TITLE SCREEN "A Movie" appears in a formal typeface while a bold fanfare plays in the background, suddenly the characteristic red polygon logo appears and the letters GOOFY fly on the screen, knocking the formal title askew and accompanied by the trademark "Goofy" scream. The orchestra responds with a soft, condescending chord. EXT. WHEAT FIELD The movie logo scrolls upward off the blue background, and soft clouds follow - smoothing the transition. The camera continues to pan downward until it comes to rest on a vast, golden wheat field. The wheat is blowing gently in a wind. The orchestra continues with soft, majestic music that fits the wheat field scenery. ROXANNE (V.O.) Ma-ax... MAX pops into view, very close to the camera, looking disoriented. MAX Huh? ROXANNE Ma-ax... The calls continue and Max looks into the screen, squinting. Roxanne appears in the distance, sitting on a pillar. Max begins pushing his way through the wheat, making his way to Roxanne. Finally, he emerges in a clearing beneath the pedestal Roxanne is sitting on. MAX Roxanne? She turns to him and blows on the dandelion she is holding, and they brush against Max's face. Max chuckles. She jumps off the pedestal and floats gracefully down toward Max. He reaches out to catch her, but loses his balance, and both tumble lightly to the ground. They lie on the ground briefly, watching the clouds and laughing. Then, turning to each other, they exchange meaningful glances. Slowly, as the music builds to a climax, they draw closer to kiss, but just as they are about to, Roxanne recoils in fear. The background changes from a pristine wheat field to a nightmarish tangle of thorns, and the music changes accordingly. MAX (surprised) What? Max looks down to find that his two front teeth have become huge. Max stiffens and watches in horror as his feet grow equally huge, bursting through his shoes. Roxanne backs away, terrified. Standing, Max's hands burst through his gloves, finger by finger, growing large and exaggerated. Max's entire body grows, dwarfing Roxanne and the surrounding landscape. His face changes, stretching and flattening, similar to Goofy's. Finally the music builds and the camera pulls back to reveal Max, now looking exactly like Goofy, standing in the remains of his torn clothing. Max grabs his throat, but is unable to stifle a harsh, terrible Goofy-laugh as the music peaks. INT. MAX'S BEDROOM The music ends abruptly as Max wakes up, screaming, and sits up straight in bed. He gasps repeatedly, but slowly calms down. He feels his teeth with his fingers, then sighs in relief. Just as he starts to relax, the phone rings loudly - startling him. He grabs the phone and fumbles it, dropping the receiver to the floor. He dives after it, and answers it at floor level. MAX Hello? (clearing throat and repeating) Hello? PJ Max? Where the heck are you, man? MAX PJ? PJ You should have been here an hour ago! MAX What? Hold on...(whacks clock, which reveals actual time) Oh no! Max leaps from bed, leaving the receiver on the nightstand. He grabs his pants from the back of a chair and attempts to put them on quickly. PJ (from receiver on nightstand) Look, maybe we should just call the whole thing off... Max struggles with his pants, and grabs the receiver. MAX No way, man. It's now or never...whoa! PJ Well you'd better get a move on...I'll meet you at my locker. Max hangs up the phone, and his pants fall to the floor. Suddenly, Goofy bursts in the door wrapped in a towel, with another on his head. GOOFY Mornin', son! MAX (embarrassed) Dad! Max reaches down, and pulls his pants up in a huff. GOOFY Oops! Sorry...I forgot... Goofy backs out of the room and closes the door behind him. Immediately he knocks on the door and without waiting for an answer, opens it again and repeats: GOOFY Mornin', son!...came to see if you had any...dirty...clothes... Max is running around the room, trying to gather his things as quickly as possible. The room is cluttered, with clothes and various items scattered everywhere. MAX Oh...there they are, help yourself. GOOFY (looking disdainfully at the mess) Max, I thought we talked about this... MAX Look, I'm sorry, Dad. I'll take care of it later. GOOFY What's the big rush? MAX I'm running late. GOOFY Well, I can drop you off on the way to work. MAX That's okay Dad, I...I need the exercise. Max pulls his shirt over his head, and continues grabbing his things. Goofy begins vacuuming the floor of Max's room, sucking up clothes and everything else in his path. Max is about to leave when Goofy accidentally sucks up the head of Max's life-size cardboard Powerline cutout. Max screams, grabs the figure by its feet, and attempts to pull it out. Finally, after wrestling with it for a moment, Max stomps the power switch with his foot and the vacuum shuts off - releasing the figure. He stands it up and sees that its head is bent and its nose is twisted into a curl. MAX (sadly) Dad! You ruined it... GOOFY Sorry about that....who was he, anyway? MAX (sarcastically) It's only Powerline, Dad...the biggest rock star on the planet. GOOFY Oh...not bigger than Xavier Cougat, the mambo king! Goofy grabs Max and starts dancing around the room, with Max flailing to escape. GOOFY Everybody mambo! Mambo, mambo, mambo... MAX Dad!...Come on, there's no time for this!...What if the neighbors see us? EXT. GOOFY'S FRONT YARD Max escapes and heads out the door, leaving Goofy to his big finish. Once outside, Goofy, clad in his towels, catches Max and hands him a brown paper bag. GOOFY Maxie, wait up! You forgot your lunch...have a good day. To Max's chagrin, Goofy kisses him on the cheek - just as a group of his classmates skateboard by. They laugh at him, Max waves back, embarrassed and stomps toward the gate to leave. As he leaves, an electric guitar riff begins the "After Today" song. MAX They've been laughing since I can remember, but they're not gonna laugh anymore. No more "Maxie the Geek" no more "Goof of the week" like before. Max gets to the gate at the end of his yard and pushes it, but it won't open. After another unsuccessful attempt, he backs up to get a running start and jumps over the gate. Once on the sidewalk, he slips on marbles which some children were playing with. GIRL: No more algebra tests till September. Max, slipping on the marbles, bumps into the girl and her boyfriend. BOYFRIEND: No more lookin' at losers like him. Her boyfriend grabs Max and tosses him aside. KID1: No more havin' ta cheat. KID2: No more mystery meat. Kid2 grabs Max's lunch as he walks by. EXT. SUBURBAN STREET Several other students on their way to school fling jockstraps at each other and passersby, one of them hits Max in the face. KID3: No more gym. KID4: No more gym. KID5: No more gym. KID6 (yelling): No more gym! CHAD'S GIRLFRIEND: Gonna move to the mall. CHAD: Gonna live in the pool. MAX: Gonna talk to Roxanne and not feel like a fool, 'cause... Chad's girlfriend punches Max in the arm. A group of students on skateboards follow them up the street as they walk away. ALL: After today I'm gonna be cruisin'. MAX: After today she'll be mine. ALL: After today my brains will be snoozin'. Max pops up behind several ladies on bus stop bench, startling them. MAX: If I don't faint, I'll be fine. TWIN GIRLS: I've got forty more minutes of Home Economics. TWIN GUYS: Then down with the textbooks. NERDY KIDS: And up with the comics. Max runs through a flock of pigeons, scaring them away. MAX Just think of all the time I've been losin', finding the right thing to say. But things will be going my way, after today... Max, in front of the music store, stops and waves at Roxanne passing by. She doesn't see him and continues on. Max looks turns away sadly, and looks into the music store and sees Stacey and another girl looking starstruck at the Powerline display. MAX She looked right through me, and who could blame her. I need a new me, plus some positive proof that I'm not just a goof, and... A school bus passes by, with filled with students including Bobby and some cheerleaders. CHORUS: After today I'm gonna be cruisin'. GRUNGE GIRLS: No more pep rallies to cut - bleah! CHORUS: After today my brains will be snoozin'. BUS DRIVER: I'm gonna sit on my butt. Everyone piles out of the bus, the cheerleaders bouncing all the way, and the grunge girls looking equally disgusted with the proceeding. Max, running to class, slides down a banister and bumps into Principal Mazur, knocking his toupee askew. MAX: I've got less than an hour, and when this is ended, I'll either be famous... MAZUR: Or you'll be suspended! EXT. STADIUM Max runs into the stadium and onto the track, flips over a hurdle and continues past a group of heavy girls doing exercises and looking exhausted. ALL Just think of all the time I've been losing, waiting until I could say... The graduates, in caps and gowns, toss their caps in the air. Several kids jump out of cars, one of them slamming the door on the puckered lips of their mother. The band and cheerleaders are practicing formations in the field. The drum major tosses her baton in the air and catches it in her teeth. ALL Gonna be on my own, kiss the parents good-bye, gonna party from now to the end of July, things will be going my way after today... Max runs up to the top of the bleachers and enjoys feeling the wind blowing in his face. The school bell rings, attracting everyone's attention - the band and cheerleaders, the jockstrap flinging kids, Chad and his girlfriend, who were kissing, and Max. MAX I wish that this was the day...after today. Just after finishing the line, Max starts down the bleachers and trips. He falls, flailing and screaming, to the bottom of the bleachers and lands on his face. A group of students including Chad and his girlfriend gather around him, laughing as he reaches to pick up his books. The crowd disperses, and Roxanne approaches to help him pick up his books. When Max sees who she is, he stands up, flabbergasted. ROXANNE Are you all right? MAX Yeah...yeah, I'm okay, I just - Max babbles incoherently and Roxanne gives him an understanding smile. Then both start to giggle. MAX (babbling) Uh...um...well, I...ah...(chuckles)...um...h-yuk! (Goofy laugh) Max, absolutely mortified with the silly laugh, covers his mouth, gasping, and starts to back away. Roxanne gives him a curious glance, and he turns and runs away. Part of the way to the stadium exit, he runs into some garbage cans and trips. Recovering, he runs out the exit, screaming - leaving Roxanne standing by herself. INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY Now inside the school, Max berates himself while walking down the hall. MAX I can't believe I did that! Arrgh! She finally says "hi" to me, and what do I do? I joke! "H-yuk"...She probably thinks I'm a big spazz. Max approaches PJ, who is digging through his locker. PJ Where have you been, buddy? MAX Hi Peej...did you get the camera? PJ, looking very nervous, pulls a camcorder out of his locker. PJ (nervously) Look, Max...if my Dad catches me with this, he'll kill me! Are you sure you gotta do this? MAX Roxanne doesn't even notice me...but after today... A bright light suddenly envelops them. Squinting, they look toward the source and see a cart full of audio/video equipment. A 1950s style guitar riff plays. Bobby, standing beside it, is drinking from a fountain through a straw. MAX Bobby! Max and PJ approach the cart and join Bobby in the room. MAX Wow! This is all for us? BOBBY (finishing his drink) Mmmmm...slurpage... MAX Oh, this is gonna be great, man! Max starts to pull the cart out of the room, but Bobby stops him. BOBBY Dude...need fundage, bro... MAX Oh, your fee...yeah, yeah...right here. Max hands Bobby a brown paper bag, which Bobby opens anxiously. BOBBY Cheddar! Owww! (howling like a wolf) Cheddar whizzie! Bobby shakes the can up and holding it in the air, squirts a bunch of it into his mouth. Max and PJ react with nauseous looks. Bobby stops spraying and starts licking it off of his lips. He coughs and thumps his chest, coughing some of the cheese onto Max and PJ. BOBBY Mmm...Spre'y scumshus. [It's pretty scrumptious] Bobby, suddenly appearing behind Max and PJ who are trying to wipe the cheese off of their clothes, grabs them both around the shoulders, forcing Max and PJ to smile. BOBBY Let's do it, ladies! INT. SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Stacey stands behind the podium in an auditorium packed with rowdy students, giving them the standard end-of-school retrospective speech. STACEY As student body president, I just want to say, like "yay" to all of us for a really neat year. NERDY KID (mocking chant) Yo Stacey! Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, baby! Stacey shoots the kid a disdainful look. STACEY And finally, I hope you can all attend my totally amazing end-of-school party next Saturday to watch the Powerline concert live on pay-per-view. Everyone cheers loudly. STACEY Thank you, thank you very much...and now, without further adieu, Principal Mazur. The cheering continues as Principal Mazur, offstage, is fixing his tie and putting on his biggest smile. He walks into the spotlight, which follows him toward the podium. Immediately, all the cheering ceases, leaving only the sound of crickets chirping. He reaches the podium and begins his speech. MAZUR Thank you, Stacey...and G'morning, boys and girls. You know, every year on the last day of school, I have several youngsters approach me and say, "Principal Mazur, what can we do to not waste our summer vacation? We don't want to waste our free time sleeping, or visiting friends"... Everyone looks at each other and yawns. Chad leans forward in his seat to talk to Roxanne. CHAD Say, uh, Roxanne...about Stacey's party... The camera zip-zooms to Max, who is backstage and dressed in a Powerline costume. He is poking his head out from behind the curtain, and he sees Chad talking to Roxanne. Closing the curtain, he zips up his costume and turns toward Bobby and PJ. MAX Are you...uh...how are you doin' down there, Bobby? Bobby, wearing a welder's helmet, is using an acetylene torch to connect piles of cables and equipment. A video monitor beside him is flashing a variety of images. He lifts the helmet and shoots Max and PJ a half sarcastic, half joking glance. BOBBY Don't give me that attitude, guys...I'm doing it all for you. He puts the helmet back on and continues. The scene shifts to PJ, who is walking while looking into the camcorder's viewfinder. PJ (nervously) This is nuts. I don't know why I let you guys talk me into this. If my dad finds out, he's gonna nuke my entire existence...aahh! PJ isn't watching where he is going, and he trips on some cables that are lying on the stage. He falls, alluding to things to come, and briefly appears behind Mazur before the curtain settles back into position. Max grabs him and helps him up. MAX I hope this works... On stage, Mazur continues his speech. The spotlight suddenly goes out, leaving him surprised and in the dark. MAZUR ...How about "science slumber parties"! -- huh? Backstage, Max dons his Powerline visor and gives the others a "thumbs up". Bobby, at the control panel, gives a thumbs up. PJ, turning on the camcorder, gives a nervous thumbs up. Bobby presses a button and a fast pop-rock beat begins playing. The curtain begins to rise, revealing a large video projec- tion screen. Mazur starts to speak, but Bobby presses a button backstage - dropping him through a trapdoor. MAZUR What?...Hey!...I'm not gonna just - aaaaaaahhhhhhh! Max, in a Powerline pose, appears on the screen with an animated atom behind him and scan lines zipping up and down the screen. The audience gasps and looks pleasantly surprised; Bobby laughs heartily. The video display changes colors and images dynamically as "Stand Out" begins. The action is still occurring on the video monitor as special effects footage of Max, with PJ running the camera. MAX (lip-synching Powerline) Some people settle for the typical things, living all their lives waiting in the wings. It ain't a question of if, just a matter of time, before I move to the front of the line. Once you're watching every move that I make, you're gonna believe that I got what it takes to stand out, above the crowd even if I gotta shout out loud. 'Til mine is the only face you'll see, gonna stand out till you notice me. The scene changes to reveal the audience's positive reactions, including Roxanne's. The camera angle rotates around PJ and through his legs, as he continues to film Max. Max gets caught in the cables lying on the floor and trips. He falls, screaming, and rips through the screen, rolling out onto the stage and leaving the monitor displaying static. He stands up and is motion- less for a moment, as he looks at the crowd in the auditorium. The image of the crowd is reflected off of his visor as he looks nervously around the room. He looks at PJ and Bobby, who are standing offstage; they laugh and give him the "thumbs-up". Max looks back toward the crowd, and the reflection on his visor pans from the image of Bobby and PJ to Roxanne - who is shyly smiling at the unknown performer. Reassured, Max heads straight for her. Bobby, offstage, decides to provide some visual flair by spraying a foggy mist onto the stage. BOBBY A little smok-age! Owww! (howling like a wolf) Max strides across the stage, moonwalking. MAX (lip-synching Powerline) POWERLINE (spoken): If I could make you stop and take a look at me instead of just... POWERLINE WITH CHORUS: Walkin' by. He lip-synchs the following lines directly to Roxanne. Her face reflects off Max's visor. MAX (lip-synching Powerline) POWERLINE (spoken): There's nothing that I wouldn't do, if it was getting you to notice... POWERLINE WITH CHORUS: I'm alive. PJ crawls onstage, hidden by the smoke, and hooks Max onto a cable. MAX (lip-synching Powerline) All I need is every chance, a second thought, a second glance to prove I got whatever it takes...(spoken): It's a piece of cake. Bobby and PJ lift Max off the stage and he flies around the auditorium during the following chorus, much to everyone's excitement. CHAD'S GIRLFRIEND: Who's that guy?! He grabs a basketball from a tall kid and dunks it in the basket as he flies by. MAX (lip-synching Powerline) To stand out, above the crowd even if I gotta shout out loud. 'Til mine is the only face you'll see gonna stand out... Max flies toward Roxanne, who is waiting with an outstretched hand. They almost touch, but the cable he's on stops short, pulling him backwards into spin as the music slows down and stops. He swings toward a disgruntled Principal Mazur, who stops him and takes off his visor. OFFSCREEN KID: It's the Goof boy! ALL: (gasps) Everyone looks in shock at Max, except Roxanne who smiles appreciatively. Bobby (with PJ in sort of a headlock), still offstage, realize their fate. BOBBY We're bust-ed! INT. PHOTO CENTER IN DEPARTMENT STORE The scene changes with a camera flash to a close up of Goofy making a funny face and squeezing a rubber ducky. The angle changes and we see a small, bald baby on the verge of tears. She is being photographed by Goofy, who is attempting to get her to smile. GOOFY Coochy-coochy-goo-goo! Come on...smile! Smiley-wiley!...B-b-b-b-b- b-b-b-b...Oh come on, Kimmie...give me a big - Goofy squeezes a rubber ducky, making the typical squeaky noise in an attempt to get her to smile. As he squeezes it, the squeaker pops out of the toy and into his mouth - getting caught in his throat. Gasping, Goofy makes the squeaky noise repeatedly. This amuses the little girl, and she begins laugh- ing. Seeing his chance, Goofy steps behind the camera and takes the picture of the little girl - with the red-eye glow intact. As he continues, Pete enters the scene. Goofy makes the squeaky sound, which annoys Pete. Goofy looks at him and makes an inquisitive-sounding squeak. PETE Stop goofin' around! Pete slaps Goofy on the back of the head, dislodging the squeaker. Finished, Goofy picks up the little girl and returns her to her mother - continually making baby noises to amuse the child. GOOFY Okay Kimmie, back to mommy, now. B-b-b-b-b-b...(baby talk): You're such a cute little girlie...you come back and see me... KIMMIE'S MOM Oh, you have such a way with children. Goofy blushes as the mother leaves. PETE (mocking) "You have such a way with children"...pah! Pete approaches Goofy, who is attending to the next customer. GOOFY Okay now...who's next over he- Pete knocks Goofy out of the way. PETE Step aside, Goof. Let a pro show you how it's done... Pete bends down and talks to the little girl. She kicks him in the shin, runs around him several times, up his back, and jumps on his head. PETE Oh hello, precious...ow!...oof!...(to the mother): you lucky woman... Pete follows the little girl, who is hiding behind the photo stand, and ducks back and forth several times attempting to catch her. Finally, he reaches over the stand and grabs her roughly. PETE Come on here, honey...it's picture time...she's so cute... LITTLE GIRL Peek-a-boo!...oof! The girl continues to struggle as Goofy and Pete talk. GOOFY Gawrsh, Pete...you sure are good with kids... PETE Oh yeah...they love me. Why, PJ...he's been begging me to take him on vacation this summer. GOOFY Really? Where are you going? PETE Camping! Nothing like the great outdoors to strengthen the bond between a father and a son. Pete attaches Velcro pads to the table and the girl's diaper, then Velcroes her to the table. She attempts, unsuccessfully, to get up. GOOFY Oh, Max would never go for anything like that. Goofy placates the little girl with a stuffed animal. PETE I don't know, Goof. Somethin's wrong when a kid won't spend time with his parents. For all you know he's running around with some gang, and stealin' stuff, and causin' riots... GOOFY Oh, Max is a good kid...he'd never get mixed up into something like that. INT. PRINCIPAL MAZUR'S OFFICE With a loud crash reminiscent of a jail door slamming, the scene shifts to an overhead view of Max and Bobby waiting in the Principal's office. Miss Maples, the secretary, sits across the room from them, typing and humming the Hungarian death march. Max is looking terrified, and Bobby is slouching across the chairs - facing the wall. MAX I'm a failure, a complete loser...my one chance to impress Roxanne and I blew it... After a few moments, Bobby mumbles and turns to Max, holding a small sculpture made of squeeze cheese. BOBBY Hmm....Max, look...it's the leaning tower of cheese-a. He squishes the entire creation into his mouth messily and eats it. After a moment PJ emerges, looking shell-shocked. PJ Oh, man...My Dad is gonna smash me like a bug! BOBBY (cheerfully/jokingly) Hey, PJ! Deten-tion! Ha ha ha! MAZUR (V.O.) Robert Zimmerooski... BOBBY (concerned) Umm...okay ...I'm coming...