An Extremely Goofy Movie
An Extremely Goofy Movie is a 2000 direct-to-video animated comedy film distributed by Walt Disney Home Video, produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and directed by Douglas McCarthy. It is a standalone sequel to the 1995 film A Goofy Movie and the finale to the television series Goof Troop, in which Max goes to college and believes he will not have to deal with his father until Goofy loses his job and enrolls there to complete the degree he never received years ago in order to find a new job. Meanwhile, Max and his friends compete in the X Games, unaware of the reason why the school's top fraternity has a dynasty in the competition.
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Directed by | Douglas McCarthy |
Produced by | Lynne Southerland |
Screenplay by | Scott Gorden |
Based on | Goof Troop by Robert Taylor and Michael Peraza Jr.[1][2] |
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Music by | Steve Bartek |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Home Video |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
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Language | English |
The film was released on Blu-ray as a Disney Movie Club exclusive alongside A Goofy Movie on April 23, 2019[5] and was one of the films to be included on the streaming service Disney+ upon its launch.
Plot
After Max Goof goes to college with his friends P.J. and Bobby, Goofy's empty nest syndrome causes him to falter at work, causing a massive explosion at the toy-assembly factory and resulting in him getting dismissed. At the unemployment office, Goofy is told that he needs a college degree to get another job. Max and his friends meet Bradley Uppercrust III, the leader of the Gamma Mu Mu fraternity and a veteran skateboarder. Bradley is impressed by Max's own skateboarding talent and invites him to join the Gamma team and take part in the college's X Games. Max declines the offer due to the condition that he cannot bring his friends along. Following a skirmish, the two parties place a bet in which the loser becomes the other group's towel boy. To Max's horror, Goofy begins attending the same college and interrupts the group's down-time with chores. Max decides to distract his father by introducing him to the college librarian, Sylvia Marpole, with whom he has much in common. Goofy accidentally impresses Bradley with his clumsy attempt at skateboarding and is invited to join the Gamma team, which he accepts upon Max's encouragement.
During the first qualifiers for the X Games, Bradley discreetly blinds Max with a pocket mirror during his performance and installs a rocket booster on Goofy's skateboard. Goofy beats Max and Max's team barely makes the semi-finals. Eventually, Max lashes out at Goofy, telling him to stay out of his life and storms off in anger. A depressed Goofy fails his first midterm exam and misses a date with Sylvia. Returning home, Goofy is inspired by Pete to regain his focus. Goofy goes back to college and reconciles with Sylvia, who helps him ace the rest of his exams. As Goofy decides to quit the Gamma team, he overhears the group plotting to cheat for the semi-finals, but Max, still angry with his father over beating him in the qualifiers, does not listen to his warnings.
At the semi-finals, all teams but Max's and the Gamma's are eliminated. Just before the final triathlon, Bradley eliminates P.J. from the games, leaving Max's team short one player and spurring Max to recruit and apologize to Goofy via the jumbotron. Throughout the race, Bradley and his team attempt to hinder Max's team, but only manage to eliminate Bobby. Although Goofy manages to temporarily knock out Bradley with a horseshoe in the final section of the race, his final trick results in Max and Gamma member, Tank, getting trapped underneath a flaming collapsed logo. As Bradley passes them by, Max and Goofy rescue Tank, who assists Max in winning the race. Afterwards, Bradley concedes his defeat as Max calls off the bet, but allows a vengeful Tank to fling Bradley into the X Games blimp overhead. During graduation day, Max gives Goofy his grand-prize trophy engraved with an affirmation of their bond. The end credits feature Max, Goofy, P.J., Bobby, and Sylvia celebrating by dancing.
Voice cast
- Bill Farmer as Goofy. Goofy inconveniences the lives of those around him by accident, but always has the best intentions at heart. He spends most of the movie coming to terms with not being needed as a guardian for Max anymore. Andrew Collins served as the supervising animator for Goofy.
- Jason Marsden as Max. Now 18-years-old and college-bound, his attempts to distance himself from Goofy wind up making things worse for him. By finally accepting Goofy as a major part of his life, he was able to find the independence he long sought. Bob Baxter and Steven Trenbirth served as the supervising animators for Max.
- Jeff Bennett as Bradley Uppercrust III, the head of the Gamma Mu Mu gang and the film's main antagonist. He is extremely arrogant and proud of his position as head of the fraternity and will do everything he can to keep it that way. Kevin Peaty served as the supervising animator for Bradley.
- Bennett also voices the Unemployment Lady, Chuck the Sportscaster, Ken Clark (uncredited), a glasses-wearing short Gamma member (uncredited), and an X-Games referee (uncredited).
- Jim Cummings as Pete, P.J.'s father. Unlike Goofy, Pete is looking forward to rid himself of P.J. According to P.J., Pete intends to turn the latter's room into a bowling alley once he leaves for college.
