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Having grown up watching it, it's one of my personal favorite kid movies of the 1990's. If you ever wanted to take a 90's nostalgia summer road trip, A Goofy Movie is a great place to start. The entire movie just screams 90's. When the animated series Goof Troop aired on television in 1992, it was very popular to the point that a sequel movie had to be made. In 1995, such a film was indeed made, titled 'A Goofy Movie'. Directed by Kevin Lima, the movie is about the father & son relationship between Goofy (Voice by Bill Farmer) and his son Max (Voice by Jason Marsden). Max got into trouble in school trying to impress the girl of his dreams, Roxanne (Voice by Kellie Martin), and now Goofy believes that Max is growing up too fast, and fears of losing him to a life of crime. While Max believes in his independence, and wanting no part with his father, Goofy. Goofy want to work on their tense relationship, by wanting a family cross country trip to Lake Destiny, Idaho for some father and son bonding while fishing. The only problem is that Max promised to Roxanne, the girl he has a crush on, that he'll be at the Powerline concert in L.A. This gives Max the problem of whether to tell the truth to Roxanne or screw up Goofy's fishing trip just to be at the concert. While the movie is a cartoon, and it has a lot of humor. I do find it's mature in some places. It focuses a lot of the chemistry between father and son. This was the first time, I even saw Goofy as a father figure. While on Goof Troop, Goofy was still a father to Max, but the character on the show never went into development. He was always a stupid adult of a person who can't do anything right. In the film version, we see how his dad's antics has alienated the boy to the point, that he fears being like him, due to people mocking them. Max is actually growing, and I can totally see him as a teen. Max is one of the most believable Disney character that I can related to. Max, much to his own dismay, takes after his father at times, whether it be mannerisms (including Goofy's trademark laugh) or occasionally being clumsy. He feels that he is much cooler than Goofy however, and is not as earnest and humble as his father, as he can be somewhat of a show-off at times when he excels at anything. Adolescents are very private about their interests and are especially reluctant about sharing them with their parents. While Goofy is still clumsy, he works hard to be a good father towards Max. Goofy wasn't one-dimensional in the film like he is in his earlier cartoons. Who knew, Goofy could show angry, pain, and love? It's one of the very first Disney movie seems to actually try and convey the generational conflict between parent and child; and portrays this relationship in a very real way, full of ups and downs. I can't think of another Disney movie before this, going to this level. I think the movie works so well because of that. I have a soft spot for this movie - simply because it mirrors a lot of people teenage years so much. The embarrassing parent, the awkward kid who just wants the world to know that they're more than just some curb stomp, and wanting to prove themselves. I have to admit, it was probably this movie that convinced me to come out of my shell and made the rest of my life more enjoyable and memorable. I have to say the humor works, physical slapstick, and jokes. Some of its jokes are pretty out there like odd breaking the fourth wall humor. I loved the Lester's possum park. I don't know if it was making fun of Disneyland or not, but it was funny. Always made me laugh. This always reminded me of Chuck E. Cheese. The big foot scene was hilarious as well. The supporting cast work even Pauley Shore as Max's friend, Bobby. I'm just glad, he had a small role. Good to see Jim Cummings voicing Pete. He is a voice actor legend. The animation was pretty OK, it wasn't catchy. It look like animation, you give a TV show, not a full length animation movie. The title also is kinda wrong. It's not a Goofy movie, but a movie about Max. Goofy only plays a supporting role in the film. Kinda like a second banana. I do have to say the movie have a musical like theme throughout the film. I love every song in the film. After Today is 'The Part of your world' emotional ballad for the Disney teenager male setting the table type song that mostly sang by Disney heroines. The Tevin Campbell songs 'Stand Out' and 'Eye and Eye' are catchy. "On the Open Road" and 'Nobody Else But You" are just too cheesy for me. I don't know, but I always thought Powerline was supposed to be Bobby Brown or Michael Jackson. A direct to video sequel was made in 2000 worth checking out. The second uses a much more cliché theme of old vs. new, and though it does work and is interesting, never goes the extra mile to address anything of true importance. So I like this movie, better. Overall: There is something for both parents and the children with this film. It just had the right mix of elements for me. It had an old concept, the buddy/father-son/coming-of-age adolescence film. But it did it in just a very fresh, very appealing way for me.

