Spooky Buddies
Tags: paranormal

Plot synopsis:
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, an evil hound who can open a portal to ghosts but only if he has the souls of five puppies of the same blood. One of the puppies, Pip, belongs to a young boy named Joseph. As the mob prepares to storm the manor, the hound kills Pip's siblings, but Pip escapes. Warwick chases her and grabs her 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 Warwick, however he jumps in the mirror and escapes.
75 years later, the Buddies are on a school trip to Warwick's manor 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 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 it on Warwick the Warlock. With the help of Sheriff Dan, Enrique borrows Warwick's evidence file and staff. Billy's mother, Janice, buys Billy his costume for trick-it-treating, which is a Christmas Story-esque bunny suit, having 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, Rodrick and Skip, who had scared the class earlier on during the trip, go explore the manor. They witness the release of Warwick and the Halloween Hound who step out of the mirror. Warwick thinking that Rodrick and Skip released them, turns them into obese 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. 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 Halloween Hound to find the Buddies, who ask for help from a sorceress dog named Zelda. It is here that Pip explains she is not trying to hurt them, but to warn them the Halloween Hound is coming. After using a spell to return her to her 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 Warwick finds his staff. 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. The Buddies have a daring escape from Warwick the Warlock. After escaping, the Buddies run from the Hound who has turned Pip to stone and opened the portal. The evil spirits who've escaped the mirror turn everyone in the town into zombies. Meanwhile, Hoot 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. He reads the spell which returns the evil spirits and undoes the hounds evil, such as turning people into stone. Mr Johnston destroys the staff to prevent Warwick from coming back.
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.

Review: Halloween movie for children.
My six year old son found this movie to "spooky" to finish.
He begged me to turn it off because he was scared.
I found it cute and was surprised he didn't like it, since he is such a big fan of these films.
At the time I rented it, the clerk warned me that some other children also found it scary.
In the end, I will say it was a great movie in the lines of these movies, but just be prepared for your little one to get a little scared.
I will try it again, when he is older, possibly next year.
I would also like to mention that people need to remember these movie are made for small children so silly, over acting is expected..
Spooky Buddies vs Religion.
I have read a review on here with a person being so upset that the spooky buddies is pushing religion in the face of their children!!!!
The BUDDIES series is a Disney made series for children and young people, it do not push religion in your face, it's all for who ever believes in what ever....I am united, a Christianity religion but that does not mean the movie is poking religion in my face or your.
If you look into all movies and TV shows your child watches, you will see that all movies are created to entertain a certain audience....I am all for the SPOOKY BUDDIES and all of their movies.
Children love the buddies, and it isn't all about religion...just some people want to cause a riot I guess.
Following Along The Buddies Trail.
I managed to get hold of an advanced copy of the movie and my 9 year old was jumping for joy about that, I wasn't holding my breath about watching this movie with her but we both laughed within 30 seconds of it starting.
The production quality was equal to the other 3 in the series and I was very pleased because of that alone.
The acting was pretty over the top but for young kids it was perfect and nothing too scary, the story line was pretty thin but it kept my little girl dancing up and down right up to the final elimination of the bad evil Warlock.
It was all too cheesy but these movies are what it is all about as kids love cheesy and need a simple plot or they get lost.
I for one will say it is OK for young kids and not too silly but Pixar movies are far superior and let kids use their own imagination more as well as letting adults enjoy them..
Did Anyone Say Hocus Pocus?.
I watched this movie last night, and I'm still in shock.
I can't understand how the producers of the movie weren't sued.
Honestly, this was an extremely bad copy of Hocus Pocus.
There's a scene with a dance, a male witch, talking animals, a legend, a book with spells, a man who behaves like a zombie.
I could not believe what I was watching.
Hocus Pocus is one of my favourite childhood films, and it felt a little bit insulting to see how shamelessly the producers of this film had stolen everything from it.
It's just a pity because there are some known names on the cast list.
However, I did not see what other viewers are complaining about, the Christian matter.
There are a lot of films with witches, talking animals and spells, and kids don't get traumatized by it.
It's scarier fanaticism and complaining about talking dogs than this movie..
The Buddies work to ensure that good triumphs over evil - through Christianity?!.
I have seen all of the other movies in the "Buddies" series and I have never before noticed an overt Christian theme.
This movie actively promotes Christianity and I do not appreciate it.
I do not look to children's movies to educate my children about religion and I certainly do not need it pushed on them under the guise of entertainment.
The movie does have some funny moments in it and overall it's the same type of jokes we have come to expect from the "Buddies" franchise.
