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. The story follows Max's freshman year at college, which is compounded by his father's presence when Goofy arrives at the same college to get a degree because of his failure to complete college.
The film was released on Blu-ray as a Disney Movie Club exclusive alongside A Goofy Movie on April 23, 2019 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 and storms off in anger. A depressed Goofy ultimately fails his first round of midterm exams and he leaves for home after quarreling with Sylvia. Back at home, Pete gives Goofy advice about love. Goofy goes back to college and reconciles with Sylvia, who helps him ace the next terms. 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 jumbotron. Throughout the race, Bradley and his team attempt to hinder Max's team, but only manage to eliminate Bobby. Bradley's final trick results in Max and Gamma member, Tank, getting trapped underneath a flaming collapsed X logo. As Bradley passes them by, Max and Goofy rescue Tank, who assists Max in winning the race. Afterwards, Bradley concedes his defeat. Max calls off the bet, but allows a vengeful Tank to slingshot Bradley into the X Games blimp overhead. During graduation day, Max gives Goofy his grand-prize trophy engraved with an affirmation of their bond, and Goofy drives away with Sylvia for their next date.

Voice cast

Additional voices include Paddi Edwards as a receptionist and Kath Soucie, Jenna von Oÿ 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.
  1. "Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades" – Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
  2. "Don't Give Up" – John Avila, Terrence A. Carson, Carmen Carter and Carl Graves
  3. "Nowhere to Run" – John Avila
  4. "Pressure Drop" – The Specials
  5. "Shake Your Groove Thing" – Peaches & Herb
  6. "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" – Carmen Carter and Donnie McClurkin
  7. ESPN X Games Theme 1 and Theme 2
  8. "C'mon Get Happy!" – The Partridge Family
  9. "Knock on Wood" – Carmen Carter
  10. ESPN X Games Theme 3
  11. "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. 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. 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.

Censorship

A scene in the film's climax was removed entirely following the September 11 attacks. In the scene, Max and Tank were trapped inside the papier-mâché X-Games logo and Goofy helped save them. As they made their escape, a burning image of parallel tower models was seen. Even though the film came out well over a year before the terrorist attack, the scene was considered inappropriate in retrospect. All subsequent television broadcasts edited out all scenes inside the logo, though it was kept on all home video releases, online streams, and international broadcasts.