A Goofy Movie
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| Directed by | Kevin Lima |
| Produced by | Dan Rounds |
| Written by | Jymn Magon Chris Matheson Brian Pimental |
| Starring | Bill Farmer Jason Marsden |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Editing by | Gregory Perler |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
| Release date(s) | United States: April 7, 1995 |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $35,348,597[1] |
| Followed by | An Extremely Goofy Movie |
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A Goofy Movie is an animated musical film, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation (now called Walt Disney Animation Studios) and released to theatres by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in 1995. The film features the characters from The Disney Afternoon television series Goof Troop but is not canon to the series. It could also be considered a road film.
The film's plot revolves around the father-son relationship between Goofy and Max as they struggle to find common ground despite Max's persistence in having his own life and winning the girl of his dreams. A direct-to-video sequel, titled An Extremely Goofy Movie, was released in 2000.
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[edit] Plot
It is the last day of the school term for Goofy's teenaged son Max, who has a plan to shed his "Goof" label and impress his crush, Roxanne. Max and his two friends PJ and Bobby hijack the auditorium stage in the middle of Principal Mazur's speech, creating a small concert where Max performs while costumed as Powerline, a famous pop superstar. The performance succeeds in making Max a school celebrity, but Mazur puts it to a halt and the trio of friends are sent to his office.
While waiting outside Mazur's office, Roxanne talks to Max and they both agree to go together to a party that Roxanne's friend, Stacey, is holding to watch Powerline's latest concert on pay-per-view. Unknown to Max, Mazur telephone calls Goofy, whereupon he reports Max's actions as "dressed as a gang member, your son caused the entire student body to break into a riotous frenzy." Believing that Max is exhibiting behavior that will lead him to a life of criminality ending in the electric chair, Goofy decides it is time re-establish his relationship with his son, which has drifted apart over the years.
Goofy decides to take Max on a fishing trip to Lake Destiny in Idaho, on the same route he and his father took years before. Max tries to dissuade his father, but is bundled into the family car and the holiday begins, but not before Max visits Roxanne at her house to tell her the news. When Roxanne disappointingly mentions possibly finding someone else to go with to the party, Max quickly creates a lie claiming he and Goofy are going to the Powerline concert in Los Angeles and will be on stage with Powerline. Roxanne falls for it. Goofy and Max head out on their uneasy road trip, but it is not incredibly fun as Goofy hoped.
Max is humiliated at Lester's Possum Park, having a possum leap down his pants and then dragged into a country dance by Goofy. They also watch an out-of-date country folk jamboree of animatronic possums (parodying The Country Bear Jamboree); are chased by Bigfoot during a fishing practice session involving Goofy's Perfect Cast technique; unexpectedly run into Pete and PJ; and Max even changes the road map in the direction of Los Angeles. Goofy later discovers this when Pete eavesdrops on a conversation between Max and PJ.
Goofy and Max later approach a highway junction, left goes to Los Angeles, right to Idaho. In a panic, Max picks left. Goofy, angered, stops the car at a mountain viewpoint but forgets to put the brakes on and the two Goofs pursue the car down the road. They eventually land in a river on the car where they argue, the fight eventually concluding with Goofy revealing he just wanted to be part of Max's life as he grew. The two later makeup and save each other from falling down a waterfall to their deaths.
Goofy and Max arrive in Los Angeles on the night of the concert, accidentally splitting up. Goofy is pushed into an electrical ball and flies out onto the stage where Powerline is. Max is chased by a security guard up onto the stage's lights, but Max crashes down onto the stage between Goofy and Powerline. The three break into dance, doing the Perfect Cast fishing technique as a dance style. Roxanne, Stacey, PJ, Pete, Bobby, and others watch the concert from various televisions. The next day, Goofy and Max pull up outside Roxanne's house in the remains of the car. Max reveals to Roxanne he lied to her about mostly everything but she instantly forgives him, revealing herself she has liked him for a long time, ever since he first laughed the classic "Ahyuck" which he was embarrassed about before. The two make a deal to not lie anymore, sealing it with a kiss. Goofy's car blows up and he flies through the air, crashing through the roof of Roxanne's house where Max introduces him to Roxanne.
