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An extremely Goofy movie

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Join Goofy (Bill Farmer) and his son Max (Jason Marsden) in a hip and hilarious all-new movie that kicks up outrageous fun on the road to higher education.

It's all extreme sports and a life of freedom as Max sets off for university - but Goofy misses Max so much, he literally falls down on the job. The laughs come fast and furious as he shows up, leisure suit and all, to finish university alongside Max and his friends. When Goofy meets the librarian, they hit it off and spark a stuck-in-the-70s disco inferno that steals the show. But as Goofy tries to get closer to Max, both must go to the extreme to learn how to live their own lives... together!

Persons of interest

Bill Farmer .... Goofy Goof
Jason Marsden .... Max Goof
Jeff Bennett .... Bradley "Brad" Uppercrust III, Unemployment Lady, Chuck the Sportscaster
Jim Cummings .... Peter Pete
Brad Garrett .... Tank
Bebe Neuwirth .... Sylvia Marpole
Rob Paulsen .... PJ Pete
Pauly Shore .... Bobby Zimmeruski
Hillary Carlip .... Screenwriter
Scott Gorden .... Screenwriter
Douglas McCarthy .... Director

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Studios and distributors:

Buena Vista International

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Theatrical report

Goofy Grinds!

Now that I have displayed my street credentials I can get on with the business of reviewing this film!

Tapping into the 90s child market, An extremely Goofy movie updates the Disney image by making Goofy a single parent, perhaps the first cartoon parent in the company's history. Mickey and Minnie never got beyond dating and neither did Donald and Daisy. Huey, Dewey and Louie are Donald's nephews while April, May and June are Daisy's nieces. Scrooge is Donald's uncle. Pluto is a dog. That makes Goofy the first to have sex, although Mrs Goof disappeared off the scene soon after so young minds don't have to contemplate cartoon carnality.

Getting back to the review... this movie puts Disney firmly into the 90s. The heart of the story is father/son conflict wrapped up in street teen marketing: rollerblading, streetwear, Combi vans and skateboarding. (Anyone remember Leif Garrett? He's still making B-movies in Hollywood, the kind that never even make it to Australia!) It's a good thing to see the old maid of movie-making getting a make-over and she doesn't even come across as mutton dressed up as lamb. There's a realism to An extremely Goofy movie that puts it somewhere to the left of Friends. Despite the happy ending (c'mon, this is Disney) there's still a darkness to it: Goofy suffers a mid-life crisis while Max wants nothing more than to hang out with friends and check out babes rather than study or spend time with dad.

Life, oh life... life, oh life.

Anyhoo, sit down with the young uns and watch An extremely Goofy movie, you might end up having a family talk about reality. Or you might just have fun.