I remember seeing this cartoon film from Walt Disney Pictures at least once when I was younger, but for some reason I forced myself into watching it again when grown up, probably just to get a definite opinion, but I knew it was going to be terrible no matter what. Basically school has ended and summer has begun, teenage Max Goof (Jason Marsden) wants to catch the eye of beautiful fellow student Roxanne (Kellie Martin), so he stages an impromptu concert at the final assembly. Max's father Goofy (Bill Farmer) gets a call from Principal Mazur (Toy Story's Wallace Shawn), he exaggerates events and warns that if Max's actions may one day have him facing capital punishment, Goofy has the idea to get Max away from everything by taking him on vacation. Max has succeeded becoming a celebrity and impressing Roxanne, she agrees to go to a party where a live performance by pop singer Powerline will be showing, but then Goofy blows his plans announcing they are going on a fishing trip together in his station wagon, following a map route to Lake Destiny, Idaho. Max is forced to call off the date with Roxanne, but he fabricates a story that his father knows Powerline and tells her that he will be with the pop star when they go live on stage at the concert. Max is miserable throughout the journey to go fishing, Pete (Jim Cummings) and his son and Max's friend P.J. (Rob Paulsen) join them on the way, Pete advises Goofy to keep Max under control, and of course, with Goofy around, the trip is full of disasters, including spending the night with Bigfoot (Scooby-Doo's Frank Welker). Stopping during the journey at night Max alters the route map to change the destination to Los Angeles, where the concert is being held, Goofy decides in the morning to make Max navigator, and allow them to stop along the way wherever he chooses. Pete on one of their stops overhears Max and P.J. talking about Max's change to the map, he tells Goofy, but he refuses to believe him, but looking at the map for himself he knows he has been duped. Goofy gets very angry when Max directs him towards California instead of Idaho, they fight and end up with the car crashing into the river, but they survive, they reconcile and Goofy understands Max wanting to impress a girl he feels for, and Max saves his dad from a waterfall death using a fishing technique he taught him. Goofy and Max make it to Los Angeles and the concert, through unintentional gatecrashing they both end up dancing on stage with Powerline during his performance, watched by everyone from school, including Roxanne. In the end, after returning home, Max tells Roxanne the truth, but she admits she always had feelings for him, since he said "Ahyuck!" (the Goofy laugh), they start a relationship, the car explodes and Goody falls through the house roof, this allows Max to introduce Roxanne to his dad. Also starring Kevin Lima as Lester, Florence Stanley as Waitress and Jo Anne Worley as Miss Maples. The film is essentially a film adaptation of the TV show Goof Troop (which I watched sometimes younger and liked), but with the kid character now a teenager, Goofy in this is unfortunately not suited as a dad, his chaotic antics are not as fun to watch as the original shorts from the past, in fact in this I found him highly irritating, and his teen son with an attitude is no better. In fact the entire film was irritating, only creating titters of laughs, and the most predictable and ordinary story, I knew it was going to be terrible, and it was, not one I'd even bother showing your children, a rather rubbish animated comedy. Pretty poor!

In 2004 Walt Disney was announcing that was closing the Traditional Animation Department. Sixty years of paper animation, tradition and more than that, magic, was coming to end. "Home on the Range" became the last movie made with traditional animation. This notice was received by the longtime fans as a bomb. Claiming that the style was no longer attractive, Disney forgot the past and looked for the future. But it was not just the style that Disney leaves behind, but the soul as well. This review it's about a movie that belongs to the Disney Golden Age and focuses in a character loved by generations: the Goofy. The Goofy won his own series in the early of 1990 decade and also a son, Max. "Goofy Troop" made a great success with the kid and pre- teen public with creative stories and day by day situations. With the success, Disney decided to produce a movie focusing, only not in Goofy, but the relationship between him and his son that was not so developed on the series. But why I start this review talking about the Disney animation style? Just because "The Goofy Movie" it's that kind of film that Disney really doesn't can produce again, even with all the technology we have on these days. Directed by Kevin Lima, the movie was premiered on April 7, 1995 (in Brazil, the movie premiered on July 21, 1995) and made a good presence on the cinema raising more than $ 6,000,000 of box office on the first weekend. As a sequel of the series, the original characters come again. Max has now 14 years old and wants his own life without his father causing shame with his goofy way. He likes a girl named Roxanne, but don't know how to talk with her, freezing when the girl is close. After create a problem on the school, Goofy is advised by the school principal that he have to rethink how he's raising his son. Worried, Goofy decide to save Max of the electric chair, taking him to fish. And then, begins a travel of self-know where father and son will rediscover the meaning of fraternity, trust and love, even if the son grows up, he'll still be a boy for his father. This is the focus of the movie that has a simple and linear screenplay. A moral message at the end and followed by musical sequences closes the production. There's something new on this film? No, absolutely nothing, but this is exactly what makes difference. Sometimes it's not necessary produce a movie full of special effects, action sequences and all of these things. Sometimes, just a good and familiar story, with a soundtrack that really stays on the memory and charismatic and memorable characters really makes difference. And talking about soundtrack, "A Goofy Movie" has an incredible and memorable musical sequences. Performances by Tevin Campbell, music as "Eye to Eye" (I2I) and "Stand Out" is really great. Others, more slowly and sentimental as "Nobody Else but You" sang by Max and Goofy together have its presence. The final sequence when Goofy and Max really seen that the relation between father and son can really be fun it's beautiful and the stage performance with Powerline it's awesome likewise! But "Stand out" really stand out on this film! Twenty years. But unfortunately twenty years make a great distance between generations. "A Goofy Movie" with all its moral lessons and animation style has no place with the kids of these days. If you want feels the nostalgia of the old days, "A Goofy Movie" it's a nice choice. About the new generation, tries to show this movie it's a good thing, but it's possible that the expectation may be frustrated. But make a try, its praiseworthy! Styles that Disney really has lost of decade that cannot be forget. This is "A Goofy Movie"!