- Cummings also voices Goofy's boss at Beekins Toy Company (uncredited), a sunglasses-wearing Gamma member (uncredited), and both a professor and a tour guide at the college (both uncredited).
- Vicki Lewis as the Beret Girl, a charismatic and suave stage performer in the college café called the "Bean Scene". She becomes P.J.'s love interest when the latter shows innate talent in poetry, and supports Max's group in general as they take on the Gammas. Kevin Peaty served as the supervising animator for the Beret Girl.
- Bebe Neuwirth as Sylvia Marpole, the college librarian who immediately becomes Goofy's love interest. She shows an intense passion for the American 70s culture. Andrew Collins served as the supervising animator for Sylvia.
- Rob Paulsen as P.J.. Max's best friend since childhood. Unlike Max, P.J. is somewhat woeful about how he never earned his dad's genuine respect but finds confidence after meeting with Beret Girl. Bob Baxter and Steven Trenbirth served as the supervising animators for P.J.
- Paulsen also voices a skinny Gamma member with black hair and a big snout (uncredited), and the guy who yells "What happened to Goof, man?!" at the X-Games semifinals (uncredited).
- Pauly Shore as Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski. Max's other best friend. Bob Baxter and Steven Trenbirth served as the supervising animators for Bobby. Unlike the first film, Shore receives credit for his work.
- Brad Garrett as Tank, the second-in-command (later replacing head) of Uppercrust's Gamma frat gang. Tank is big in stature, towering over the other characters, and serves as a typical muscle man for the Gammas.
Additional voices include Paddi Edwards as a receptionist and Kath Soucie, Jenna von Oÿ (Stacey from the first film) and Cree Summer as college students.
Soundtrack
Unlike its predecessor, this film has no musical sequences where the characters sing on-screen. However, a number of songs are used in the soundtrack and have been included in the official album release which is titled Disney's An Extremely Goofy Movie Dance Party!, released in February 2000 alongside the film itself.
- "Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades" – Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
- "Don't Give Up" – John Avila, Terrence A. Carson, Carmen Carter and Carl Graves
- "Nowhere to Run" – John Avila
- "Pressure Drop" – The Specials
- "Shake Your Groove Thing" – Peaches & Herb
- "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" – Carmen Carter and Donnie McClurkin
- ESPN X Games Theme 1 and Theme 2
- "C'mon Get Happy!" – The Partridge Family
- "Knock on Wood" – Carmen Carter
- ESPN X Games Theme 3
- "Right Back Where We Started From" – Cleopatra
Promotion
A number of McDonald's Happy Meal toys based on the film were produced and released for the month of February 2000.
Reception
The film was released on February 29, 2000.[4]
Mike Clark of USA Today categorized An Extremely Goofy Movie as a lesser Back to School, additionally calling Goofy's afro hair "definitely scarier than anything in Hold That Ghost."[6] The Los Angeles Times' Susan King wrote that despite "some funny lines and scenes," it lacked heart due to lack of character development for Goofy.[7]
Petrana Radulovic of Polygon, in 2019, ranked An Extremely Goofy Movie the sixth best Disney sequel, labeling it as "all delightfully bonkers" and claiming its best aspects to be the Beret Girl and Bobby's poke on Disney characters wearing glove; she also, however, criticized some of its content as "stuck in a gnarly late-’90s vortex."[8]
An Extremely Goofy Movie won the award for "Best Animated Home Video Production" and Bill Farmer was nominated for "Best Voice Acting by a Male Performer" at the 28th Annie Awards in 2000.[9] Rotten Tomatoes rates the film at 63% based on 8 reviews, making it one of the few Disney sequels to be rated higher than its predecessor.[10]
Censorship
Following the September 11 attacks, the scene in which Goofy rescues Max and Tank from under the burning X Games logo structure was removed from television broadcasts of the film; the scene remains in all other versions of the movie, but the broadcast version skips this scene entirely to show them skating out of the wreckage.
References
- Peraza, Mike ""GOOFY TROOPERS" PART 1 by Mike Peraza", Ink ans Paint Club: Memories of the House of Mouse by Mike Peraza, September 21, 2010
- Peraza, Mike ""GOOFY TROOPERS" PART 2 by Mike Peraza", Ink ans Paint Club: Memories of the House of Mouse by Mike Peraza, September 21, 2010
- https://annieawards.org/legacy/28th-annie-awards
- "An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)". Allmovie. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- "An Extremely Goofy Movie Blu-ray". Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- Clark, Mike (March 10, 2000). "New on Video". USA Today. p. 9E.
- King, Susan (March 2, 2000). "DVD Adds 'Song' to 'Out of Africa'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- Radulovic, Petrana (March 28, 2019). "Every Disney direct-to-video sequel, prequel, and mid-quel, ranked". Polygon. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- "Legacy: 28th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2000)". Annie Awards. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
- "An Extremely Goofy Movie (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
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