[edit] Voice cast
- Bill Farmer - Goofy
- Jason Marsden - Max (speaking)
- Aaron Lohr - Max (singing)
- Jim Cummings - Pete
- Rob Paulsen - P. J.
- Kellie Martin - Roxanne
- Pauly Shore - Robert 'Bobby' Zimmeruski (uncredited)
- Jenna von Oÿ - Stacey
- Wallace Shawn - Principal Mazur
- Tevin Campbell - Powerline
- Frank Welker - Bigfoot
- Julie Brown - Lisa
- Joseph Lawrence - Chad
- Wayne Allwine - Mickey Mouse
[edit] Soundtrack
The songs in the released soundtrack are not listed in order of their appearance in the film.
- I 2 I - Performed by Tevin Campbell (Powerline)
- After Today - Performed by Aaron Lohr (Max)
- Stand Out - Performed by Tevin Campbell (Powerline)
- On the Open Road - Performed by Bill Farmer (Goofy) and Aaron Lohr (Max) and additional cast
- Lester's Possum Park - Performed by Kevin Quinn
- Nobody Else But You - Performed by Bill Farmer (Goofy) and Aaron Lohr (Max)
- Opening Fanfare/Max's Dream (Instrumental)
- Deep Sludge (Instrumental)
- Bigfoot (Instrumental)
- Hi Dad Soup (Instrumental)
- Runaway Car (Instrumental)
- Junction (Instrumental)
- The Waterfall!/The Truth (Instrumental)
Songs that were used in the film but not included in the soundtrack:
- A cover of Frank Sinatra's "High Hopes".
- "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees. This song was excluded from the soundtrack album, due to the fact that RSO Records owns the rights to the songs from Saturday Night Fever.
[edit] Goof Troop franchise
The main characters of this film, specifically Goofy, Max Goof, Pete and P.J., are based on their incarnations in the Goof Troop television show, albeit slightly older. In the television series, Max was still a child, but in this film he has progressed into teen-hood. However, other characters that had been established in Goof Troop do not appear in this film, such as Peg, Pistol, Waffles and Chainsaw. Goofy and Pete retain their classic looks from the 1940s cartoons as opposed to the looks that they had in the 1950s cartoons and Goof Troop.
A sequel to this film was released in 2000, titled An Extremely Goofy Movie. The sequel takes place some time after this film, involving Max's freshman year in college. Characters that returned for the sequel were Goofy, Max, Pete, P.J. and Bobby, but most notable is that Roxanne, Max's love interest, is absent from the sequel and not referenced at all. However, Roxanne did appear in the television series, House of Mouse (specifically the episode "Max's Embarrassing Date"), where she was voiced by Grey DeLisle instead of Kellie Martin.
[edit] Release
The film was first released on VHS home video on September 6, 1995. It was reissued on June 20, 2000, along with a DVD version. To date, this film is the only animated Disney film produced in widescreen that has a pan and scan-only DVD. However, its PAL counterpart does have a non-anamorphic widescreen DVD. When the film premiered for the first time ever on Toon Disney HD on June 2, 2008 and on Disney Channel HD on June 10, 2008 (with an afternoon repeat on June 11, 2008), it was in the standard-definition format instead of the high-definition format.
[edit] Reception
A Goofy Movie was a fairly successful film, and was nominated for "Best Animated Feature" in the production categories and "Best Production Design", "Best Storyboarding", "Best Music", and "Best Animation" in the individual categories at the 23rd Annie Awards.[2] It grossed $35,348,597 at the U.S. box office.[1] On Rotten Tomatoes, its average was 60% Fresh.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b A GOOFY MOVIE. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- ^ Legacy: 23rd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1995). Annie Awards. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- ^ A Goofy Movie (1995). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
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