(quietly): Max...here...guard this with your life, dude... Bobby hands Max the can of squeeze cheese and pushes a cartload of audio/ video equipment into Mazur's office, while his signature guitar music plays in the background. BOBBY (confidently) Hey! Ma-za-ur! What's up, bro? Bobby begins talking to Mazur, and shuts the door. Max puts his head in his hands and sits motionlessly. Roxanne and Stacey enter the room, with Stacey chattering at a fast pace. They approach the desk to get some papers. STACEY ...and then the air conditioning went on the fritz, so I figured with all those kids in the house the place would be like a sauna; so I'm all freaked out, but then I thought, like, "use it", so my theme's gonna be `Powerline goes rainforest'. Too much?...Roxanne, are you listening? Roxanne notices Max sitting on the chair, and she gazes at him. Stacey notices that she's lost her attention and sees why. STACEY (knowingly) Ohhhh....tsk, tsk, tsk. She pushes Roxanne toward Max. ROXANNE Stacey, no...I don't wanna - STACEY Talk to him! Roxanne walks over toward Max, but with his head down, he doesn't notice her. She clears her throat several times, but to no avail. ROXANNE Ahem...Ahem! She turns back to Stacey and gives her a `now what?' glance. Stacey motions her to continue. STACEY Tap him! Roxanne approaches Max and taps him on the shoulder. Startled, Max quickly sits upright and knocks Roxanne's books to the floor. Realizing what he's done, he begins apologizing as she begins to gather them. MAX Gosh, I'm sorry... ROXANNE It's okay. He bends down to help her and they simultaneously reach for the same book and touch each others' hands accidentally. Max pulls his away, embarrassed. ROXANNE Um...I liked your dance. MAX Yeah....yeah?! Uh, yeah, it's from Powerline's new video. Both stand up simultaneously. ROXANNE I know, he...he's totally a genius. MAX Yeah, he's doing a concert next week in LA. ROXANNE Oh yeah! Stacey is showing it at her party. MAX Yeah... ROXANNE Yeah... MAX Uh, Roxanne...I was, uh, sorta kinda thinking that maybe I'd, um, ask you to go with me, that is, to the...party...of course, if you don't want to, I'd completely understand! ROXANNE Well, I was sorta, kinda thinking that...I'd love to! Max and Roxanne both start to fluster. MAX: Yeah? ROXANNE: Yeah! MAX: Good! ROXANNE: Great! MAX: Terrific! ROXANNE: Wonderful! MAX: All right... ROXANNE: Okay... Stacey approaches to extract Roxanne. STACEY Come on Roxanne, we don't want to belabor the moment, now do we? ROXANNE Well, I'd better be going... MAX (confidently) I'll, uh, call you later. ROXANNE Okay...bye. Roxanne backs away slowly, shyly and backs into the wall beside the office door. After leaving, she walks down the hall with Stacey. STACEY See? That wasn't so bad....I told you men were easy to deal with... Back in the principal's office, Max waves shyly at Roxanne as she leaves then jumps up in the air and begins yelling. MAX (gleefully) Yes!! She said YES!!! Hoo hoo hoo! Everybody mambo! Max begins dancing around the room, out of sheer joy, with mambo music playing in the background. After several moments, he grabs Miss Maples and involves her in his dance...while she is still sitting in her chair. Shortly, Mazur and Bobby appear at the office door. Bobby smiles and encourages Max. BOBBY Yeah! Dance with her...groove with her... MAZUR (angrily) Miss Maples! Mazur orders Miss Maples to call Goofy, even while she is still careening back and forth in Max's mambo. MISS MAPLES (cheerfully) Yes sirrrrr! MAZUR (angrily) Get that boy's father on the phone! MISS MAPLES (cheerfully) Right away sirrrr! INT. PRINCIPAL MAZUR'S INNER OFFICE Mazur stands in his office, with his paddle collection behind him, looking through the slits of light penetrating his miniblinds at Max. GOOFY Hello? MAZUR Uh yes, Mr. Goof...This is Principal Mazur. I'm calling in regard to your son, Maximillian. GOOFY Max? Oh my gawrsh, is he hurt? MAZUR No, Mr. Goof...he's in TROUBLE! GOOFY Trouble? What kind of trouble? MAZUR (angrily) Dressed like a gang member... Goofy gasps in shock and staggers backward. GOOFY Gang member?? MAZUR ...your son caused the entire student body to break into a riotous frenzy! GOOFY Riot?? Oh, couldn't be my - MAZUR If I were you, Mr. Goof, I'd seriously re-evaluate the way you're raising your child, before he ends up IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR! GOOFY The electric chair!? Mazur hangs up and Goofy drops his phone. He slumps into a nearby chair. GOOFY What am I gonna do? INT. PHOTO CENTER IN DEPARTMENT STORE Goofy sits shellshocked in the chair for a moment. Suddenly, a bright blue light illuminates him and pans across the room - accompanied by an announcement on the PA system. ANNOUNCER (V.O.) Blue light special on aisle three...blue light special on aisle three. Goofy rises slowly, and walks toward the rotating blue beam of light. It crosses his face repeatedly and scans across the room. Goofy approaches the sale table. On the table is an assortment of small children's toys that look like a boy fishing. He bounces the toy's spring-loaded head. Suddenly Goofy's face brightens as he gets an idea. GOOFY Lake Destiny... Now excited, Goofy runs back toward the Photo Department and tells Pete his plans. PETE Okay, kiddo...now, smile! Goofy sticks his head in front of the camera Pete is using. GOOFY Lake Destiny Idaho! PETE Lake who-de wha!? GOOFY You were right, Pete...nothing like the great outdoors to strengthen the bond between father and son. You said so yourself... PETE Well, yeah...but.... GOOFY I'm goin' fishing! I'm goin' fishing with my boy! Without waiting for Pete's response, Goofy runs off, carrying the toy. Pete shakes his head in confusion and looks back through the lens. PETE Yeah...okay, precious...give me a big smi- The little girl he was photographing is gone, only her diaper remains. She runs down the aisle in pursuit of Goofy. LITTLE GIRL Ha haha ha! Fishie! Fishie! Fishie! EXT. FRONT OF SCHOOL Everything is absolutely still in a wide shot of the school's front doors. Suddenly, the school bell rings and the doors explode open and crowds of students pile out at high speed. Among them is Bobby and a number of recur- ring characters; the focus is on Max as he walks away from the school. A number of people approach him, including some who had ridiculed him earlier. KID 1 Cool concert, lad! MAX (incredulous) What? KID 2 You wailed, bud! Max, incredulous, continues to take it all in. Chad's girlfriend approaches him, but Stacey quickly shoves her away. CHAD'S GIRLFRIEND Hey, Max...wicked dance... STACEY Forget it, girl...he's Roxanne's. Suddenly PJ runs up behind Max and jumps on his shoulders. Max strains against the load as PJ compliments him on the day's events. PJ Way to go, Max! I just heard about you and Roxanne... MAX Oof! Peej! Max dumps him on to the ground. PJ begins a chant for him. PJ (increasingly loud) See...I told you our plan would work...Max!...Max!...Max!...Max!... Max!... Bobby, hanging from a statue, continues the cheer. BOBBY Max-i-mum!...Max-i-mu-um! CHEERLEADERS Max!...Max!...Max!... ALL Max!...Max!...Max!... At this point, music builds in volume and segues into the middle of "Stand Out" as Max leaves the schoolyard. POWERLINE All I need is every chance, a second thought, a second glance to prove I got whatever it takes. Max runs past a schoolbus, slapping hands with people on the sidewalk and in the windows. He then dons his ballcap and Powerline visor. MAX (lip-synching) (spoken): It's a piece of cake... POWERLINE To stand out, yeah yeah...(repeats and digresses)...till mine is the only face you'll see, gonna stand out so you'll notice me... Max moonwalks past the bus stop ladies seen in "After Today", spins around the bus stop sign and jumps - slapping the leaves in a nearby tree. En route home, he runs through a number of yards. Max runs under kids on a swingset, then swings from their tire. He flies over a sunbather and bounces off her diving board, landing on a Slip `n' Slide and grabbing a skateboard. He skateboards over over a fence, then through a construction site, doing loops inside a large pipe. He exits the pipe and lands on a truck labeled "Starving House Pets Moving and Storage". He skates off the truck, under the sofa being moved, and directly into the house's kitchen. He zips by a baby, and grabs its fork. He dismounts the skateboard and somersaults across the street to his house as the music fades and finishes. He enters the gate to his yard, and passes Goofy - who is packing the car for a trip. EXT. GOOFY'S FRONT YARD MAX Going somewhere, Pop? GOOFY Sure are, pal-eroonie! MAX Cool! Well, have a good time, Dad. If you're gonna be gone more than a month, drop me a line. GOOFY But Max, this isn't just MY vacation...it's a vacation with me and my best buddy! MAX Oh, Donald Duck? GOOFY No, silly! With you! The camera does a zip-zoom toward Max, centering on his shocked face. He collapses, falling backwards. Fading from black, we see an upward-looking view of Goofy coming into focus. He slaps Max's face lightly to rouse him. GOOFY Are you okay, Maxie? MAX Wha-what did you say? GOOFY That's right! A vacation, son! We'll spend some real quality time together! Goofy picks him up and hugs him. MAX I think I'm gonna be sick. GOOFY Hey, got a present for ya! MAX No!...Dad!...Stop!...What are you- Goofy grabs Max. After a flurry of hands, flying clothes, and protests from Max, Goofy steps back to reveal Max dressed in an fishing hat, hip waders and an inflatable vest. After a beat, Goofy's hand appears and pulls the string on the vest. As the camera pulls back quickly, the vest inflates rapidly - puffing up to full size - leaving Max looking like a large balloon. Goofy looks at him, pleased with the gifts. GOOFY You look just like I did at your age. MAX (exasperated) Please don't say that, Dad. GOOFY Wait, I saved the best for last. Goofy produces a dusty old rectangular box. He blows clouds of dust off the surface. GOOFY It's been handed down from goof to goof to goof, and now...it's yours, son. Goofy opens the box to reveal an old fishing rod inside. MAX A stick? GOOFY No, silly, a fishin' pole! Goofy twirls the line in the air. MAX Fishing? We're going FISHING!? GOOFY Yep, just like my Dad and me did...two best buddies fishing on Lake Destiny...away from it all... Goofy walks toward the car. MAX I don't wanna be "away from it all", Dad...I LIKE ..."it all". GOOFY Hey, look, Maxie...we're usin' the same map me and my Dad used. We'll take the same route, make the same stops, see the same sights... Enchanted, majestic-sounding music begins playing as Goofy opens an old, dusty map and spreads it across the hood of the car. Max, still puffed up, waddles over. The map has a tangle of criss-crossing, looping, wild lines drawn on it...eventually leading to Lake Destiny, Idaho. At the bottom is a list of names ending with Walter Goofy and Benjamin Goofy, which are both crossed out, and beneath them is scrawled "All Goofs". Max is shocked. MAX Agh! But that trip would take WEEKS, Dad! GOOFY Exactly! Gettin' there's half the fun! Max pushes the map aside. MAX Put the map away, Dad...it's not gonna happen... GOOFY Careful, son! You'll wrinkle my past...and our future...