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An Extremely Goofy Movie
DVD cover
Directed byDouglas McCarthy
Screenplay byScott Gorden
Based on
Goof Troop
by
Produced byLynne Southerland
Starring
Music bySteve Bartek
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Home Video
Release dates
  • February 29, 2000 (2000-02-29) (Disney DVD and video)
Running time
79 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish

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]

Plot

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Four years after the events of the first film and Max Goof and his friends P.J. and Bobby prepare to leave for college and to participate in College X-Games. Goofy and Pete prepare a barbecue for the boys the day before they leave.

Goofy reminds Pete of how fast the children grow up but Pete says that the raising of children is a nuisance. While they are practicing, Goofy reminds to them that they go to college to become important people and uses a horseshoe game to make an example to them.

The next morning, Goofy is preparing a big breakfast for Max, but Max rushes out with a few hasty goodbyes, eager to leave. Bobby arrives in his van with P.J. to pick up Max, who farewells Goofy and begins his trip. Goofy doesn't take Max leaving so well and begins suffering empty nest syndrome.

During their trip to college, Max, P.J. and Bobby crash through a cornfield but make it safely. As they enter college, they approach the house of the Gammas fraternity, the one that has won all previous College X-Games editions, and their leader, Bradley Uppercrust III. The boys get off the van and begin skateboarding around the place. Bradley becomes impressed with Max's skills and he and his gang begin to follow him. Max and his friends then enter into the Bean Scene Cafe, a beatnick cafeteria. Bradley introduces himself and his right hand Tank to Max. Brad offers Max a place in the Gammas fraternity, but only if he leaves behind PJ and Bobby. Without hesitation, Max refuses, which earns him the ire of Bradley, who sets his gang on them. However their behaviour is not welcomed by the regulars, and they are snapped out of the bar.

Meanwhile, Goofy's empty nest syndrome increases and while daydreaming, he causes a huge explosion at his dead-end factory job. He is fired on the spot. At an unemployment office, Goofy admits he never completed college, and the unemployment lady tells him that he must get a degree to get any kind of job. So Goofy goes to college - the same one Max is attending. Max, PJ and Bobby all panic at the idea of Goofy's overprotective and embarrassing nature getting in the way of college life. And these fears are validated when Goofy begins babying Max once again, as well as disturbing their free time and training practice. Desperate, Max foists him off at the library to get a library card, where Goofy meets the beautiful librarian, Sylvia Marpole, with whom he begins sharing his 70s enamoring.

Sylvia and Goofy agree to meet at a disco that night. Goofy goes to tell his son about the news in the middle of his training, and accidentally performs some impressive moves. The Gammas see this and invite Goofy to join their fraternity, so Max convinces his father to join so that he can be distracted. At the disco, the boys encounter the Beret Girl, whom PJ strikes up an unexpected romance with, while Goofy and Sylvia dance together in the dance floor. After this, romance blossoms between the two. Goofy begins spending most of his time with Sylvia and the Gammas.

Then the day of the X-Games qualifiers arrive and the Team 99 (Max, Bobby and P.J.) choose Max as their first competitor and the Gammas choose Goofy. At Bradley's request, Tank puts a rocket in the back of Goofy's skateboard to assure their winning. This works and Goofy gets a nearly-perfect score from judges.

In Max's turn, Bradley makes him trip over a number of times by reflecting light into his eyes, and the Team 99 barely makes it to the competition. Shown up by his father, Max scolds Goofy and harshly tells him to go away and get his own life. Goofy becomes depressed and loses focus in everything, which makes him fail at an exam and even forget a date with Sylvia. Goofy goes back home to a reunion with Pete and when Goofy considers dropping out college, Pete tells him to regain his focus.

At the Bean Scene, Max considers transferring to another college but is convinced to stay by Beret Girl, Bobby and P.J. Goofy goes back to college and makes up with Sylvia, remembering that he really came to college to get his degree, and she helps him to study for his exams. Goofy starts to get straight As, and resolves to leave the Gammas since they are just another distraction. Instead the Gammas "leave" him. When he goes back to the house to return the Gammas's membership pin, Goofy hears them talking about cheating on the X-Games.

On the day of the competition, Goofy tries to warn Max, who dismisses him and orders his to go home and never come back. In the competition, a lot of teams are eliminated due to the Gammas's cheating and only they and Team 99 make it to the final. Before the final race, Bradley blasts P.J. to the sky with a pair of rockets that he attached to his roller skates, and out of the competition. Max sees the truth of his father's warnings and he is told by the referee that if he doesn't get a third member for the team in less than a minute, they will lose by default. Max tells his father via Jumbotron that he needs him and Goofy arrives at the start line and prepares for compete.

