Santa Buddies
Seen it?2009 | 88 min | Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and families. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
When Puppy Paws, the fun-loving son of Santa Paws, gets bored, he finds Budderball on Santa's naughty list and figures he's just the dog to show him how to be an ordinary pup. When the magical Christmas Icicle starts to melt however, and the world begins to forget the true meaning of the season, it's up to Puppy Paws and his newfound Buddies to journey back to the North Pole and save Christmas.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
20% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 43K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Vince
- Zachary GordonPuppy Paws (voice)
- Josh FlitterBudderball (voice)
- Skyler GisondoB-Dawg (voice)
- Field CateBuddha (voice)
- Liliana MumyRosebud (voice)
- Ty PanitzMudbud (voice)
- Danny WoodburnEli
- Richard KindEddy the Elf Dog (voice)
- Christopher LloydStan Cruge
- Kaitlyn MaherTiny (voice)