(mysteriously): what the map says, Max, we will follow... MAX That's very..."mystical" and everything, Dad...but, uh, seriously.... there's this party I have to go to and, it's really important - GOOFY Aww...there will be plenty of time for parties when you're older, Maxie...why, when I was your age, I'd never even been invited to a party, and look at me now! Goofy strikes a proud pose. MAX (sarcastically) Great, Dad... Goofy opens the car door in hopes of persuading Max to get in. GOOFY Hop in, Maxie. Max shuts the door. MAX No. Goofy is uncertain how to proceed. He thinks a moment, and his face brightens with an idea. He then frowns sadly and proceeds to try to make Max feel guilty. GOOFY Oh, all right, then...guess I'll just have to go - all alone, that's all...just sit in the boat - all alone...and talk to myself - all alone... MAX (unmoved) I guess so... GOOFY Oh, come on! Hop in! Goofy opens the car door again hoping to persuade him. Max refuses repeatedly and shuts the door each time Goofy opens it. MAX No, Dad... GOOFY Just hop right in there! MAX No. GOOFY Come on, Maxie...go for it! At this point, Goofy is out of ideas, completely frustrated. He grabs Max, who is still immobile in the inflatable vest, and shoves them into the car. He ties him down with the seatbelt, accompanied by a barrage of protests from Max. GOOFY We're ready for takeoff! Goofy shuts Max in as he struggles with the restraints, runs around the car and gets in the driver's side. He gets ready to start the car. GOOFY Set for adventure, Maxie? MAX (exasperated) Why are you DOING this to me, Dad!? GOOFY (frightened) 'Cause I don't want you to end up in the electric chair! MAX Electric chair? What are you- GOOFY I'm not givin' up on ya, son...together we're gonna work this out. MAX Work this out!? But Dad! GOOFY No buts about it, Maxie boy...your old pop knows best. MAX But... Max is speechless. As Goofy starts the car to leave, he resigns himself to the situation. He looks gloomily at the fishing pole. EXT. SUBURBAN STREET Goofy backs out of the driveway and runs over part of his fence, crushing it. GOOFY G'bye house!...g'bye mailbox!...g'bye pile of broken wood! They head down the road, and are only several blocks from their house when Max remembers his date with Roxanne. MAX Good-bye hopes, good-bye dreams, good-bye Roxanne...Roxanne! MAX (agitated) Dad, I've got to stop somewhere first, I have to talk to someone... GOOFY Well... Max grabs the wheel of the car, turning it to the right. The car careens around the turn, leaning sideways. Bouncing off of other vehicles and severing a fire hydrant, the car finally pulls to the side of the road. Max gets out and heads up the walkway in Roxanne's front yard. EXT. ROXANNE'S PORCH GOOFY Now make it quick, Maxie boy...we've got to put some road behind us. Max mutters to himself, frustrated. MAX You get to cancel your first date in less than an hour...must be some kind of lame-o record. Max arrives at the front door and rings the bell. After a short pause, a large, hulking man appears in the door in an undershirt and boxer shorts. He grunts. Frightened, Max takes a step backwards. MAX (nervously) H-hi!...Is Roxanne home? My name is Max... The large man grunts angrily at Max. MAX Does Roxanne live here?...Does she even live on this block?... Max starts to leave when Roxanne appears in the door beside the man. ROXANNE Wait! It's okay Daddy, Max is a friend from school. Go on, go on...good Daddy...(embarrassed): Hey, Max... Roxanne looks embarrassed and ushers her father back into the house. MAX (incoherent) He-uh...huh... ROXANNE (nervously) Do you, uh, want to have a seat? Max and Roxanne walk to the other side of the porch to talk. Once there, Max lifts Roxanne onto the banister by her hips. Her father, watching through the mail slot, grunts angrily at them. This startles Max, and he quickly puts his hands behind his back and grins innocently. Roxanne chides her father. ROXANNE (angrily) Daddy! Once he leaves, Max hops onto the banister beside Roxanne and they continue their conversation. ROXANNE I promise he'll be better behaved when you pick me up for the party. MAX Yeah, that's, uh, sorta why I came by... ROXANNE I'm really looking forward to it, Max. MAX (dejectedly) Yeah...I...was...too... ROXANNE Was? MAX You see, my Dad's on this stupid "father-son" kick... ROXANNE (sadly) Oh...don't worry about it Max, it's just a dumb party... MAX No, it's not! Roxanne, I really wanted to go with you! ROXANNE No, I...Max, I understand... MAX But my Dad surprised me...I don't even want to go, but I have no choice. ROXANNE (disappointed) I'm sure I can find someone else... MAX (shocked) S-someone else? ROXANNE I'll...just...talk to you later... Roxanne begins walking toward her front door, to go inside. She is almost to the door, and Max panics. He doesn't want Roxanne to go to the party with someone else, so he blurts out a lie. MAX Um...uh...Roxanne...my Dad is...uh...my Dad is taking me to the Powerline concert in LA!...ugh... ROXANNE (incredulous) Your Dad's taking you clear across the country just to see a concert? MAX (realizing what he's said) Um...you see, uh...my Dad knew, uh - KNOWS - knows Powerline! They used to play together...I-in a band! Yeah! Goofy beeps the car horn and yells to Max. GOOFY Come on, son! Let's get this show on the road! MAX (deliberately) Just a minute...you party...animal...you. Goofy grins sheepishly. ROXANNE You're really serious... MAX Absolutely...so, uh...you aren't still thinking of going with someone else, are you? ROXANNE Well, I guess - MAX (interrupting) Because I was hoping I could, uh, wave to you onstage, when we join Powerline for the final number. ROXANNE This is incredible! MAX Well, I wouldn't miss our date for anything that wasn't incredible, Roxanne. Roxanne kisses Max on the cheek. He stumbles backward, then starts to walk toward the car. ROXANNE Have a great time at the concert, Max... Max mumbles something, still dazed, and stumbles slowly toward the car. He is almost there when Roxanne shouts from here porch. ROXANNE I'll see you on TV! The gravity of his situation hits him and he quickly sobers up. MAX (to himself) I'm in deep sludge. Max gets in the car and hangs his head out the window. Goofy starts the car and drives away. EXT. HIGHWAY The heavy music of the previous scene segues to a cheerful, bouncy tune and we see Goofy's car zipping along a highway among other cars. Then the view changes to that of a camcorder viewfinder jerkily panning around the interior of the car and toward Max as Goofy begins his vacation video. GOOFY Day One! Well, here we are, out on the open road; retracing the steps of my boyhood...and heeeeere's Maxie!...A-hyuk!...Say hi, Max! Goofy pans the camera toward Max, who is looking sadly out the window. When prompted, Max looks briefly at the camera, then quickly turns away. GOOFY Well, how about a wave? Max puts his hand over the lens, but Goofy remains undaunted. MAX (irritated) Not now, Dad. GOOFY What a kidder!....Hmmm... Goofy looks at Max thoughtfully and begins to get frustrated when he comes up with an idea. He checks his pockets and finds a hastily scrawled list of games that he had played with his father as a child. Some of the items include story telling, road bingo, twenty questions and simon says. He begins to read the list, and excitedly asks Max to play when he picks one. GOOFY Fun games I used to play with my Dad...road bingo...twenty que- oh!... Hey Maxie, uh, let's play a game? You think of a name, and I'll try to guess who it is! Uh, man or woman? MAX (unenthusiastically) Man... GOOFY Man? Hmmm...that's a toughie...Walt Disney! MAX Right... GOOFY Ooh, I'm good at this...now, uh, I'll think of one...hmmm... Goofy's thought is interrupted but loud and raucous rock guitar music. Surprised, he looks at Max, who is busy playing "air guitar" with his hands and listening to the music. GOOFY (shouting over the music) Oh! You want to sing a song, huh? Me and my Dad used to sing this one all the time! Goofy grabs an eight-track cassette from his rack, puts it in the car's tape deck, starts it playing , and sings (poorly) along with it. Max looks at Goofy in disbelief. RECORDED MUSIC AND GOOFY (song: "High Hopes") High hopes, he's got high hopes, he's got high apple pie in the sky hopes - Max, having heard enough, turns back to the radio and continues his air guitar playing - interrupting Goofy's song. After several moments, Goofy turns the tape back on and continues singing...angering Max. RECORDED MUSIC AND GOOFY ...oops there goes another rubber tree - Max turns his music back on, followed by Goofy playing his. Their conflict escalates, and they switch songs faster and faster, both getting continually angrier. RECORDED MUSIC AND GOOFY ...oops there goes ano-...oops there goes-...oops...oops... Finally, they both jam their buttons simultaneously and the stereo mangles the tape, then blows up in a puff of smoke. MAX (angrily) Oh great, Dad...now we don't have ANY music! GOOFY Oh, Maxie...it's not so bad! We'll just have to entertain ourselves. Max sighs and resumes looking out the window. Goofy begins to get frustrated as they sit in silence, with cars passing quietly. He looks around for some- thing to do, then notices the car keys rattling against his Disney logo key- chain in an interesting rhythm. He looks in the side-view mirror and sees that the tailpipe has joined in - puffing and backfiring in time. Some rattl- ing pots and pans in their luggage contribute, and Goofy begins whistling. Max looks at him, bored, as they merge onto the highway - passing a sign labeled "Open Road" - and Goofy begins the "Open Road" song. Trying to liven him up, Goofy playfully pokes at Max, musses up his hair, and grabs him in a hug-like hold - but he doesn't pay attention to where he's going, and the car swerves wildly. GOOFY Do you need a break from modern livin'? Do you long to shed your weary load? If your nerves are raw, and your brain is fried, just grab a friend and take a ride together upon the open road. Max pries Goofy's arms off his neck, and returns to his original position, exasperated. MAX All in all, I'd rather have detention. All in all, I'd rather eat a toad. GOOFY Yuck! Goofy nearly hits a tractor-trailer, then zips across lanes of traffic. He hits the guard rail, sending out a shower of sparks and setting the car on two wheels. While partially airborne, Max's side of the car passes over a motorcycle with sidecar. They then get back on course as they pass rows of smoking factories. MAX And the old man drives like such a klutz, that I'm about to hurl my guts directly upon the open road. GOOFY There's nothin' can upset me, cause now we're on our way. Our trusty map will guide us straight and true. Now passing oil rigs, Goofy begins reading the map and steering with his feet. Max looks into the clouds and imagines one is Roxanne. His vision is interrupted as Goofy begins running over construction cones and head straight for a construction scaffold. Max screams and covers his eyes as they plow into the lower rungs of the scaffold and knock it over. Goofy doesn't notice anything. He puts the map away and continues driving. MAX Roxanne please don't forget me; I will return someday, though I may be in traction when I do. GOOFY Me and Max relaxing like the old days. MAX This is worse than dragon breath and acne. GOOFY In a buddy-buddy kind of mode. MAX I'm so mad I think I may explode. GOOFY When I see that highway, I could cry. MAX Y'know, that's funny - so could I. GOOFY AND MAX Just being out on the open road. As they pass a pickup truck, Goofy notices that it is carrying a man playing a piano. Three country singers pop out of the piano and sing. COUNTRY SINGERS Howdy boys, is this the way to Nashville? Goofy waves to the singers, but nearly hits a tow truck. The driver blows the horn at him. TOW TRUCK DRIVER Watch it Mack, or you'll be gettin' towed. A prison transport, carrying a prisoner in stripes and chains. Goofy looks worried and imagines Max in the same outfit. He quickly accelerates to pass the transport. PRISONER I'm in no hurry to arrive, cause I'll be turning sixty-five the next time I see the open road. Goofy and Max approach a small convertible with a small driver and his huge wife. MAN Just a week of rest and relaxation. WIFE Yeah! MAN And the odd romantic episode. MAX Very odd! Off to the side of the road, we see Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck with backpacks and luggage. Donald looks angry. MICKEY MOUSE And it's Californ-i-a or bust. An old lady driving in a brightly painted sports car full of cats begins driving wildly past Goofy and Max, swerving through lanes of traffic. OLD WOMAN