed once the summer is over , tripp said . in the fall , character - building and leadership programs will launch , including the boys & girls club’s hallmark keystone club . kids will also be able to join new art and music programs or participate in the club’s basketball and soccer leagues , all launching in the fall .
this is a particularly good game if you have a few new members joining a group . based on the old favourite duck , duck , goose , it helps everyone learn the children ' s names . play it with kids aged 4 and over .
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this traditional girl ' s chinese chase game can be played with a large group of kids - or just two . boys enjoy it too , and it causes much giggling ! children have to learn to work together in this activity . it works with any age group .
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this is a well known game - and it can get a bit dangerous with older children ! but it works well with children aged 7 - 10ish and it can be a fun way to break the ice . keep a careful eye on it though , and only play if you are sure that the children will keep it under control .
but even with lee dominating the movie , there is some typical american - studio fumbling in there . when lee and the movie’s other fighters arrive at the evil - mastermind fortress where they’re having their death tournament , they all sit down for a banquet in a room full of generic stereotypical asian touches : acrobats , sumo wrestlers , a chinese new year dragon . the bad guy , han , is practically a parody of the scheming bond villain ; he pets a fluffy cat and says stuff like , “we are investing in corruption . ” and the movie dedicates a baffling portion of its running time to two heroes who are pointedly not bruce lee .
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there is something about the clapping and chanting rhythm of this game that used to keep my school friends and i occupied for hours ! best played with kids of the same age , or the game will be unequal .
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this traditional chinese game is great fun for the playground . you will need a large group of children - at least 10 , but the more the merrier ! the kids can be any age .
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this is a very old favourite , thought to date back to tudor times at least ! it was originally known as blind man ' s buff . there is also a traditional chinese version known as
blind man
or
chicken
.
red light green light is an outdoor game suitable for children of all ages . you will need quite a bit of space ! if you play the game with younger kids , you can use it to reinforce the concept of
red is for stop
and
green is for go
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“the energy in the club during the summer is contagious almost , ” tripp said . “we want to give kids that fun summer that every kid wants to have , where they meet new kids and try new things . the atmosphere and culture of the club for summertime has been one of fun , energy and just being a kid . ”
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this is a game of tag with a difference ! it works best with children of a similar age - or the younger children will tend to get dragged around which isn ' t ideal ! it ' s a perfect game for the great outdoors .
award - winning aaron becker has an exceptional gift for telling stories with big themes and deep truths in pictures alone . off on a holiday by the sea which is tinged with sadness following the death of the family dog , the story . . .
the whole movie is designed as a lee vehicle . he gets to talk a bit about philosophy , about his idea of “the art of fighting without fighting . ” he gets all the best scenes and coolest moments . he plays a character named “lee , ” and it feels less like a character and more like the man himself . lee , of course , understood what he’d need to do in a movie for american audiences . he’d lived much of his life in the u . s . , played kato on american tv , and played small roles in a few american movies . he knew what he was doing . and with american production values , as well as an ice - cold funky score from the great lalo schifrin , lee ended up looking cooler than he ever had before . ( schifrin was one of the mvps of early action cinemas . i’ve written five of these columns thus far , and three of them are for movies with schifrin scores . )
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other noteworthy 1973 action movies : the runner - up is the mean , bloody hicksploitation romp walking tall , which would make an icon out of the image of joe don baker swaggering into a backwoods shit - kicker bar with a two - by - four in his hand and mean intentions in his eye . its crusading - southern - sheriff story would capture the national imagination and lay the groundwork for more southern - targeted action movies in the years ahead .
the brilliant follow - up to the bestselling you can ' t take an elephant on the bus . lovereading comment to follow . . .
