Max Keeble's Big Move
| Max Keeble's Big Move | |
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| Directed by | Tim Hill |
| Written by | David L. Watts James Greer Jonathan Bernstein Mark Blackwell |
| Starring | Alex D. Linz Zena Grey Josh Peck Noel Fisher Robert Carradine Nora Dunn Jamie Kennedy Larry Miller Amy Hill Clifton Davis |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date | October 5, 2001 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Template:FilmUS |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million[1] |
Max Keeble's Big Move is a Template:Fy Disney live-action comedy film, starring Alex D. Linz as Max Keeble with Zena Grey, Josh Peck, Larry Miller, Jamie Kennedy, Robert Carradine and Nora Dunn and directed by Tim Hill. It was released in movie theaters on October 5, 2001.
Plot
Max Keeble (Alex D. Linz), the main protagonist, is a junior-high school paperboy, who delivers newspapers to people around town. Max has a huge crush on Jenna (Brooke Anne Smith), the daughter of one of his paper recipients. Max has two best friends, Robert (known as "Robe" to all of the kids of the school) (Josh Peck) and Megan (Zena Grey), and all three of them are constantly bullied by Troy McGinty (Noel Fisher) and Dobbs (Orlando Brown). Max is also enemies with the school principal Elliot T. Jindraike (Larry Miller), as well as the Ice Cream Man (nicknamed "Evil Ice Cream Man" by Max)(Jamie Kennedy).
When Max finds out that he is moving to Chicago after his father, Don Keeble (Robert Carradine), got a promotion, he plots revenge on Jindraike, Troy, Dobbs and the Ice Cream Man, believing that when they try to retaliate, he'll be gone. However, once Max's missions are completed, Don announces that he quit his job, and is starting his own business, meaning that they are not moving. Max freaks out at this news, but later sees that no matter who you are, you can always stand up for yourself. He then confronts Jindraike, Troy, and Dobbs one final time, and with the help of his friends and the entire school, defeats the evildoers for good and Jindrake gets exposed and fired. The film ends with Max riding on his bicycle, delivering newspapers, and the Evil Ice Cream Man starts chasing Max again.
Cast
- Alex D. Linz as Max Keeble
- Larry Miller as Principal Elliot T. Jindraike
- Zena Grey as Megan
- Josh Peck as Robert ("Robe")
- Jamie Kennedy as The Evil Ice Cream Man
- Noel Fisher as Troy McGinty
- Orlando Brown as Dobbs
- Robert Carradine as Don Keeble -- Max's father
- Nora Dunn as Lily Keeble -- Max's Mom
- Justin Berfield as Caption Writer (cameo)
- Brooke Anne Smith as Jenna
- Chimpanzee as Tad the Chimpanzee
- Tony Hawk as himself (cameo)
- Lil' Romeo as himself (cameo)
- Clifton Davis as Superintendent Bobby "Crazy Legs" Knebworth (cameo)
- Amy Hill as Ms. Phyllis Rangoon
- Amber Valletta as Ms. Dingman
- Martin Spanjers as Runty Band Member
- Adam Lamberg as Eighth Grader on Bike
- Countess Vaughn as Office Admin. Assistant
- Dennis Haskins as Mr. Kohls
- Jonathan Osser as Worried Kid (cameo)
Critical reception
The film was met with negative to mixed feedback from critics. Rotten Tomatoes currently gives the film a 26% "rotten" rating on its site. The consensus is: "fun for kids, but bland and unoriginal for adults."
References
- ^ "Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)". Box Office Mojo, LLC. Retrieved 2006-11-24.