In “An Extremely Goofy Movie,” we see that Goofy’s son Max has graduated from high school and is now going off to college with his two friends, PJ and Bobby. He’s really excited to be getting out on his own, and, I’m sorry to say, despite everything he learned in “A Goofy Movie,” he’s still ashamed of his father and wants to be anywhere but with him. He takes off early one morning without looking at the nice breakfast Goofy prepared for him and without even saying a proper goodbye.
Goofy’s heart is broken as he wanders through the house, remembering what Max was like as a little boy and all the fun they had together. He’s so distracted when he goes to work that he causes a major accident on the assembly line, and gets fired.
When Goofy goes to the employment agency to see about another job, the receptionist tells him that without a college degree, she really can’t do anything for him. Goofy did go in the 70’s, but he only completed three years and still has one left to go. With this announcement, two of his major problems are solved – he can finish his degree and get a better job – and he can go move in with Max. He doesn’t have to miss his son after all!
Meanwhile, Max has been zooming around campus on his skateboard and catches the eye of Bradley Uppercrust the Third, the leader of the Gammas. Every year, they have won the college’s extreme sports competition, and they want Max on their team. However, they won’t let him bring PJ and Bobby along for the ride, so Max turns them down. He won’t leave his friends behind, and that irritates the Gammas, who immediately declare their intent to win and leave Max in the dust.
When Goofy shows up at the college, Max thinks his life is over. How could his father embarrass him like that? Eager to prove his manliness, he sets up some ground rules, basically telling Goofy to leave him completely alone.
In the end, of course Max competes and wins. We hope that the “closeness” Goofy and Max attained in this movie will last longer than it did in the last one. I have to say, I like Goofy and I think it’s terrible that Disney has, twice now, put him in a film with a son who treats him so badly. Goofy is a kind-hearted, tender parent who only wants what’s best for his children, and Max treats him like a leper. Goofy deserves better than that.
This film is rated G.
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