(Re)discover “Goofy and Max”, the first animated feature centered on one of Disney’s most famous mascots, and his son. A crazy and feel good road trip for the whole family!
Max, Goofy’s son, is a rebellious teenager who has been in love with young Roxanne forever. As the school year ends and the summer holidays are fast approaching, the high school student creates a scandal in his establishment, but manages to invite the young girl to the big party of Powerline, the most fashionable singer in the world. moment.
The only problem: in order to calm his son’s ardor, Goofy decides to take him fishing…at the other end of the country.
Even if it does not appear in the prestigious list of great Disney classics and if it has not necessarily benefited from the same finesse as its contemporaries in terms of animation, Goofy and Max is a real little nugget feel good from the 90s.
Directed by Kevin Lima (who we know in particular for Tarzan or Once upon a time), this road movie between father and son finally honors one of the most famous mascots of the enchanted studios in a feature film.
Served by a cast of colorful characters, each one funnier than the next (Goofy in the lead, immediately followed by an unaffordable Pat Hibulaire), this big-screen extension of the excellent animated series La Bande à Goofy also knows how to show off moving. Rhythmed by the many adventures of its protagonists – launched on the roads of America – the film also benefits from a catchy soundtrack which even includes a real hit: the excellent eye to eye powerline final.
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In short, even with the approach of winter, while waiting for the return of the sun and the summer holidays, Goofy and Max is a film that will inevitably get you hooked!
What they will like:
- The songs, then. Of stand-out at After tomorrow Passing by eye to eyethese lively and ultra-effective melodies will have the whole family humming along.
- The excellent chemistry between Goofy and his son. A somewhat chaotic but touching and deep relationship, with which many teenagers, as well as their parents, will probably be able to identify.
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What may worry them:
- Possibly the yeti that Goofy and Max meet in the middle of the film, and who scares them to death, even if in the end, this nice monster is much more funny than frightening.
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