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''Disney's An Extremely Goofy Movie'' is a 2000 American animated sports comedy film distributed by
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, produced by
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, and directed by Douglas McCarthy. It is a sequel to the 1995 film '' A Goofy Movie'' and the finale to the 1992 television series ''
Goof Troop ''Goof Troop'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Disney Television Animation, Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on the relationship between single father Goofy and his son, Max Goof, Max, as well as their neighbor Pet ...
.'' The film was released on Blu-ray as a ''Disney Movie Club'' exclusive alongside '' A Goofy Movie'' on April 23, 2019. Like its predecessor, the film received mixed reviews from critics.


Plot

After Max Goof goes to college with his friends P.J. and Bobby Zimuruski,
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falters at work due to his
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, causing a massive explosion at the toy-assembly factory and resulting in his dismissal. 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
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. 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 plots 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, telling him to stay out of his life. A depressed Goofy fails his first midterm exam and misses a date with Sylvia. Returning home, Goofy is inadvertently motivated by his neighbor Pete to regain his focus. He goes back to college and reconciles with Sylvia, who helps him ace the rest of his exams. As Goofy quits 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. Although Goofy temporarily knocks out Bradley with a horseshoe in the final section of the race, his 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
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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

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as Max Goof, Goofy's son, who desires a normal college life independent of his father. Bob Baxter and Steven Trenbirth served as the supervising animators for Max. * Bill Farmer as Goofy Goof, Max's well-meaning but accident-prone father, who attends the same college Max does out of empty nest syndrome and to finish earning his degree so he can find better employment. Andrew Collins served as the supervising animator for Goofy. *
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as Bradley "Brad" Uppercrust III, the arrogant leader of the Gamma Mu Mu fraternity. Kevin Peaty served as the supervising animator for Brad. ** Bennett also voices the Unemployment Lady and Chuck the Sportscaster, in addition to his uncredited roles as Ken Clark, a diminutive member of the Gammas, and an X-Games referee. *
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as Pete, P.J.'s father and Goofy's misanthropic next-door neighbor, who often antagonizes Goofy but sometimes helps him (especially when it benefits him in some way). ** Cummings also has uncredited roles as Goofy's supervisor at his toy factory job, a member of the Gammas who wears sunglasses, and both a professor and a tour guide at the college. *
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as Tank, the immensely strong second-in-command of the Gammas. *
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as the Beret Girl, a charismatic
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and suave stage performer in the college café called the "Bean Scene", who becomes P.J.'s love interest when the latter shows innate talent in poetry. Kevin Peaty served as the supervising animator for the Beret Girl. *
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as Sylvia Marpole, the college
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who immediately becomes Goofy's love interest when she is shown to share Goofy's love for American culture from the 1970s, when Goofy previously attended college. Andrew Collins served as the supervising animator for Sylvia. *
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as P.J., Pete's son and Max's best friend since childhood. 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 large snout (uncredited), and an attendant at the X-Games semifinals (uncredited). *
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as Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski, Max's other best friend. Bob Baxter and Steven Trenbirth served as the supervising animators for Bobby. Unlike the first film, Shore receives credit for his work.


Soundtrack

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Release and reception

The film was released on February 29, 2000, to positive reviews from critics, who called it "likable," "fun," "funny," "ambitious and surprisingly good," and Goofy's character in the film "limber and funny as ever." On the
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, the film holds a 63% approval rating based on eight reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The ''
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''s Bruce Westbrook praised its "fluid" animation, "handsomely detailed" backgrounds, and the "charming" sequences with the Beret Girl. Randy Myers of the ''
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'' complimented its positive take on the father-and-son relationship trope as "refreshing" compared to other films painting it in a negative manner. Many touches were positively noted, such as the elements of 1970s' culture, the soundtrack (particularly its 1970s tracks and the newly-recorded covers), 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. Subplots such the skateboard competition and the "sweet" relationship between Goofy and Sylvia were highlighted as well. ''An Extremely Goofy Movie''s less favorable reviews categorized the film as a weaker version of
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's '' Back to School''. and the ''
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'' 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. Michael Scheinfeld of ''
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'' 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. Barbara Bova of ''
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'' 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." 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." Petrana Radulovic of ''
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'', 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." Consumers could receive a $4 mail-in rebate after purchasing the video and three Parkay products, while select Parkay packages contained ''An Extremely Goofy Movie'' trading cards. ''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
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in 2000.


Censorship

Following the
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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
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version, but the broadcast version skips this scene entirely to show them skating out of the wreckage.


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