I am hopeful that the movie makers will be more mindful in the future that not all of their movie watchers are Christian nor do we want our children to be exposed to religion in the context of a children's movie.
We will not be watching this movie again..
A Great Halloween Movie for the Family.
I showed this movie last October as part of a Family Movie Night and 72 people came to watch it.
No one complained about any religious overtones and believe me they would have gone to my director if they did.
I found this movie enjoyable for adults and children and one of the best buddies movie they have made.
It was perfect for the season.
As a matter a fact I will be showing it again this month as there were no other recent family Halloween movies to show my audience.
This movie had my audience laughing and enjoying themselves.
Don't read too much into a movie, just sit back and have fun like my viewers do.
The Buddie movies are harmless, family fun and I always draw at least 30 people to this event.
I wish there were more harmless movies made to show families.
I was surprised to see that this movie had only a 4.6 rating on IMDb, it should at least be a 7..
wow, vewwy cool.
This movie is very good
Be sure to say your 5 daily prayers
Jimbob out!.
Calm down people, it's a kids movie.
It's a decent kids movie.
If it doesn't appeal to adults that's because it's marketed towards kids..
A BOOtiful production..
I was scrolling through the deep deep depths of netflix one night whilst a movie title caught my eye.
"Spooky buddies" it read.
I instantly clicked on it with great anticipation, hoping it would be worth the time.
Turns out it was more shocking than this is us and 911 combined!.
Spooky Buddies?
I think VERY SPOOKY BUDDIES!.
This movie sent my child to hospital.
He is 19 and after watching this movie, he couldn't sleep for weeks, until we finally sent him to a therapist who drugged him and sent him away.
This film is NOT FOR CHILDREN!!!
It should be rated 15, or even more!
The plot is OK, the acting was awful, and the Halloween Hound was far too scary.
We are a very religious family and the thought of talking animals coming back from the dead, shocked me.
This film is part of the Illuminati.
I am very disappointed Disney!!
This movie is shockingly awful!
do not watch.
The only reason I have gave it one star is because the acting from those dogs was excellent, I didn't know animals could talk??
Who knew?!.
The worst of the bunch!.
Being a huge fan of the Buddies movies, I was really excited about this movie when I heard it was coming out.
The gap between this one and "Santa Buddies" was nearly two years.
("The Search for Santa Paws" doesn't count.) For a while, this movie has been rumored, but I've found no info of it either on IMDb, Wikipedia, or even the official Buddies website.
But enough about that, let's move on to the review...Sadly, I'd have to say that this movie was not worth the wait.
Compared to it's predecessors, "Spooky Buddies" was a huge letdown.
Nobody I recognized worked on the movie (with the exception of Michael Bolton, who was the production manager for some reason), the story is unoriginal, the characters are uninspiring, the Buddies are not shown very much despite the fact that they are the titular characters, the CG effects badly rip off "Casper", and there's a lot of logic in the movie that makes so little sense that I'm sure the Nostalgia Critic will have a fit about!
I never thought I'd say this, but this was easily the worst of the Buddies movies.
At first I thought Disney would never disappoint me with this franchise.
(I'm still not sure why so many people hate these movies.) "Space Buddies" did come pretty close, but "Spooky Buddies takes the cake.
On a positive note, "Treasure Buddies" was a considerable improvement.
I'll just hope that Disney will continue to make these Buddies movies and make them the way they should be made..
It's a movie for little kiddies about little doggies!.
It's not a promotion of Christianity, witchcraft, or anything other than a Disney pursuit of the almighty dollar!
I normally ignore the comments of others on this site, but sheesh!
I really hope some of these posters are kidding.
This is a straight-to-DVD Disney time waster that only wishes to give parents something they can show their kids on a rainy afternoon or some such.
Maybe if I were under six years old I would also find this too frightening to watch.
But that's what they initially said would be the problem with Scooby Doo, and look how long that has endured.
Spooky Buddies is not great cinema, or deep cinema.
Take it for what it is.The story deals with an evil warlock attempting to unleash the powers of the underworld on an unsuspecting small town.
It looks like he lives in the same house as Jerry Dandridge in the original Fright Night.
Probably the same set was used.
Anyway, this warlock first attempts to unleash this attack back in 1937.
He and his evil Saint Bernard helper need the souls of five dogs related by blood.
They nearly succeed, but the townspeople show up in time to stop the ritual and one dog's soul is not taken.
Fast-forward to present day, and a group of five new puppies and five kids find themselves in danger of suffering the same fate.
Can the ghost of the dog whose soul escaped the underworld warn the new pups in time?
Or will the warlock and his evil dog catch the puppies and unleash their reign of terror on the town?