Look out you dirt bags, eat my dust...from now on, I'm on the open road. GOOFY It's me and little Maxie, my pipsqueak pioneer. A "woody" station wagon full of nuns passes. NUNS They're partners forever westward ho - YEE HAW! On the other side, a limousine passes with a glitter-gloved hand poking out the moonroof. MAX Could someone call a taxi and get me out of here...to Beverly Hills 90210? A variety of vehicles surround them. Some include a fire truck covered with firemen, a convertible driven by a bride while the groom parachutes in, a zoo transport wagon, a flower truck, a balloon truck, a gangster car with a person tied up in the trunk, a hearse with a singing corpse coming out of the coffin in the back. ALL Everyday, another new adventure, every mile, another new zip code...and the cares we had... CORPSE Are gone for good. MAX And I'd go with them if I could. The other cars are joined by a motorcycle, a tractor trailer and others. Many of the riders are now dancing on the roofs of their vehicles, including the corpse, the nuns, the firemen, and several wingwalkers on a biplane that flies by. ALL I've got no strings on me, I'm feeling fancy free, how wonderful to be...on the open road. Goofy's car, now alone, zips under a bridge and knocks off some of its luggage as they disappear into the sunset. The scene changes to the next day. They are still driving on a rural interstate. Goofy is again reading the map while driving, and he slowly edges into the oncoming lane. Max, not paying attention, suddenly realizes what is happening when he hears a horn blaring. At first he is too petrified to speak or move, but at the last minute he screams and grabs the wheel, swerving the car into its own lane - and barely avoiding a collision with a tractor-trailer. GOOFY ...a break from modern livin'...doo doo dum dum....grab a friend... MAX AAHH!!...Dad! You're gonna get us KILLED!! (gasp) (pant)...Why don't you just give me the map? GOOFY Oh, no thanks, son...navigatin's a big responsibility! Max gives him a dirty look. GOOFY Besides, you wouldn't want to spoil the big surprise! I'm taking you someplace pretty special! EXT. LESTER'S POSSUM PARK PARKING LOT Twangy country music plays as Goofy pulls into the parking lot of Lester's Possum Park, a run-down tourist trap. The entrance is shaped like a huge possum head with an open mouth and big teeth. A mother is dragging a terrified little girl into it. Max is mortified at the sight of it. GOOFY Gawrsh, it's even better than I remembered... LITTLE GIRL No, Mommy! I don't wanna go! Wahhhhhh! MAX Yeah, fun...tell you what, I'm just gonna wait right here in the car. GOOFY A-hyuk! Ya party pooper! Come on! This is gonna be fun! Goofy grabs Max and drags him out of the car. INT. LESTER'S POSSUM PARK THEATER An old man in front of the worn stage curtain introduces the show to the audience - who are sitting on a variety of broken benches and other objects. EMCEE (in an old voice) Well howdy-there, folks...Lester's is proud to present the Possum Posse Jamboree...here it is. The audience applauds enthusiastically. Goofy dashes in with Max moping behind him. GOOFY Just in time... The curtain opens to reveal a cheaply designed and painted set and an extraordinarily unimpressive mechanical "Lester", which performs the musical number. LESTER Howdy, folks! Who's your favorite po-ssum? AUDIENCE Lester! Lester! Lester! Goofy runs back to Max, who was lagging behind, and grabs him. GOOFY Got us a seat right up front! The Lester character introduces the others, each of which pops out of their own hole. The Mordicai character fizzles and sparks before working correctly. LESTER Let me introduce you to the posse: Here's Beauford, Beulah and Mordicai! MORDICAI Hey, Lester...ready for yodelin'? LESTER Sure am, Beauford! Country music begins playing and the mechanical "posse" begins bouncing up and down and "playing" their instruments. LESTER Now gather `round, my possum pals...join the jamboree. Come hoot `n' howl `n' holler from the hearth... MAX This is pathetic! LESTER ...And every chicken, pig and goat'll help by yelpin' out a yodel here at Lester's Possum Park. ALL (yodeling) Max looks down the bench he's on and sees the little girl that was dragged in earlier. She smiles a big, toothless smile at him and he grins sheepishly back. GOOFY Yodelay-hee...yodel-odel-ode-lay... LESTER Lester's Possum Park. The yodeling continues, and the little girls laughs more and gives Max still bigger toothless smiles. Max finds all this very unnerving. He rolls his eyes at Goofy and resigns himself to pouting. LESTER Don't you wanna be, a hangin' from a tree, we're mighty glad to see you and the parkin's always free - here at Lester's po-po-po... The machine gets stuck and the emcee whacks it with his fist, making it finish the show. Max puts his head in his hands in resignation. EXT. OUTSIDE POSSUM THEATER As soon as the show ends, the whole crowd explodes out of the theater. Trailing them is Goofy, fumbling with his camcorder. He gets it working and points it at the door, ready to film Max. He turns around and sees the souvenir stand. He decides to get something for him. Max approaches slowly. GOOFY Hey! That's the ticket!...I'll be right back, my little possum pal... Goofy walks away, toward the stand. Max is left alone to mope when a big costume-character approaches. MAX (sigh) My life's a living- LESTER Hello, little buddy!...Who's your favorite possum? Max doesn't want to be bothered, and is not happy to see him. He begins to walk away when the character becomes more insistent. MAX (angrily) Don't TOUCH me. LESTER Awwww....why such a long face?...you're so sad...boo-hoo...I know! You need a big hug from Lester! Max knows what he's going to do, and starts to warn him - but it's too late. Lester grabs him, picks him off the ground, and squeezes him tightly. This infuriates Max. MAX Don't even think about - (grunt)...unh...ugh... LESTER See?...now you feel all good inside! Max slaps the character in the face, and its head spins around and faces the wrong way. Disoriented, he stumbles off into the background, where a group of little kids tackles him to the ground and drags him away in a swarm. MAX Beat it, doofus! Max watches contentedly, smiling to himself, as the kids drag Lester off. He turns around to see Goofy coming toward him with a hat shaped like a road- killed possum. Max protests, but Goofy puts the hat on him anyway. After this, Goofy spies the photograph stand - which is offering guests pictures posing beside live possums. The little girl seen earlier is having hers taken, and crying loudly. MAX Oh no, no Dad, not that! Please! GOOFY Here you go, sport!...What say we get our picture taken? MAX You have GOT to be kidding... GOOFY Oh, all right...but you're missing out! Goofy walks toward the stand to have his picture taken. Max begins to turn away when he hears loud laughter. He looks back in shock. MAX Ugh. (sigh)...Huh? Goofy is hanging upside-down with the possums to have his picture taken, much to the amusement of the crowd. Much to Max's chagrin, Goofy yells to him. GOOFY Hi-ya, son! An obnoxious kid standing near Max points at and mocks Goofy. OBNOXIOUS KID Hey everyone, check out the dork! The photographer prepares to take the picture while Goofy continues to hang. PHOTOGRAPHER Say "sassafrass"! GOOFY Sass-ee-frass! Goofy and the possums pose and smile. The photographer takes the picture, but just after the flash fades, the branch they were hanging on falls - catapult- ing one of the possums through the air. Goofy lands on his head while the possum smacks into Max's face. After looking directly at Max for a moment, the possum decides to hide - in Max's shirt. Max starts jumping around wildly, trying to get rid of the possum. The band takes this as their cue to play dance music, and begins to do so. Goofy also thinks Max is dancing, and rushes to join him. MAX Aahh!...Unh!...Get out!...oof!...Get it out! GOOFY That's the spirit, Maxie! Max resolves the situation by pulling his pants down and extricating the possum. Just as he pulls his pants up again, Goofy grabs him by the arm and begins spinning and dancing him around in a comical country-style dance. All Max sees is a flurry of laughing faces. MAX Dad!...No!...Dad!...DAD!...This is embarrassing! The music ends, and Goofy props Max up on his knee as a finale. The crowd applauds loudly, still laughing. Max glares furiously at all of them. GOOFY Ta-da! A-hyuk! The obnoxious kid pops out of the crowd to make fun of them. OBNOXIOUS KID It's dork and dork junior! Ha ha ha! The crowd continues to laugh loudly. Max walks away form Goofy, looks angrily at the people, and throws the possum hat down on the ground in disgust. He shoves his way out of the crowd, knocking a laughing kid to the ground in the process. He stomps out of the park and returns to their car. EXT. OUTSIDE LESTER'S POSSUM PARK Max attempts to open the car's door, but it is locked. He hits the window in frustration. Rain begins to fall as he walks out of the parking lot. Goofy emerges from the park entrance and sees Max leaving. Standing along the roadside and trying to hitchhike a ride, a car passes and soaks Max when it hits a puddle. He shakes the water off angrily. Goofy runs toward him. MAX Aargh! GOOFY Max! Hey, what the heck're you tryin' to do? Goofy puts his hand on Max's shoulder, but Max jerks away. MAX (angrily) Trying to get away from you! GOOFY (surprised) Me? W-what did I do? MAX Forget it. Max walks back toward the car, and Goofy follows him. GOOFY I thought we was havin' fun!...What's the matter? MAX (angrily) Nothing. Let's just go!...Come on! Goofy walks up and unlocks the car door for Max, then heads around to the driver's side. Max gets in and shuts the door; Goofy joins him after a moment. Sadly, he hands Max the possum hat. GOOFY Oh, you dropped your hat... The sight of the hat pushes Max over the edge. He screams; and in a fit of rage, he tears at the hat, and throws it against the window and windshield. MAX (furiously) Aahh! This is the STUPIDEST vacation!...You DRAG me from home, you jam me in this DUMB car, then drive a MILLION miles away, to see some stupid RAT show!...Call me when the trip's over. Max rolls down the window and throws out the possum hat that Goofy had bought him. Goofy hangs his head, crushed. He starts the car and backs out - acci- dentally running over the hat. He looks back briefly, then pulls out into the stormy night. As they drive away, the camera pans down to show a close up of the battered hat, accompanied by mournful music. EXT. PINE FOREST The scene opens with an overhead view of Goofy pitching a tent in a makeshift campsite. The camera pans left to show Max sitting on a rock at the edge of a creek, absent-mindedly stirring the water with a stick and watching some fish. He swirls the water and, in his imagination, Roxanne's face appears in the ripples. He smiles halfheartedly. Suddenly, Goofy approaches in the water and his feet destroy the illusion. Max looks up at him. GOOFY (carefully) Hey, Max...you wanna get in some fishin' practice? Just a couple a days `til we get to Lake Destiny... Max gets up and begins to walk away - leaving a line in the dirt as he drags his stick. MAX Maybe later... Goofy turns away, depressed, and leaves the creekside. Max throws his stick into the water. EXT. GOOFY'S CAMPSITE Goofy is putting some materials in the tent, and his head is inside when the ground begins to rumble and shake. Suddenly, the dark shadow of a large machine passes over him. The vehicle straddles Goofy and the tent. Several large, clamping feet jam into the ground viciously around the tent. A large spinning blade on a long