An Extremely Goofy Movie

An Extremely Goofy Movie
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Directed by	Douglas McCarthy
Screenplay by	Scott Gorden
Based on	Goof Troop by Robert Taylor Michael Peraza Jr.[1][2]
Produced by	Lynne Southerland
Starring	Jason Marsden Bill Farmer Rob Paulsen Pauly Shore Bebe Neuwirth Jeff Bennett Brad Garrett Jim Cummings
Music by	Steve Bartek
Production companies	Disney Video Premieres[3] Walt Disney Television Animation[3]
Distributed by	Walt Disney Home Video
Release dates	February 29, 2000 (2000-02-29) (Disney DVD and video)
Running time	79 minutes
Countries	United States[4] Singapore[4] Australia[4]
Language	English

Disney's An Extremely Goofy Movie is a 2000 American animated comedy film distributed by Walt Disney Home Video, produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and directed by Douglas McCarthy. It is a sequel to the 1995 film A Goofy Movie and the finale to the television series Goof Troop. The film was released on Blu-ray as a Disney Movie Club exclusive alongside A Goofy Movie on April 23, 2019.^[5] Unlike its predecessor, the film received mostly positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Max Goof, the recently grown son of Goofy, leaves with his friends P.J. and Bobby prepare to leave for college, where they hope to participate in the College X-Games. After hasty goodbyes, Goofy begins suffering empty nest syndrome. Arriving at college, Max, P.J. and Bobby begin practicing their skateboarding skills and end up impressing Bradley Uppercrust III, the head of the Gamma Mu Mu fraternity, which has won all previous X-Games editions. Bradley offers Max a place in the Gammas fraternity, but only if he leaves behind PJ and Bobby. Without hesitation, Max refuses, earning the ire of Bradley and his gang, including his brutish righthand man Tank.

Meanwhile, Goofy's empty nest syndrome increases; distracted, he causes an explosion at his dead-end toy factory job and is fired on the spot. At an unemployment office, Goofy admits he never completed college, and the unemployment officer tells him that he must complete his degree to earn better employment. Goofy applies to the same college Max is attending, causing him and his friends to panic when Goofy begins interfering with their college lives. Desperate, Max foists him off at the library to get a library card, where Goofy becomes smitten with librarian Sylvia Marpole. Sylvia and Goofy, who previously attended college in the 1970s, agree to meet at a disco that night. Goofy tells Max about the news in the middle of his training, and accidentally performs impressive skateboarding moves. The Gammas invite Goofy to join their fraternity, so Max convinces his father to join so that he can be distracted from his son. At the disco, the boys encounter the Beret Girl, whom PJ strikes up an unexpected romance with, while Goofy and Sylvia fall in love as they dance.

On the day of the X-Games qualifiers, Team 99 (Max, Bobby and P.J.) chooses Max as their first competitor, while the Gammas choose Goofy. The Gammas cheat their way to victory by putting a rocket in the back of Goofy's skateboard and repeatedly reflecting light into Max's eyes. Team 99 barely makes it to the competition. Shown up by his father, Max harshly tells Goofy to get his own life. Depressed, Goofy fails at an exam and forgets a date with Sylvia. Back at home, Goofy considers dropping out college, but P.J.'s father Pete tells him to regain his focus.

Max considers transferring to another college, but P.J.'s new girlfriend, known only as "Beret Girl", convinces him to stay. Goofy makes up with Sylvia, remembering his actual purpose for going back to college, and she helps him to study for his exams. Goofy's grades dramatically improve, and he leaves the Gammas, who claim they are leaving him. As he returns his Gamma membership pin, Goofy hears them talking about cheating in the X-Games. On the day of the competition, Goofy tries to warn Max, who angrily orders his father to go home and never come back. After the Gammas cheat and cause most of the teams to be eliminated, only they and Team 99 make it to the final race. When Bradley literally ejects P.J. from the competition by launching him into the sky with a pair of rockets attached to his roller skates, Max sees the truth of his father's warnings. The referee informs him that he needs a third teammate, or he will forfeit the round. Max tells his father via Jumbotron that he needs him, and Goofy arrives, ready to compete.

During the final race, Gamma member Scubb crashes, the Gammas eliminate Bobby by sabotaging his bicycle, and Goofy loses his equipment. Bradley prepares to eject Max, but Goofy knocks him out with a horseshoe. Brad unconsciously pushes the blast button on his remote control with his chin. Max rams into Tank, and the two crash into a giant X-Games logo, setting it on fire. While Bradley heads for the finish line, Goofy runs in to save his son. Goofy and Max rescue the trapped Tank, and as Bradley is approaching the finish line, Max, Tank and Goofy emerge, having survived the fire, and Max beats Bradley. As Bradley sarcastically congratulates Max, Max maturely calls off the bet, but reminds Bradley of Tank, whom he abandoned in the fire. Tank promptly grabs Bradley and hurls him into an X-Games zeppelin.

Months later, Goofy receives his degree, and Max gives him the X-Games trophy as an apology gift. Goofy happily forgives his son for being too harsh on him. Sylvia drives away with Goofy for a celebratory picnic, leaving Max to happily continue his college life.