And most importantly of all...
will Nicholas Cage sue the makers of the film for making the warlock look so much like him??
The film is fairly cute, and certainly harmless.
It spends as much time with the local kids as it does with the dogs.
Even some of the local adults get in on the fun.
More than a few of the voice actors are recognizable, and I really wasn't sure Tim Conway was still alive before seeing this.
The Saint Bernard from the underworld who helps the warlock is kind of scary-looking, but he's no Cujo.
I wasn't sure why the owl character was needed, but kids might like him.
The puppies from 1937 who are of course saved and brought back to life are all cute little beagles.
The puppies from the present are golden retrievers, as they are supposedly descended from Air Bud or something.
I'm not really up on this Disney franchise.
All very cute little pups.
The film boasts better than expected special f/x.
Ignore the dire warnings of others when it comes to Spooky Buddies.
Its not going to scar any kid for life religiously.
Just a good way to kill an hour and a half.
Or something you can have on the background while your family is carving a pumpkin.
Considering what type of film it is, its probably worth about 7 of 10 stars.The Hound..
Too Evil for Children.
I do not recommend this movie for children who have not been desensitized to evil witchcraft.
References to evil spirits, the underworld, and black magic abound.
The Halloween Hound has yellow glowing eyes and *minor spoiler* breathes out black smoke that turns animals to stone.
He also "eats" the puppies' "souls".
This is necessary to *spoiler* "open a porthole" that will unleash evil spirits into our world and give the evil warlock Warwick (Harland Williams) control of the world.There are, interestingly enough, two references to Christianity in the film.
*Spoilers* One where the people are safe from evil in "the House of God" (a church), and another where reading words from the Bible thwarts evil.
As a Christian, these references did not at all make up for the unnecessary exposure to evil and witchcraft.
In my opinion, children DO NOT need this!We are fans of the "Buddies" movies, but NOT this one.
My 8 and 10 year old hated this movie.
They were both awake most of the night because of it.
If you do not like the first 5 minutes of this movie, turn it off!
It doesn't get any better..
Not a great movie, but what's up with the anti-Christian attitude?.
This movie is awful.
However, for reasons unbeknown to me, my kid likes this movie.*Spoiler* You have been warned.To respond to a few of the reviews, in the context of the movie, it makes sense that the old guy would hide the book in the church, given that most people in previous generations went to church - even if they weren't 'believers'.
People are correct when they say that all viewers aren't Christian, but it is also correct to point out that a lot of Disney viewers are Christians and support the Disney brand because they tend to be family-friendly.
It's a delicate line movie makers walk to tell their stories.
I'm not sure how you'd tell this particular story and exclude the church and the "good/evil" element.
It would have lost a lot of its 'punch'.
Honestly, I thought this scene w/the old man and the kids in the church was the best part of the movie.
Besides the end..
It wasn't spooky, and I sure don't want it to be MY buddy!.
I WAS going to be nice to this movie, since it just looked like your typical talking dog movie, and it didn't look all THAT stupid at first.
But then it just goes right up the deep end into total GARBAGE.
The villain is an idiot, the hound's means and methods don't make any sense, the acting is terrible, the decent animation is sadly overlooked, the story is full of cliches and contrivances, and seriously, the Halloween hound is defeated by a FART!?I don't care if this is a direct-to-DVD talking dog movie, I expected BETTER from you, DISNEY.
I expected a LOT better..
Not a very good choice for the family.
I mostly love to watch movies for kids,but this one was so bad that I couldn't even stand to see the whole movie.
I don't appreciate a lot of animals which talk,even more those who have the leading roles.
The plot was thin with a lack of fantasy.
Children's acting was fine, but sorcerer's was kinda bad.
It has,though,something that simulated to the good Disney movies,but it wasn't enough.
If you are an adult probably you won't enjoy it.
My younger brother(11 years old) and sister(14 years old) got bored in about 15 minutes,too.
It seems to me that this film is only suitable for children under 5 years old, because this scenario can't convince anybody else..
my little sister actually got scared at this?.
We wanted a movie from Cox on Demand.
It was between space Jam, or this garbage.
When Air Bud came out, it was a great movie about man's best friend, and playing basketball with him.
It slowly regressed to a lame movie that only Justin Bieber- Disney XD liking brainwashed children can like.
SPOILER AHEAD YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!the story consists of a hell-hound who tries to eat the souls of five sibling puppies, the puppies masters dress them up for Halloween, and big surprise, they can talk.
Just like the previous movies.
I don't deny that the hell-hound might scare little children, but from what I saw, they are expecting a horror of demonic proportions like Paranormal Activity, or anything Stephen king writes