arm fells rows of trees. A satellite dish pops out of the machine's roof, scanning the sky. A large platform flips down from its side, revealing a patio table and chair set. A spa and miniature basket- ball court pop out. A swimming pool, complete with water, and a bowling lane with balls also emerge before the noise ceases. A wide shot reveals that the contraption is a huge RV. Max comes out of the woods to see what is going on and is awed by the sight. MAX Whoa! Now THAT's camping! Goofy pulls his head out of the tent - still not noticing the RV that is now situated over him. GOOFY Did you say something, Max? Just as he finishes his phrase, the big metal door wings down and lands on his head with a resounding clang. A thick mist billows out, surrounding a shadowy but familiar figure. GOOFY Ow!...Pete? PETE (surprised) Goofy? Oh, well what a serendipity-doo-dah!...Who'd a thunk it, huh? Max brightens up with the prospect of seeing his best friend. MAX Is PJ here? PETE Oh yeah, I'm sure he's loafin' around here somewhere... INT. PETE'S RV "Stand Out" is playing loudly inside the RV while PJ is cleaning. He is singing and dancing around the room as he buffs the floor and dusts. Max pokes his head in the RV door, and after a bit of surprise initially, he smiles at PJ's silly routine. MAX (to himself) What a goob. Max enters the RV and approaches the mammoth stereo, straining against the volume of the sound. He shuts the music off, but PJ doesn't notice...and continues his song for a bit before he notices Max. PJ (singing) ...even if you gotta shout out loud, no matter what the look it's Max I - Max! MAX He-he-hey! PJ and Max perform a long and involved handshake while saying hello. PJ Wow! Small wilderness, dude!...Didn't expect to run into you! MAX (joking) Apparently not! PJ (joking) You're just jealous, man...cause you ain't got the moves! Max turns around and admires the entertainment center and fish tank. He scares the octopus inside the tank, and it swims away in a cloud of ink. MAX Yeah, you can keep "the moves"...but I wouldn't mind having this RV!...Whoa! PJ Aw, come on. You're the star! MAX (surprised) W-what? PJ Going to the Powerline concert? Oh, it's unbelievable, man. MAX Who told you about that? PJ punches Max lightly on the arm. PJ Hey, come on, everybody in town knows about it, Max...you are gonna be famous, buddy...(joking): especially with Roxaaaanne... Max walks away dejectedly, and leans on the door frame of the RV. MAX There's, uh, only one person who doesn't know about it yet, Peej... PJ Who? MAX My Dad. EXT. BOWLING LANE ON ROOF OF RV Goofy watches as Pete bowls on his rooftop lane as they talk. PETE So tell me, Goof...(sigh)...is that kid of yours still givin' you guff? GOOFY Oh, I don't know what's wrong...Just seems like everything I try only drives Max further away...maybe I oughta just back off...I don't know. PETE Wrong, Goof...look - if you keep `em under your thumb, they'll never end up in the gutter! Pete rolls his ball down the lane as he finishes the phrase. The ball strikes the pins and knocks them all down - except one. Pete looks surprised. GOOFY Too bad, Pete...almost... Pete looks angrily at Goofy, and decides to prove his point. He bellows at PJ. PETE Almost? Ha! Watch this....PJ!!! PJ rushes to Pete, and stands at attention - as if in the military. PJ (frantically) Yes, sir! Coming, sir! Yes sir! Pete points down the lane at the remaining pin. PJ knows what he's supposed to do. He runs down and kicks the pin over. He looks back at Pete, pleased with himself. Pete immediately begins to celebrate his "victory" by dancing around and chanting. PETE Woo-hoo! Strike-o-la! Hee-hee ha-ha! Thank you, thank you! Yes! And the crowd goes wild! Goofy and Max stand speechless in amazement at the spectacle. As PJ rushes back toward Pete, Pete fakes a high-five with him and laughs cruelly. PJ looks dejected. PETE High-five, son!...Psyche! Ha ha ha! Say, Goof...why don't you two stay for dinner? PJ's face brightens and Max smiles. MAX Cool! GOOFY Oh, no thanks, Pete...uh, Max and I have some fish to catch! Goofy puts his hand on Max's shoulder and musses his hair as he says this. Max gets angry and flings Goofy's hands aside. MAX (angrily) Aw, Dad! We can do it tomorrow...so, uh, what are we havin'? GOOFY (surprised) But Max! I thought- Pete elbows Goofy and quietly gives him "advice". PETE (quietly) Ahem! Under your thumb, Goof... Goofy thinks for a moment and his face hardens. He sets his jaw and confronts Max. GOOFY (sternly) Maximillian! MAX (surprised and annoyed) What? GOOFY (sternly) Get your gear, little man! We're going fishin'! Max frowns and sets his jaw, challenging Goofy. Goofy responds with authority. GOOFY (loudly) And I mean NOW! Max turns away and leaves, defeated. MAX (to himself) Argh! Goofy looks triumphantly at Pete, and they wink and exchange thumbs-ups. Goofy strides off. EXT. WOODLAND LAKE The water of a quiet stream is disturbed when Goofy pushes an unwilling Max out into the stream - both of them in waders. MAX Dad, I don't even know how to fish! GOOFY Oh, come on! That never stopped me!...Let me show you a little family secret - handed down through about twelve or thirteen Goof generations ...The Perfect Cast. MAX (sarcastically) The Perfect what? GOOFY The Perfect Cast! My Dad taught it to me when I was about your age...okay, now...watch carefully! Max watches, unimpressed, as Goofy shakes his body around to loosen up and demonstrates the cast. GOOFY You gotta be loooooose, relaaaaxed...you put your feet apart, then...ten o'clock, two o'clock, quarter to three, touchate, twist, over, pot-o-dew, I'm a little tea pot, and the wind up!... Goofy swings the pole backward to wind up for the cast, and he inadvertently hooks a steak on Pete's nearby barbecue grill. He makes the cast and snatches it away. Pete, who was looking the other way, looks back to his steak and is surprised to find it gone. GOOFY ...AND LET `ER FLY! Goofy swings the pole, and sends the steak flying. He looks proudly at Max, who is still frowning imperiously. GOOFY The Perfect Cast... The steak overshoots the water and lands on the opposite side. After a moment, a shadow covers it, followed by an approaching pair of large feet. The camera pans upward to show Bigfoot eating a tree branch. He smells the steak, looks down and spies it. Goofy doesn't realize what is going on, and he continues his demonstration. GOOFY ...and now, we reel `er in! Bigfoot looks at the branch, the steak and back again. He decides the steak looks better, and throws the stick away. He prepares to eat the steak when a tug from the line sends it hopping a bit. After recoiling in fear, he gets angry and attempts to catch the treat - which is now speeding away as Goofy reels in his line. Bigfoot, roaring, makes several unsuccessful attempts to catch the steak and is eventually dragged underwater. Goofy is still fighting the line, thinking he's caught a fish. GOOFY Whoa! Quick, get the camera! Max retrieves the camera and hands it to Goofy, who begins filming - thinking he's going to film a large fish he's caught. GOOFY Must be over three pounds! I don't want to miss this! Goofy pans the camcorder upwards and sees Bigfoot through the viewfinder, who is holding a fish in his mouth. Goofy looks at him in amazement. Max, however, realizes the trouble they're in. GOOFY (incredulously) Look, Max! MAX (screaming) Uh...da-da-Dad!? IT'S BIGFOOOOOT! GOOFY Could you back up a bit Mr. Foot? You're out of focus. Bigfoot roars angrily, and Goofy and Max flee, and Goofy swings the pole in the process. The steak on the end of the line is yanked out of Bigfoot's mouth and flies through the air. It hits Pete in the face, and he pulls it off angrily. PETE What's the idea - BIGFOOT! He looks in their direction and sees Bigfoot chasing them toward him. Pete grabs the grill and runs back toward the RV in fear. He tosses the grill inside and slams the door behind him. All the RVs attachments and appendages are jerked inside quickly and it zooms away, leaving behind Goofy and Max's tent, and a few puddles of water from the pool. Goofy is still taping Big- foot, watching him through the viewfinder as he runs. Tripping over the tent, he drops the camera. It continues to film them as they attempt to get into the car. GOOFY Behold, the legendary Bigfoot...fabled but seldom - aaahhhhhhhh! Ow...ow!...oof!...ow! MAX Dad! Quick! He's coming! The car is locked, so they both get into the car through the sunroof. Goofy frantically tries to close it behind them, and succeeds just before Bigfoot reaches them. Frustrated, Bigfoot jumps onto the car's roof and rocks it back and forth a few times. He sees their camping equipment and decides to invest- igate, leaving them alone. Max and Goofy watch from the car, laying low. MAX I can't believe it! Bigfoot! GOOFY And I got the only video! MAX We're gonna be famous! As Max finishes his statement, Bigfoot finds the camera and gleefully pulls the videocassette apart. MAX (disgusted) Let's just get outta here. Goofy checks his pockets for the car keys. Coming up empty handed, they look at Bigfoot - who is holding the keys, smiling. He tosses them away into the forest. Goofy gets discouraged and Max gets angrier still. Bigfoot continues to dig through their baggage, wearing a pair of Max's underwear on his head. Some time later, Max and Goofy are still in the car - waiting. MAX Is he gone yet? Suddenly, two sock-wearing hands appear in front of the windshield. Bigfoot performs a primitive puppet show, then laughs riotously at the performance. BIGFOOT Me-me-me-me...grrrrr...grumble...me-me-me...ha ha ha ha! Goofy responds to Max's question. GOOFY Nope...still here... Bigfoot runs back to the baggage, sending a shower of clothes and other items across the car's hood while Goofy and Max talk. A grumbling noise is heard. GOOFY Gee, Max...is that Bigfoot or your stomach? MAX Man, I'm starving! A can of soup lands on their hood and lands on end right in front of them. GOOFY A-hyuk! Alphabet soup, comin' up! Goofy rolls down the window to reach the soup. In the process he makes a small noise, which Bigfoot hears. Looking up, alarmed, Bigfoot is crushing a can of whipped cream in his mouth. When he sees that Goofy and Max are vulnerable, he begins running toward them, roaring. Terrified, they try to get their can of soup inside even faster. MAX Dad!...DAD!...stop playing around, he's coming! Just before he reaches them, Goofy manages to roll the window up, and Bigfoot bounces off the car - landing on his back. As he sits up, a headphone radio that had been sent flying lands on his head. Disco music begins playing, and Bigfoot reacts with fear. After a few moments, he begins to enjoy the music, laughing and moving with the beat. INT. GOOFY'S CAR The cigarette lighter in Goofy's apartment pops, and he removes it. He balances the can of soup on top of the lighter. GOOFY Well...it's nice to know this thing's good for somethin'! Waiting for the soup to finish, Goofy and Max sit, looking away from one another without speaking. Suddenly, Bigfoot appears in the window behind them in the distance. He dances to "Stayin' Alive" behind their heads, but they don't notice him. After he's gone, silence returns. Max and Goofy look at one another simultaneously, the they both look away, embarrassed. More uncomfor- table silent moments pass when Goofy begins chuckling without warning. GOOFY Hmm-hmm-hmm...ha-ha-ha-ha! MAX What's so funny? Goofy points to the can of soup warming on the dashboard. GOOFY Hi Dad Soup! MAX (curious) Huh? GOOFY Oh, don't tell me you don't remember Hi Dad Soup? Max looks at him with a blank look. GOOFY Oh, come on! Sure you do! You used to spell things out using the letters, like uh, "Hi Dad" or "Maxie" or - MAX (jokingly) "Ambidextrous"? GOOFY Yeah, that's - huh? Naw...little words like, uh... MAX "Hasta la vista"? GOOFY Like "Bye-bye!" MAX ...or "I pledge allegiance"... GOOFY ...or "I love you-" Goofy stops himself short and looks surprised at what he's said. A soft, sad oboe piece begins. Max looks equally sad, and they both turn away from one another. Max, trying to fill the silence inquires about their meal. MAX Uhhh...is it *s-soup* yet? GOOFY Oh, almost forgot... Goofy picks up the can and opens it by puncturing the lid with his big front teeth. MAX Whoa! Where'd you learn to do that? Max picks up a Styrofoam cup and Goofy fills it with soup. GOOFY Your granddad taught me that, when we went to Yosemite... MAX You two did a lot together, huh? GOOFY (sadly) Yup... Max looks sadly into his soup. Both of them begin at speak at once, but neither hears the other and they both cut themselves off. MAX/GOOFY (simultaneously) Dad.../Max... GOOFY Umm...uhh....how's the soup? Max drinks some of the soup and answers him. He wipes his mouth, but some of the soup remains on his face. MAX Not bad...I mean, uh...