Voice cast

• Jason Marsden as Max Goof, Goofy's son, who desires a normal college life independent of his father. Bob Baxter and Steven Trenbirth served as the supervising animators for Max.
• Bill Farmer as Goofy Goof, Max's well-meaning but accident-prone father, who attends the same college Max does out of empty nest syndrome and to finish his degree so he can find better employment. Andrew Collins served as the supervising animator for Goofy.
• Jeff Bennett as Bradley "Brad" Uppercrust III, the arrogant leader of the Gamma Mu Mu fraternity. Kevin Peaty served as the supervising animator for Brad.
  • Bennett also voices the Unemployment Lady, Chuck the Sportscaster, Ken Clark (uncredited), a diminutive member of the Gammas (uncredited), and an X-Games referee (uncredited).
• Jim Cummings as Pete, P.J.'s father and Goofy's misanthropic next-door neighbor, who often antagonizes Goofy but sometimes helps him.
  • Cummings also voices Flea Beekins, Goofy's boss at his toy factory job (uncredited), a member of the Gammas who wears sunglasses (uncredited), and both a professor and a tour guide at the college (both uncredited).
• Vicki Lewis as the Beret Girl, a charismatic beatnik and suave stage performer in the college café called the "Bean Scene", who becomes P.J.'s love interest when the latter shows innate talent in poetry. 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 when she is shown to share Goofy's love for American culture from the 1970s. Andrew Collins served as the supervising animator for Sylvia.
• Rob Paulsen as P.J., Max's best friend since childhood. Bob Baxter and Steven Trenbirth served as the supervising animators for P.J.
  • Paulsen also voices a member of the Gammas with black hair and a large snout (uncredited), and an attendant 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 immensely strong second-in-command of the Gammas.

Additional voices include Paddi Edwards as a receptionist (in her final film role) and Kath Soucie, Jenna von Oÿ (who voiced Stacey in the first film) and Cree Summer as college students.

Soundtrack

Unlike its predecessor, the 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.

1. "Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades" – Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo^[6][7]
2. "Don't Give Up" – John Avila, Terrence A. Carson, Carmen Carter and Carl Graves^[6][7]
3. "Nowhere to Run" – John Avila^[6][7]
4. "Pressure Drop" – The Specials^[6][7]
5. "Shake Your Groove Thing" – Peaches & Herb^[6][7]
6. "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" – Carmen Carter and Donnie McClurkin^[6][7]
7. ESPN X Games Theme 1 and Theme 2^[6][7]
8. "C'mon Get Happy!" – The Partridge Family^[6][7]
9. "Knock on Wood" – Carmen Carter^[6][7]
10. ESPN X Games Theme 3^[6][7]
11. "Right Back Where We Started From" – Cleopatra^[6][7]

Release and reception

The film was released on February 29, 2000,^[4] to positive reviews from critics,^[8] who called it "likable,"^[9] "fun,"^[10] "funny,"^[11][12] "ambitious and surprisingly good,"^[13] and Goofy's character in the film "limber and funny as ever."^[14] On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 63% approval rating based on eight reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10,^[15] making it one of the few Disney sequels to be rated higher than its predecessor. The Houston Chronicle's Bruce Westbrook praised its "fluid" animation, "handsomely detailed" backgrounds, and the "charming" sequences with the Beret Girl.^[13] Randy Myers of the Contra Costa Times complimented its positive take on the father-and-son relationship trope as "refreshing" compared to other films painting it in a negative manner.^[16] Many touches were positively noted, such as the elements of 1970s' culture,^[17] the soundtrack (particularly its 1970s tracks^[17][11] and the newly-recorded covers^[13]), movie parodies (such as The Gooffather, The Goofinator and Pup Fiction Too), and a line making fun of characters "always wearing gloves" in the Disney universe.^[12] Subplots such the skateboard competition^[17] and the "sweet" relationship between Goofy and Sylvia were highlighted as well.^[10]

An Extremely Goofy Movie's less favorable reviews categorized the film as a weaker version of Rodney Dangerfield's Back to School.^[18][19][20] and the Los Angeles Times' Susan King who wrote that despite "some funny lines and scenes," it had too little emotionally due to a lack of character development for Goofy.^[21] Michael Scheinfeld of Common Sense Media praised the film's morals of "the importance of education, of not cheating, and staying focused on one's goals," but disliked its attempts to be hip and the "less-than-exemplary character traits" that paint an inaccurate picture of college students.^[20] Barbara Bova of Naples Daily News also dismissed the film for the immature behavior of the college students as well as the dysfunctional relationship between Max and Goofy and a "depressing," humorless plot where "the adults are no smarter than the kids" and "Goofy is the essential innocent who is stupid with a capital S."^[18] Scheinfeld also called the animation "less sophisticated than Disney's theatrical films, but features some amusing and stylish touches, such as a psychedelic dream sequence in the style of Yellow Submarine, and a school dance that Goofy turns into a disco inferno."^[20]

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 gloves; she also, however, criticized some of its content as "stuck in a gnarly late-’90s vortex."^[22]

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.^[23]

Censorship

Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, 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, and the scene was still intact in the Disney+ version, but the broadcast version skips this scene entirely to show them skating out of the wreckage.^[24]

References

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13. Westbrook, Bruce (March 2, 2000). "Video Notes". Houston Chronicle (2 Star ed.). p. 24.
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17. Goode, Gretchen-Marie (March 23, 2000). "The Extremely Goofy Movie". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
18. Bova, Barbara (March 27, 2000). "Extremely poor taste: Don't let the Disney name fool you in Goofy video". Naples Daily News (Final ed.). p. B01.
19. Clark, Mike (March 10, 2000). "New on Video". USA Today. p. 9E.
20. Scheinfeld, Michael (December 17, 2019). "An Extremely Goofy Movie". Common Sense Media. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
21. King, Susan (March 2, 2000). "DVD Adds 'Song' to 'Out of Africa'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
22. Radulovic, Petrana (March 28, 2019). "Every Disney direct-to-video sequel, prequel, and mid-quel, ranked". Polygon. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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External links

• Official website
• An Extremely Goofy Movie at IMDb