Sunday, September 24, 2023

A Goofy Movie: Roxanne and Max Sea It Eye To Eye


 In the 1995 film A Goofy Movie, Goofy drags his son, Max, across the country to go on a fishing trip---far from his beloved crush, Roxanne.  Here, Max and Roxanne are made from painted sea shells and shark teeth found on the beaches of Venice, Florida.

A Goofy Movie was not a big hit when it debuted (I saw it in the theaters twice), but over the years it has gained a large following.  It joins other Disney films like The Nightmare Before Christmas and Hocus Pocus that were not big successes in their debut but gained a huge following later.

Max was voiced by Jason Marsden, who many 1990s kids may remember as a live action TV series regular on Step by Step and Boy Meets World.

Roxanne was voiced by Kellie Martin, who was a familiar face on TV on shows like Life Goes On and ER.  She was also the voice of Daphne on A Pup Named Scooby Doo.  In a way, Roxanne is kind of a cross between Daphne and Scooby Doo.

The characters have pictures of their loving fathers (taken by Goofy in his photography studio at Kmart).  Roxanne's Dad is a snarling, ferocious dog who adores his darling daughter.  Poor Goofy (voiced by Bill Farmer), the ever cheerful soul, must clash with an aloof, moody teenager.

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