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A Goofy Movie
File:Goofposter.jpg
Promotional one-sheet.
Directed byKevin Lima
Written byJymn Magon
Chris Matheson
Brian Pimental
Produced byDan Rounds
StarringBill Farmer
Jason Marsden
Rob Paulsen
Jim Cummings
Kellie Martin
Pauly Shore
Edited byGregory Perler
Music byCarter Burwell
Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures
Buena Vista Pictures
Release dates
United States:
April 7, 1995
Running time
78 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$35,348,597[1]

A Goofy Movie is an animated musical film, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation 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 can 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.

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 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, a yellow AMC Pacer Wagon, and the holiday begins, but not before Max visits Roxanne at her house to tell her the news. When Roxanne disappointedly 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 an opossum 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.

Voice cast

Songs in film

Musical numbers

  1. "After Today" (Jack Feldman, Tom Snow) - Max and Chorus
  2. "Stand Out" (Patrick DeRemer, Roy Freeland) - Powerline
  3. "On the Open Road" (Feldman, Snow) - Goofy, Max, and Chorus
  4. "Lester's Possum Park" (Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn) - Lester and his Possum Pals
  5. "Nobody Else But You" (Feldman, Snow) - Goofy and Max
  6. "I 2 I" (DeRemer, Freeland) - Powerline

Soundtrack album tracklisting

The soundtrack album for A Goofy Movie was released by Walt Disney Records in 1995.

  1. I 2 I - Tevin Campbell featuring Rosie Gaines
  2. "After Today" - Aaron Lohr and Chorus
  3. "Stand Out" - Tevin Campbell
  4. "On the Open Road" - Bill Farmer, Aaron Lohr, and Chorus
  5. "Lester's Possum Park" - Kevin Quinn
  6. "Nobody Else But You" - Bill Farmer and Aaron Lohr
  7. "Opening Fanfare/Max's Dream" (Score)
  8. "Deep Sludge" (Score)
  9. "Bigfoot" (Score)
  10. "Hi Dad Soup" (Score)
  11. "Runaway Car" (Score)
  12. "Junction" (Score)
  13. "The Waterfall!/The Truth" (Score)

Production and follow-ups

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 a middle school student, but in this film he has is portrayed as an older teenager. However, other characters that had been established in Goof Troop do not appear in this film, such as Pete's wife Peg, his daughter 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.

Although based upon a Disney TV series, production on A Goofy Movie was handled by Walt Disney Feature Animation instead of Walt Disney Television Animation. Pre-production was done at the main WDFA studio in California, while most of the animation work was done at WDFA's then-new satellite shop (formerly the Brizzi studio) in Paris, France, supervised by Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi. Digital ink and paint work was handled by Phoenix Animation Studios in Canada.

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.

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.

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] Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave the film two thumbs up.

Trivia

-A Goofy Movie (out of all the animated Disney films) is the only one able to provide a certain amount of nostalgia because of how it reflects the certain styles and characteristics of the time period in which it was released. For example, the clothing style seen in the film matches with that of the 90's.

-The AMC Pacer was chosen as Goofy's car after an animator was assigned to find an odd looking car during production for the film (full story can be read on the AMC Pacer website).

-Pauly Shore was left unmentioned in the film's credits.

-Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck make a cameo appearance during the musical number "On the Open Road".

References

  1. ^ a b "A GOOFY MOVIE". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  2. ^ "Legacy: 23rd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1995)". Annie Awards. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  3. ^ "A Goofy Movie (1995)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
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