Definitely a favorite of mine and a cult classic and at its heart, it's a touching father-son story.
I remember being pleasantly surprised when Roxanne showed up in an episode of House of Mouse.
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A Goofy Movie debuted 27 years ago today
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Definitely a favorite of mine and a cult classic and at its heart, it's a touching father-son story.
I remember being pleasantly surprised when Roxanne showed up in an episode of House of Mouse.
I remember the same day that Disney finally put I 2 I and Stand Out on Apple Music, they took away the Robin Williams songs from the Aladdin soundtrack.
There's no better vibe than the vibe of someone who has a playlist that plays I 2 I or Stand Out while driving.
There's no better vibe than the vibe of someone who has a playlist that plays I 2 I or Stand Out while driving.
i loved this movie back then and watched it a ton of times. i was always sad they never made a sequel or a series to follow up... did they ever?
There was a sequel and a whole show.
An Extremely Goofy Movie - Wikipedia
Goof Troop - Wikipedia
Cried my eyes out in the theater watching this with my parents. I remember telling my mom that I loved her when Max was being a dick to Goofy.
Also, never forget this delicious looking slice of cartoon pizza.
Also, never forget this delicious looking slice of cartoon pizza.
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Well this was a follow up to the Goof Troop cartoon.
..there was An Extremely Goofy Movie where Max goes to college....
There was a sequel and a whole show.
An Extremely Goofy Movie - Wikipedia
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Goof Troop - Wikipedia
I knew about Goof Troop, but that was "before" the movie. I was never really able to catch it on TV.
I guess by the time that straight-to-DVD sequel came out i was too old to care. Grew up on VHS-only.
90s Disney Channel had some great TV movies. Other one I remember liking was Johnny Tsunami or some shit
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One of my favorites growing up. Gorgeous movie, really heartfelt, stands up really well next to the Renaissance movies of the era. Wish we'd gotten more mid-budget theatrical releases from the studio before they were sent off to the direct-to-video mines - I think it proves they had the talent to make some all-time classics, even with a fraction of the money of the main Walt Disney Animation team.
The most personally relatable thing about Goofy Movie for me is that when I first watched it as a kid, I was absolutely oblivious to the way that Roxanne was into Max through the whole thing, but it got extremely and comically obvious as I got older and rewatched it.
For real wish they would have just made Powerline a thing.
This got me good, too. I remember watching this on repeat with a neighbor for what felt like weeks.
It's interesting that both this movie and it's direct-to-VHS sequel were seen as "lesser" films among pundits back in the day since I feel like they've both aged incredibly well (its sequel perhaps to a lesser extent since it's much more of a "period" piece). Maybe it's just a generational thing, it feels like those films really captured a millennial essence, but the animations are still lovely, the jokes land, and the core is heartfelt. The Powerline concert is still one of the most cathartic finales, not just because of how well staged it is, but because what with Max's more grounded perspective of the world and how unrealistic his ambitions would seem to a person like him, only someone like Goofy with his cartoonish caliber could unrealistically crash into that kind of situation and successfully play it into a cool moment. It's like a triumph for the character and proof that Goofy is, in fact, cool.
Wonderful movie that you really age into.
Wonderful movie that you really age into.
I don't think my vhs is capable of playing this again so good and I don't think as a white dude how much black culture these movies taught me, disney put a lot in to these vhs movies with really creative peoplr
I've adored the reappraisal this movie has seemed to get over the years. People talk about it more and more positively than a bunch of other Disney films of the era. It's just a fantastic film.
Watching it again recently the period piece nature of it is way more obvious and endearing. Like, Goody works in an industry that doesn't really exist anymore and Star Trek nerds were the emblems of being geeky.
My only complaint about Turning Red was the songs in it weren't as good as the Powerline songs here.
Watching it again recently the period piece nature of it is way more obvious and endearing. Like, Goody works in an industry that doesn't really exist anymore and Star Trek nerds were the emblems of being geeky.
My only complaint about Turning Red was the songs in it weren't as good as the Powerline songs here.
I saw this post and was instantly transported back into time, watching this with my dad in the movie theatre - I can even smell the popcorn.
Memories and nostalgia is a weird thing man.
Memories and nostalgia is a weird thing man.
One of my all time favorite movies. Practically a comfort movie. I will never not be down to watch A Goofy Movie but also know that I'm not always good at fighting the urge to sing along.
I wish Mickey and Donald were given movies like this that really ground them emotionally and give them a range and depth to their characters that we rarely get to see in shorts.
Watching this now, the scene where Pete and Goofy are in the hot tub followed by Goofy going to his car and seeing the map is a standout for the quality of the animation, colors, lighting, layout, the vocal performances from Bill Farmer and Jim Cummings, not just as actors but as THESE characters is so cool. Damn I'm gonna have to rewatch this tonight.
I wish Mickey and Donald were given movies like this that really ground them emotionally and give them a range and depth to their characters that we rarely get to see in shorts.
Watching this now, the scene where Pete and Goofy are in the hot tub followed by Goofy going to his car and seeing the map is a standout for the quality of the animation, colors, lighting, layout, the vocal performances from Bill Farmer and Jim Cummings, not just as actors but as THESE characters is so cool. Damn I'm gonna have to rewatch this tonight.
It helps that 1995 is when we were in the high point of that style of pop(heavy MJ influence). Good times, Turning Red did what it could but at the end of day, it's still harkening back to these glorious years.
I still load up the songs from this movie. My absolute favorite scene is Stand Out. Max becoming a hero to the school, pulling off what would be an awesome High School prank, and the viewer realizing Roxanne was already into Max while Max was trying to impress her. Such a great segment.
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A Goofy Movie - Stand Out Scene (4K)
its upscaled to 4k btw. since people been asking here the stand out scene where max win roxannes heart by flushing the boring principle down the toilet and...
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Isn't he not with Roxanne in a an Extreme Goofy movie as well?
Quack Pack should've gotten a movie.
If it is a Goof Troop follow up then where were Peg and Pistol?
I'm wanting to say the fan theory is that they got divorced.
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I love this movie. Watched it so many times and I actually tried to hook up our two VCRs so I could copy the movie that was rented from Blockbuster. There was only a single song in there that I didn't really care for that much but the rest of the soundtrack is great.
Also has one of the wacky scenes in animation that never fails to put a smile on my face.
Also has one of the wacky scenes in animation that never fails to put a smile on my face.
This movie and its follow ups are the reason why Goofy is the only one of the "core" Disney cast that stuck with me. Goofy being a well intentioned, kind but dense, struggling single father makes him incredibly endearing.
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It's actually interesting that Max was allowed to age unlike most cartoon characters.
