A Goofy Movie

A Goofy Movie
Goofy and Max dance over a blue background.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKevin Lima
Screenplay by
Story byJymn Magon
Based on
Goofy
by
Produced byDan Rounds
Starring
Edited byGregory Perler
Music byCarter Burwell
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution[4]
Release date
  • April 7, 1995 (1995-04-07)[4]
Running time
78 minutes[5]
CountryUnited States[4]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million
Box office$37.6 million[6]

A Goofy Movie is a 1995 American animated musical comedy-adventure film produced by Disney MovieToons and Walt Disney Television Animation. Directed by Kevin Lima, the film is based on The Disney Afternoon television series Goof Troop created by Robert Taylor and Michael Peraza Jr., and serves as a standalone follow-up to the show. Taking place three years after the events of Goof Troop, the film follows Goofy and his teenage son Max as they embark on a misguided cross-country father-son fishing trip across the United States.

Disney came up with the idea to make a theatrical animated film starring Goofy while considering ideas for a potential Goof Troop TV special. Lima wanted to expand Goofy as a character and "give him an emotional side" that would resonate with audiences. The film features the voices of Bill Farmer, Jim Cummings, and Rob Paulsen reprising their roles from the series as Goofy, Pete, and P.J., respectively, while Jason Marsden replaces Dana Hill as Max, alongside Kellie Martin, Wallace Shawn, and Pauly Shore as new characters. Furthermore, R&B artist Tevin Campbell provides the vocals for Powerline, a fictional pop star who prominently appears in the film, performing the songs "Stand Out" and "I 2 I".

A Goofy Movie was released theatrically in the United States and Canada on April 7, 1995, by Walt Disney Pictures. Because the film had been greenlit by the recently fired Jeffrey Katzenberg, the film's release was deemed by Disney to be a contractual obligation. Upon release, it received mixed reviews from critics and made a meager impression at the box office, grossing $37.6 million against an $18 million production cost. However, with its home media release, the film garnered a cult following and has become a more prominent property within Disney. A direct-to-video sequel to the film titled An Extremely Goofy Movie was released on February 29, 2000.

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  2. ^ "Report: Top Disney TV Animation Exec Plans to Leave". Associated Press. June 7, 1995. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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  4. ^ a b c d "A Goofy Movie". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "A Goofy Movie (U)". British Board of Film Classification. May 14, 1996. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  6. ^ Klady, Leonard (February 19, 1996). "B.O. with a Vengeance: $9.1 Billion Worldwide". Variety. p. 1.


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