In the first half of the 1990s, the Disney Renaissance practically dominated the theatrical animation media, so everyone who went to see the latest animated Disney flick knew what they were getting with fantasy, fun filled heroes and Broadway musical numbers. This would make any alternative Disney flick stick out from the crowd, such as the holiday cult favorite Nightmare Before Christmas and the surprisingly upbeat and emotional romp A Goofy Movie. What could have just been another dated 1990s film for its time ended up lasting long enough to gain a huge cult following from those who grew up with it, and understandably so.

The movie follows Goofy trying to take his rebellious teenage son Max on a fishing trip so that they don't drift away from one another, yet he's unintentionally interfering with Max's social life, particularly with his high school crush Roxanne. Conceptually, the film does have the typical liar subplot where the main character has to go through an arch by making stuff up due to unfortunate circumstances and the usual father-son relationship we've seen in other films. However, what saves the movie is the execution of said father-son relationship, as the feature focuses on the pros and cons of Goofy and Max, not one specifically. You relate to Max not wanting to go on such a befuddling trip, but you also feel bad for Goofy due to his concern for Max's well being. As the road trip takes up most of the run time, it develops the nutty dad and rockstar son's relationship through crazy antics and heartfelt camaraderie. Whether it means encountering Bigfoot, getting stuck in the water or ending up in a rock & roll concert, this just may be one of the most unpredictable father-son bonds in cinema history.

In addition to a heartfelt relationship, the film knows when to have fun with itself, especially during the musical numbers. After Today in particular does a swell job establishing Max's status at his high school and the students there as whole through high spirited dances and catchy lyrics any high schooler can relate to. Most of the other songs keep the story going while showcasing highly creative choreography and elaborate set pieces, especially On the Open Road and Nobody Else But You, with the one exception being Lester's Possum Park being more a funny filler quip. If there's any musical show stopper, it would have to be Eye to Eye, as it displays the coolest dance sequences, the highest amount of energy, and an amazing blend of lights and shadows. Speaking of all that technical stuff, the film's animation is more fluid and smooth than it could have been. The character animation brings the already cartoony designs to life through specific acting, the backgrounds are neatly colored without looking too saturated, and the mixes of cel shaded CGI blend in to the point of barely noticing.

Another added bonus is the voice acting, especially from Goofy's voice Bill Farmer. As legendary as Pinto Colvig was, Farmer brought both the lovable goofball side to the character and a deep amount of emotive pathos that no one had ever seen before from such a famed comic star. In addition, Jason Marsden brings a good amount of cynicism and dorkiness to Max, Jim Cummings is delightfully hammy yet also menacingly cunning as Pete, Rob Paulsen really knows how to dumb-down PJ with his naive worrisome demeanor, and both Kellie Martin and Jenna von Oy are charmingly quirky as Roxanne and Stacey. Also, to anyone who cannot stand Pauley Shore, this may be the only movie he's been in where his laid-back slacker lingo fits given how much of a degenerate Bobby is (seriously, who eats THAT much cheese whizz in one gulp?). Wallace Shawn as well, despite what little screen time his character has, plays a great role in setting the record straight to Goofy on what to do with his bizarre son. Among a cast of others from hysterical children, to janky possum animatronics, the aforementioned Bigfoot and a Tevin Campbell performed pop star celebrity are some of the most fascinatingly hysterical characters in the Disney feature collection.

The most unfortunate thing about A Goofy Movie is that most critics unfairly compared it to the higher bar Disney features at the time, which in turn led it to be discarded for many years until its cult following grew into mainstream recognition. Sure the film may be outlandish, but who would want it any other way? It's dated and timeless in all the right ways for its awesome music, nostalgic throwbacks, deep routed themes on parental and offspring growth and continuing Goofy's legacy with respect and silliness. As the film said perfectly, one way or another, if we listen to each other's heart, we'll find that we're never too far apart.

I don't like This movie. Goof is so not funny. Max too