(ahem) Goofy sees the soup and smiles. MAX What? GOOFY (shaking his head) Nothin'. The silence is interrupted by grunts from Bigfoot as the car lurches back and forth. Bigfoot climbs onto the roof and lays down to sleep. GOOFY Well, we might as well get some shuteye...I don't think we're goin' anywhere tonight... Goofy lays down on the seat and curls up to sleep. Max wipes the soup off his mouth and looks down into the cup inquisitively, swirling the soup around. After a few moments, Goofy is roused by a tap to his shoulder, and Max hands him the cup of soup. Goofy looks down into the cup, in which the letters now spell "Hi Dad". Deeply moved, he looks back at Max, who is lying down, nearly asleep. GOOFY (whispering) Hi Maxie... After a brief establishing shot of the exterior of the car with Bigfoot on top to indicate the passage of time, Goofy is seen sitting upright in the front seat of the car - snoring loudly. Bigfoot is also snoring loudly on the roof. Max, however is staring into space with bloodshot eyes, unable to sleep. He sits up in the seat and fumbles through the bag beside him. Pulling out a postcard from Lester's Possum Park, he finds a pencil and decides to write to Roxanne. MAX (voice over of writing) Dear Roxanne...couldn't sleep - His thought is interrupted by a particularly loud snore by Goofy and Bigfoot together. MAX (voice over of writing) So I thought I'd drop you a line. Dad and I are having a great time! We're only days away from LA, and I can hardly wait for the...big... concert...ugh... He begins to rethink his letter, when Goofy yawns and talks in his sleep. GOOFY (yawn)...more Hi Dad Soup, please... Max smiles, touched...and decides to do the right thing. MAX (voice over of writing) (sigh) Dear Roxanne, sorry I lied...I'm not really going to the Powerline concert. You may never want to see me again... Realizing what he's saying, Max stops. MAX Oh, man! I'm dead no matter what I do! Frustrated, he sits back in the seat and kicks the dashboard. The glove compartment pops open and Goofy's map springs out into Max's lap. He looks at Goofy to be sure he's still asleep, then begins tracing the path on the map with his finger. He notices that their course meets a junction that leads to Los Angeles. A pencil rolls out onto the map, stopping in front of him. Max picks up the pencil and debates what to do. He nervously begins erasing the part of the line that leads to Lake Destiny, Idaho...watching Goofy to see if he's waking up. He begins drawing a new course on the map when the pencil breaks. The soft sound seems deafening to Max in the silence. Goofy begins to stir. Frantic, Max grabs the broken point and continues to draw. Goofy begins to wake up as Max quickly completes the line and returns the map to the glove compartment. He sits back in his seat innocently as Goofy rouses and looks at Max sleepily. GOOFY (sleepily) How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon? MAX (nervously) Uhh...three and a half? Having not actually been awake, Goofy flops back into the seat and begins snoring again. Max sinks into his seat, relieved. He looks at the postcard he had written and tears it up. Holding the pieces out the window, he lets the wind carry them away. From a distance, we see the pieces flying; one lands in a tree near the camera - it clearly reads "I lied". EXT. TRUCK STOP A landscape covered with tractor trailer rigs is distinguished only by a set of small buildings with large signs reading "Diner", and "Eat and Get Gas". Soft country music plays to set the atmosphere. INT. TRUCK STOP In the truck stop, the first view is a reflection of the diner's interior on a bell. In the reflection some of the patrons, including Elvis, can be seen. The image is disturbed when the cook rings the bell. COOK Pick up! WAITRESS Hold your horses! The view pans back as the waitress collects the meals and heads out through the crowded diner full of chattering people. She arrives at Goofy and Max's table with their food. WAITRESS Short stack? GOOFY Right here! WAITRESS Here you go, hon... She turns to Max to hand him his food, but he is preoccupied and doesn't hear her. WAITRESS Eggs...eggs...EGGS... MAX Oh! Oh yeah, yeah, right here...sorry... WAITRESS Here you go, cutie... The waitress sits his food in front of him and he looks down at it. The eggs and bacon are forming a smiley face. Goofy begins eating his pancakes when he notices Max absently picking at his food. He thinks for a moment then looks at the map - and decides what to do. GOOFY Max, I think we need to talk about this... Max, thinking he's been caught in the act, stutters nervously. MAX Huh? GOOFY Seems to me you need to start takin' some responsibility around here... Goofy stands up at his seat, taps his water glass and draws everyone's attention. Max shrinks into his seat, embarrassed. GOOFY Excuse me, uh, can I have your attention, please? I, Goofy, hereby dub my son, Maximillian, official navigator and head which-way-er of this here road trip. Goofy hands Max the map, ceremoniously. The other people in the diner applaud and cheer loudly. MAX (incredulous) Seriously? GOOFY I'm not even lookin' at the map anymore. As a matter of fact, you can pick all the stops from here to Lake Destiny. I trust you whole- heartedly, son. Max looks back at Goofy sheepishly. Goofy raises his mug of coffee for a toast, and Max joins him with his water glass...gingerly. GOOFY To the open road! MAX To the...open...road... A piano slide leads into a jazz/pop tune that provides the background music for a music montage. They clink their cups together, then the car is seen leaving the diner. MUSIC MONTAGE (descriptions of segments) An overhead view of the creased map shows Goofy's car driving around on it surrealistically, with clouds overhead casting shadows on the map as they head toward their destination. Goofy attempts to ride a jet ski, plunging into the water and shooting out again. He loses control and runs it aground. Proceeding up the beach, he slides past people sunbathing and through a row of cabanas. He emerges on the other side dressed in a variety of women's clothing. A close up of the car's front wheel follows, and the wheel blows out. Max and Goofy attempt to change the tire in a series of segments that are intersper- sed through the montage. Here, they both reach for the spare tire simult- aneously, and hit their heads together. Recoiling, Max rubs his head, and Goofy gets the tire. Max and Goofy ride a roller coaster side by side. Max enjoys himself immensely, but Goofy gets sick. Emerging from the restroom (labeled with a symbol that looks like him), holding his stomach gingerly, Goofy is greeted by Max, who cheerfully offers him a tray of junk foods - hot dogs, french fries, nachos and soft drinks. Upon seeing the food, Goofy grabs his mouth and races back into the restroom to throw up again. A monster truck crushes the roofs of a row of small cars while Max and Goofy look on at a monster truck rally. Max, swinging a giant foam "number one" finger, notices that Goofy is holding his head in an attempt to block out the noise. Another "driving across the USA" map sequence shows them getting closer to their destination. Max uncovers Goofy's eyes, in order to surprise him with their current stop. Goofy opens his eyes to see the World's Largest House of Yarn. Excited, he yells "Oh Boy!", grabs Max by the arm, and drags him along to see the house. Max and Goofy are watching a mime on a street corner. The mime is performing the standard "pulling on a rope" routine, appearing to pull on an overhead rope. Goofy nudges Max and winks at him. He approaches the mime, pretending he's following an imaginary wall. He makes a scissors motion with his fingers, and the mime gestures as if he's holding his rope out to be cut. Goofy smiles and makes a cutting motion where the rope would be and the mime smiles back for a moment before a piano falls and lands on him. Goofy and Max turn around and begin whistling innocently as they slip away. Another map sequence establishes them as being closer still to Lake Destiny. Returning to the tire changing sequence, Goofy is in the background pumping air into the new tire while Max struggles, trying to remove the blown tire. He slips, and the tire wrench flies through the air like a boomerang. Goofy ducks, and it just misses his head. Returning, the wrench hits the jack supporting the car. The car falls, propelling the old tire off at high speed. It hits Goofy in the chest just as he's lifting the new tire. He sends the new tire flying, and it lands on the car's axle - just as the car is on it's way down from a bounce. Max and Goofy exchange pleased glances. Goofy is holding a camera at arm's length, in an attempt to take a picture of himself and Max standing in a cave. He is oblivious to the many eyes behind him, watching. He takes the picture, and the flash disturbs the bats. They fly toward them. Goofy and Max run out the opening to the cave; the sign above it reads "Carl's Butt Caverns." A batter at a baseball game the Goofy and Max are attending hits the ball. It heads for them, and Max readies himself and his glove in hopes of catching it. He stands up to catch the ball, but fumbles it. Goofy makes a dive to catch it and he ends up going over the edge of the balcony. He falls, but manages to catch himself on a string of streamers. As the streamers stretch, he falls right through the dugout roof, where he is suspended momentarily. He hands the ball to the player sitting there on the bench, and he signs it. The streamers spring back, flinging Goofy back to his seat - Max catches him and they exchange pleased glances. A close up of the car's wheel shows the new tire is almost completely in place. Max and Goofy are alternately turning the wrench. When they finish, they slap hands in a high five. The music comes to a close when the car is seen driving off into the sunset, but instead it turns into the parking lot of the Neptune Inn. INT. GOOFY AND MAX'S HOTEL ROOM After a brief establishing shot of Goofy and Max carrying their luggage through the door, they emerge in their room. It is lit in an eerie green light that befits the nautical theme. The waterbeds are transparent with fish swimming inside, and the rest of the decor is similar. GOOFY Gawrsh! Max sees the waterbed and jumps on it. The water sloshes him back and forth. Goofy looks at and feels the material the furniture is made of. MAX Who-ho-hoa! Check out the bed! GOOFY Check out