honestly , though , enter the dragon got pretty lucky with those two heroes . one was john saxon , an american character actor whose face will be familiar if you’ve watched enough old movies . saxon had been working for years ; he was playing juvenile delinquents in the ’50s . and he’d keep working for years afterwards , playing nancy’s police - chief father in a nightmare on elm street . saxon had fun playing a gambling - addicted international - playboy type , and his screen fighting was better than anyone could’ve reasonably expected ; it’s a bit weird he didn’t stick with kung fu movies after this . meanwhile , the towering , beautiful , magnificently afroed karate champion , jim kelly , who had never been in a movie before , was a total find . kelly’s character was a black - power archetype , not really a character at all , but he had the charisma to carry it off , and i love the scene where , when offered a night with a prostitute , he picks four of them and then apologizes for not picking more . kelly’s screen fighting was pretty impressive , as well .
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coffy and cleopatra jones introduced snarling female archetypes into the annals of blaxploitation film , and coffy made a star out of pam grier , one of the flat - out toughest screen presences of the decade . live and let die introduced a new james bond , roger moore , and did its best to work in some blaxploitation touches . the seven - ups , a gritty new york cop movie , had one great chase scene , and it served as a sort of unofficial sequel to the french connection . white lightning had a lot of good chase scenes , and it helped establish burt reynolds’ persona as a devil - may - care rebel yokel . charley varrick , a truly great crime movie , somehow made an action hero out of the perpetually hangdog walter matthau . magnum force brought back clint eastwood’s harry callahan character , this time correcting course by pitting him against some right - wing vigilante cops even scarier than he was . and westworld was more a western / sci - fi fusion than an action movie , but it did help introduce the idea of a killer gun - toting , human - looking robot , an idea that would power the terminator a decade later .
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lydia monks ' new series is perfect for little children particularly those just starting nursery or reception . frog is the star of this story which recounts his adventures on the school trip . he ' s a . . .
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20 years ago , when wang and xiao are still children , they have the mutual dream of music . when they grow up and their dream seems to be forgot , life difficulties remind them of their childhood dream and they decide to abandon everything and form the chopstick brothers band . they leave for new york to join a tv show , but then find themselves involved in the gang fight by default .
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picture books are special – they ' re not like anything else . sometimes i hear parents encouraging their children to read what they call proper books , books without pictures , at an earlier and earlier age . this makes me sad , as picture books are perfect for sharing , and not just with the youngest children . as a father , i understand the importance of the bond that develops through reading picture books with your child . we have in britain some of the best picture book makers in the world , and i want to see their books appreciated for what they are – works of art .
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centering on ip man ' s migration to hong kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of wing chun martial arts .
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best played with a large group of kids but we have had fun playing this at family dinner times , with just four . it works with any age , but is better when the children are young .
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this game takes a little effort to set up , but the kids will have a lot of fun with it . it is obviously better on a dark evening ! it could be a good game to play at a halloween party , especially if the children are wearing spooky costumes .
cleverly designed and sensitively illustrated , this is a wonderful book to explore the world of feelings . each double page takes a different emotion , from sadness to jealousy , loneliness to excitement , and examines it . . .
you can ' t go wrong with a book for children about pants and this one is particularly satisfying and giggle - inducing . the poor octopus narrator of the story has a problem – he doesn ' t have any underpants , ‘there ' s nothing on below ' . none . . .
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the cave rob hodgson it ' s all about the timing in this wonderfully funny picture book . in a cave lives a little creature , a little creature that never leaves its home - turn the page . . . extract buy
still , saxon and kelly were no match for lee , in terms of screen presence or screen - fighting ability , and nobody watches a bruce lee movie to see the other guys in it . when we do get to see lee at work , he’s at his absolute peak , taking out hordes of henchmen in an underground lair or fighting nasty , competitive one - on - one bouts against assorted heavies . the final fight scene , in which he takes on the intensely eyebrowed wuxia - movie veteran shih kien , is a hallucinatory wonder , with its hall - of - mirrors effects and with shih putting increasingly dangerous stabbing weapons where his fake hand used to be . but lee’s best fight is probably a brutal throw - down with the lanky american bodyguard bob wall .