After a long competition, Scubb (a Gamma) crashes, Bobby is taken out of competition due to his bike being sabotaged by the Gammas and Goofy loses his equipment. On the final straight Bradley prepares to blast Max but Goofy knocks him out with a horseshoe. Brad unconsciously pushes the blast botton with his chin. Max crashes into Tank and the two crash into a gigantic X-Games logo, setting it on fire. While Bradley heads for the finish, Goofy runs in to save his son. Goofy and Max rescue the trapped Tank, and as Brad is approaching the finish line, Max, Tank and Goofy emerge and survived from the burning logo and Max beats Brad.

As Bradley sarcastically congratulates Max, Max reminds him of Tank, whom he abandoned in the fire. Tank promptly grabs Brad and hurls him into an X-Games zeppellin.

Months later, Goofy gets his degree and Max gives him the X-Games trophy as an apology gift, with a throwback to the first movie where he reminds Goofy that while he may not be his little boy now, he will always be his son. Goofy happily forgives his son for being too harsh on his father. Sylvia then arrives in her car and leaves with Goofy for a celebratory picnic while Max continues his college life.

Voice cast

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  • Jason Marsden as Max Goof. Bound for college, 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.
  • Bill Farmer as Goofy Goof. 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.
  • Jeff Bennett as Bradley Uppercrust III, the leader of the Gamma Mu Mu fraternity and the main antagonist of the film. 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 diminutive member of the Gammas (uncredited), and an X-Games referee (uncredited).
  • Jim Cummings as Pete, P.J.'s father and Goofy’s close friend. 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 Flea Beekins, Goofy's boss at his former job at the local toy factory (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". 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 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. 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 member of the Gammas with black hair and a big snout (uncredited), and an attendant at the X-Games semifinals (uncredited).
  • Pauly Shore as Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski, Max's other best friend. Bobby became enamored with Beret Girl upon seeing her for the first time, but she turned him down for trying too hard to impress her. 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 current leader) of the Gammas. 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 (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

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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

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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

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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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  1. ^ Peraza, Mike (2010-09-21). ""GOOFY TROOPERS" PART 1 by Mike Peraza". Ink and Paint Club: Memories of the House of Mouse by Mike Peraza. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  2. ^ Peraza, Mike (2010-09-21). ""GOOFY TROOPERS" PART 2 by Mike Peraza". Ink and Paint Club: Memories of the House of Mouse by Mike Peraza. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  3. ^ a b "28th Annual Annie Awards". Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  4. ^ a b c d "An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)". Allmovie. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "An Extremely Goofy Movie Blu-ray". Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Disney's An Extremely Goofy Movie Dance Party! (2000, CD)", Discogs, retrieved 2022-01-15
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k An Extremely Goofy Movie Dance Party - Disney | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-01-15
  8. ^ Ross, Bob (March 10, 2000). "Kubrick's last film a feast for the eyes". The Tampa Tribune (Final ed.). p. 36.
  9. ^ Longsdorf, Amy (March 3, 2000). "Pickings Slim, Harrison Ford's 'Random Heart' Notwithstanding". The Morning Call. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Churnin, Nancy (February 25, 2000). "Enjoy some Goofy fun". The Dallas Morning News (Third ed.). p. 13J.
  11. ^ a b "Video Reviews". New York Daily News (Sports Final ed.). March 3, 2000. p. 49.
  12. ^ a b Janusonis, Michael (March 3, 2000). "Video – Goofy gets an encore". The Providence Journal (All ed.). p. E-05.
  13. ^ a b c Westbrook, Bruce (March 2, 2000). "Video Notes". Houston Chronicle (2 Star ed.). p. 24.
  14. ^ "On Video". St. Petersburg Times. March 10, 2000. p. 14W.
  15. ^ "An Extremely Goofy Movie (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  16. ^ Myers, Randy (March 31, 2000). "Video Capsules". Contra Costa Times (Final ed.). p. TO19.
  17. ^ a b c Goode, Gretchen-Marie (March 23, 2000). "The Extremely Goofy Movie". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  18. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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.
  23. ^ "Legacy: 28th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2000)". Annie Awards. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  24. ^ Greenman, J. D. (2016-11-07). "Liberal Ideology, 9/11, and Oedipus as Subconscious Influences on An Extremely Goofy Movie". Medium. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
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