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when any asian action star finds a certain level of fame abroad , it’s practically inevitable that he ( or , in a few cases , she ) will eventually make the trip to hollywood . it doesn’t always work out . in the last few years , tony jaa and iko uwais have made some small inroads . jackie chan became a huge crossover star , but only on his second attempt , in the mid - ’90s ; his first try , with 1980’s the big brawl , was a resounding flop . jet li did pretty well for himself . donnie yen has mostly stayed away , other than some smaller , more exploratory roles . takeshi kitano made a movie with omar epps . chow yun - fat was reduced to mustache - twirling in the worst pirates of the caribbean movie .
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daddy long legs nadine brun - cosme daddy long legs is a joyous book with bright , fresh and funny artwork , full of retro charm . with its warm , reassuring feel and the adorably drawn relationship between a father . . . extract buy
a quick simple memory game that requires no preparation or equipment , perfect for all sorts of occasions when you need to keep the kids occupied - waiting rooms , train journeys etc - and also as a
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not for the faint - hearted , this game is best played out of doors when clothes don ' t really matter ! it works with mixed family age - groups if everyone who takes part is a good sport , and will cause much hilarity . .
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the plot , of course , is ridiculous . lee is a shaolin standout who , at the behest of some international police organization or other , takes part in han’s island - fortress fighting tournament—all a front to recruit more people into his nefarious enterprises . nobody uses guns , simply because han doesn’t like them , though really because guns wouldn’t allow for those great fight scenes . we know han is evil because he’s trafficking drug - addicted sex slaves and because he disgraced the shaolin temple and because his men tried to rape lee’s sister , leading to her death . but lee had the ability to sell all this absurdity with just his eyes . if he’d survived , he could’ve elevated so many otherwise - dumb action movies .
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is a glorious and uplifting description of female friendship . it stars four girls and simply but beautifully describes in words and pictures their enduring friendship as they grow from little children . . .
this is a noisy , running around game which works well as an ice - breaker . you ' ll need chairs for all of the kids , and space to play . you can play outdoors on a dry day , perhaps using a cushion or bean bag for each child to sit on .
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as children begin to communicate more readily and are a little more dextrous then you’ll find they want to occupy their mind with books that are a little more challenging , perhaps even with more pages and more of a storyline .
a well known playground game , freeze is deservedly popular with children of all ages . best played on a dry day or indoors ( perhaps in a hall ) , or you will have some seriously muddy children to contend with !
my first colours popular children ' s characters the twirlywoos make learning to recognise and name colours fun and enjoyable . this sturdy board book , just the right size for little hands , shows them having an . . . extract buy
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recruited by an intelligence agency , outstanding martial arts student bruce lee participates in a brutal karate tournament hosted by the evil han . along with champions roper and williams , he uncovers han ' s white slavery and drug trafficking ring located on a secret island fortress . in the exciting climax , hundreds of freed prisoners fight in an epic battle with lee and han locked in a deadly duel . mpaa rating : r ( c ) warner bros . entertainment inc . all rights reserved .
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amazing machines first numbers tony mitton counting from one to ten is great fun with this jolly , carefully thought - out board book . there ' s just one line of text on each page , short but interesting with some nicely . . . extract buy
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this traditional chinese playground game reinforces addition skills . it is good to play with a class of kids , divided into teams , and can be adapted to suit different ages . it can be very exciting ! best played with kids aged 5 and over .
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the very hungry caterpillar ' s sound book eric carle this is a much - loved classic , but as relevant today as it was when first published in 1969 . now available in this sound - book format so you can actually listen to the . . . extract buy
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perfect for parties , family gatherings , first days at school , summer camps - there are group games listed here that all ages will enjoy ! you ' ll find some below that work best as indoor games , and some that are definitely for outdoors and require lots of space . we ' ve got good team games here too .
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facing life difficulties , wang and xiao decided abandon everything to chase down their dream , they left for new york to join us tv show , but involved in the gang fight by default .
gorgeous illustrations attractively answer any curious child ' s question : where and how do different animals sleep ? moving quickly past the familiar indoor animals such as dogs and cats , kate prendergast . . .
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the strength and agility of insects is a 1911 british short silent documentary film , directed by f. percy smith , featuring close-ups of a houseflies and other insects secured and juggling various objects with its feet .

the films in this series , which included the acrobatic fly ( 1910 ) , " caused an absolute furore when they were first shown to the public , " and , according to jenny hammerton of the bfi , smith , whose stated intention " was of course to entertain the public , but also to demonstrate the strength and agility of those insects we might unthinkingly squash or swat when they settle on our lunch , " " was forced to justify his methods in the press , guaranteeing that there was no trickery involved and certainly no cruelty . "

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clonic mutations programme at the dali at tate modern , july 2007 . ' buggy bongie boogie ' a music score for the film the strength and agility of insects .
a highly entertaining and revealing account of insect ability , the strength and agility of insects presented a view of arthropods quite unlike anything ever seen on film before . premiering in 1911 , the production caused a sensation , detailing our insect friends as they lift tiny dumbbells , twirl matchsticks and juggle objects much heavier than themselves . sparking a huge press debate , renowned wildlife photographer percy smith had to dispel rumours of trickery and cruelty by sharing his innovative filming techniques . examining a whole host of these tiny creatures and their relative power and dexterity , the strength and agility of insects is an intriguing insight into the skills of a variety of species .
still images from the film were featured in newspapers and magazines and the subject inspired poetry and political cartoons ; this obviously pleased smith greatly . he was humble in print , however , stating that his intention in making the film was of course to entertain the public , but also to demonstrate the strength and agility of those insects we might unthinkingly squash or swat when they settle on our lunch .
this early ﬁlm by national history ﬁlm pioneer f . percy smith observes real insects juggling and playing with objects in a binzarre manner . a major success at the time of its premiere , the ﬁlm serves here as a tribute to dalí’s fascination with insects in his paintings and ﬁlms , and his profound interest in the scientiﬁc study of nature . lópez figueroa’s circus music serves as an overture to the whole programme , interpreting freely dance music from the period .
* this film is included on the bfi dvd compilation ' science is fiction / the sounds of science : the films of jean painlevă© .
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percy smith ' s films of various insects seen juggling tiny objects caused an absolute furore when they were first shown to the public in 1908 . this was unlike anything cinemagoers had seen before and there was much debate as to how smith had ' taught ' the little creatures to twirl match sticks , manipulate corks and waggle tiny dumbbells . the filmmaker was forced to justify his methods in the press , guaranteeing that there was no trickery involved and certainly no cruelty .
described simply , f . percy smith ' s most - excerpted short sounds like a trick photography classic of the cameraman ' s revenge ilk , but those are real insects performing real feats of strength , flipping around objects many times their size with ease . obviously nowadays you ' d do it all with cgi but in smith ' s day they had to use real stuntmen for this sort of thing .
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a spider is shown standing on a piece of rock . a thread is produced until sufficient to bear the spider ' s weight . in a humorous fashion , the spider lifts all eight legs off the craggy outcrop and is pulled into the air , sailing off into the unknown . in the next sequence we see how the spider uses its legs to manipulate the web , turning on its back then gathering in the thread with its feet . the film ends with a live action shot of a spider in its lair , scrabbling around looking for tasty morsels .
percy smith believed that he could cure people of their fear of spiders by showing them blown up images of their eight legged foes on the cinema screen . this short film uses an animated model spider to show how the spider ' throws ' its silken threads to make a web . the little fellow is quite comical and is the first of several animated creatures to appear in smith ' s films .
there were several different versions of this film . the version featured here includes a scorpion grasping a matchbox , an ant holding a match , and flies and fleas juggling various small objects . alas , the much - debated footage of a fly dressed as a nurse holding a small model baby is missing from this version . shame !
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