the dresser...coral! On the wall there is a night light shaped like Ariel, which both Goofy and Max admire. MAX Nice lamp! GOOFY Classy choice, there, navigator. The quiet is broken by a loud pounding at the door followed by yelling. Goofy and Max begin to approach the door gingerly. PETE This is the Police! We've got the place surrounded, see? You Goof's come out with your hands up! Pete breaks the door open and pretends to fire a machine gun at them, he knocks Goofy and Max backwards onto the floor. PETE B-b-b-b-b-bang! Ha ha ha! You should've seen the look on your face! Goofy looks at Max, and tries to pretend that he wasn't frightened, but Max doesn't believe it. GOOFY Ah-hyuk! You really had him fooled, Pete. MAX Me!? You jumped out of your skin! Goofy and Max begin shoving and punching each other playfully. GOOFY Nuh-uh! I's just pretending for your sake! MAX Oh, right, sure... GOOFY Did too! MAX Did not! Goofy grabs Max and begins mussing up his hair, both laugh. PETE Oh ho, ain't this sweet... Pete tries to "wise Goofy up" by making him distrust Max. He grabs Goofy by the arm and quietly gives him "advice". PETE (quietly) Don't let him fool you with that buddy-buddy act, now..."under your thumb"... He releases Goofy, who is looking more and more concerned. PETE So! Since we're all bein' palsy-walsy here, how about lettin' me hook up the RV? Pete grabs Goofy around the shoulders again. GOOFY (reluctantly) Well... PETE Oh, it's just a tiny little extension cord, you'll hardly even notice it. Goofy relents, so Pete calls PJ to bring the hookup. GOOFY Oh, okay. PETE Great!...PJ!! PJ appears in the doorway, straining under the weight of a huge, multipart tube. Pete points him toward the room, instructing him to hook it up. Goofy and Max stand speechless and wide-eyed at the sight. PETE Hey, Goof...why don't you order us a pizza, this might take a while. INT. GOOFY AND MAX'S HOTEL ROOM The scene switches to an exterior shot of the inn to indicate the passage of time. The we see the interior of the room again. Max and PJ are sitting on the bed and the floor, respectively, talking. Goofy enters in a swimsuit and carrying a pizza for them to eat. PJ No, you ma- (gasp) GOOFY Here you go, kids...I'm gonna go check out the hot tub. PJ Oh, okay, sir. MAX Alright. Goofy leaves the room as Max and PJ start eating. PJ I can't believe you, man. Whatever made you think your Dad would fall for a stupid idea like that? MAX It wasn't stupid! While they are talking, Pete begins to enter the room to talk to them. He hears what they're talking about and decides to stay outside and eavesdrop on their conversation. PJ Come on, it was really stupid! Changing the map!? MAX I-I didn't know what I was doing, alright? I-I-I was...I was PANICKED! - I... EXT. HOT TUB The hot tub is surrounded by a high fence topped with flaming torches and various plants. Goofy eases himself into the steamy water. A soft green glow similar to the one in the room shines from in the water. He begins to relax, and sinks under the surface of the water. After a few moments, a large figure appears above him. He sits up and sees Pete standing over him in a small, tight, pink swimsuit. PETE Takin' a break from the "MTV" generation, huh? Heh heh...I can't blame ya... Pete gets in the water, and much of it splashes out over the edges. PETE People are always puttin' too much water in these things...so, umm...you and your son seem to be, uh, gettin' along just hunky-dorey, huh? GOOFY Yeah! It's been great! You know, it's funny, but none of your techniques worked for me. The harder I tried, the worse it got. Once I eased up, things just clicked. Goofy gets up and moves toward Pete. He sits on the stairs near the handrail and begins to relax, sinking back into the water. PETE Oh, that's swell...so, uh, no problems then, huh? GOOFY Not a one. Goofy begins to relax again, but Pete grabs his attention by telling him about the map. PETE (sigh) I just hate to be the bearer of bad news, but...uh... Goofy sits back up again, nervously. GOOFY (curious) What is it, Pete? PETE Your kid's dupin' ya. GOOFY (nervously) Whaddya mean? PETE Well, I head the little mutant tellin' PJ that he change the map so that...you're headin' straight for LA, pal. GOOFY (shocked) What? PETE Oh, you tried, Goofy...he's just a bad kid, that's all. GOOFY (calmly) I don't believe you. PETE What!? GOOFY I don't believe you, Pete. Goofy gets out of the hot tub and begins heading toward the room. PETE Well hey, don't take my word for it - check your map. GOOFY I don't need to check the map...I trust my son. He begins to turn away, but decides to tell Pete what he thinks. GOOFY You know, maybe Max isn't all the things that you think a son should be, but...he loves me. PETE (angrily) Hey...my son RESPECTS me... GOOFY (quietly) Yeah... PETE Check the map, Goof... INT. GOOFY'S CAR Goofy walks away from the hot tub slowly. He approaches the car and their room, and gets in the car. As he opens the door, the green glow momentarily succumbs to the bright, white light from the car's dome light. He shuts it again and the green glow returns. He sits in the driver's seat and begins reaching for the glove compartment to check the map. He decides not to do it and hits the steering wheel in frustration. As he does this, the glove compartment pops open, revealing the map. INT. GOOFY AND MAX'S HOTEL ROOM After a brief shot of the exterior of the Neptune Inn, we see Max and PJ still watching TV when Goofy walks in looking shell-shocked. Max turns around and greets him cheerfully and unknowingly. MAX Hi Dad! The only sound to be heard is the voice of Powerline on TV. POWERLINE ...even if I gotta shout out loud... Unnerved, Max tries to improve the situation. MAX Sorry about the mess...I-I'll clean it up... Max looks at PJ and shrugs, confused. Goofy is still silent as he turns the lights off and lays down in bed. PJ I think I'd better go... MAX See ya, Peej! PJ Don't forget..."Powerline"! MAX Shhhhhhhh! INT. GOOFY'S CAR Goofy and Max are driving down the road in silence. Goofy still has the same shocked expression on his face. Goofy decides to give Max a chance to make the right choice, and hopes to avoid a confrontation. They exchange uncomfortable looks. GOOFY Well, here you go, navigator...just follow my route on the map, son. MAX Okay, uh, umm...uh... Max looks nervously at the map, then up at the signs indicating the upcoming junction, which are zipping overhead. GOOFY Here comes our junction... Max still mumbles, undecided as they careen toward the center divider on the highway. GOOFY Okay, Max...now this is it: left or right? MAX Umm...uhh... GOOFY Come on, Max!! MAX Aaaaaahhhhh!....LEFT!! Goofy lurches the car to the left, and hits the center divider in the process. MAX Oh...(sigh)...Uh, how `bout a song, Dad? Goofy sinks lower and lower - getting angrier and angrier - as Max continues to try to pretend nothing's happening. MAX Uh, a game? A game! Yeah! Yeah, a game! Okay, uh...man or woman? Man? Man...okay, uh...Walt Disney! Finally, Goofy snaps. He veers off the road into a scenic lookout point and stops the car. He opens the door and struggles to get out while wearing a seat belt. He releases it and storms away, and begins looking out over the edge. Max decides to try to make amends and approaches Goofy. MAX (sigh) Dad, uh, listen...about my directions... Goofy turns away twice, refusing to acknowledge him. MAX Can you listen to me? I gotta tell you something, Dad! GOOFY (angrily) Why bother? I'm probably too stupid to understand, anyway, right? MAX (disgusted) Forget it! Max walks back to the car, kicks the tire angrily, then leans against the rear bumper. After a moment, the car rolls out from behind him and he falls to the ground with a thud. He looks back to see what happened and realizes that the car is rolling away. MAX (surprised) Oof!...H-h-hey! The car! GOOFY (angrily) What? Now you wanna drive, too? MAX No, Dad! The car! Look! GOOFY The car! Both of them begin running after the car, frantically. GOOFY What'd you do now, Max? MAX I didn't do anything, Dad! I only touched it! The car passes under a low-hanging rock formation, and all their luggage is knocked off of the roof. A skateboard flies off and lands on the road in front of Goofy - who inadvertently steps on it. Max jumps on the back of the board and rides with him. They zip back and forth, trying to get around the side of the car. GOOFY Oh, ohhhh...whoa! GOOFY You locked it! Goofy grabs onto the driver's side of the car and tries to open the door, but it's locked. MAX I locked it!? It's your door, you locked it! Max leaves Goofy hanging on and manages to get to the passenger side door. He opens it and gets in the car. He unlocks the driver's side door and it opens, swinging Goofy out over the canyon. Max pulls the door shut again, and opens the window for Goofy to get through. GOOFY Well, you distracted me!...whoa!! Max pulls Goofy into the car up to his waist, and he loses his pants. MAX You should've put the brake on! GOOFY Why don't you just put it on yourself! Goofy grabs the brake lever and pulls it to stop the car, but it breaks off in his hand. MAX See? You ruin everything... The car slides out on the guide rail and hangs over the canyon. GOOFY Well, you ruined the vacation! MAX I ruined it!? The guide rail lets loose and the car gets launched into the air. It bounces off of several rock formations while Max continues to argue with Goofy, bouncing them both around the car's interior. MAX I never...wanted to go...on this stupid...vacatioooooooooooon! The car bounces off the last rock formation, then plummets a long way before landing in the river below. EXT. CAR IN CHURNING RIVER MAX (gasp) Now look where you got us, Dad! GOOFY Where *I* got us!? They both struggle to get back on the car. Goofy boosts Max up onto its roof. MAX You should've let me stay at home! Max helps pull Goofy onto the roof. GOOFY Why? So you'd end up in prison? MAX Prison? What are you talking about? The car bounces and spins wildly through a series of rapids. GOOFY Your principal called me! You even lied to me! MAX I had to! You were ruining my life! GOOFY I was only tryin' to take my boy fishin', okay? MAX I'm NOT your little boy anymore! I've grown up! I've got my own life now! GOOFY I KNOW that! I just wanted to be part of it! The car slides over a small waterfall into calm water. The car stops bobbing and the sun begins shining on them. GOOFY You're my son, Max...no matter how big you get, you'll always be my son... Goofy and Max sit with their backs to each other in silence as the car continues to float gently through the canyon. Birds fly overhead and soft music begins. Max breaks the silence. MAX There are times you drive me, shall we say, bananas...and your mind is missing, no offense, a screw. GOOFY None taken. The car floats into a cavern with blue ripples reflecting onto its ceiling from the water. MAX Still whatever mess I land in, who is always understandin'? Nobody else but you... GOOFY Oh your moodiness is now and then bewilderin'...and your values may be, so to speak, askew... MAX Gesunheit! GOOFY Thanks! GOOFY Who deserves a hero's trophy, as we face each catastrophe? Nobody else but you... The car exits the cavern into a slow, wide part of the river. GOOFY & MAX Nobody else but you, it's just our luck, we're stuck together. Nobody else but you, it's crazy enough to believe we'll come through. They both take off their shoes and splash the water with their feet. MAX So your jokes are all, let's face it, prehistoric. GOOFY And your music sounds like monkeys in a zoo. GOOFY & MAX But when life become distressin', who will I be SOS'n? A small fish grabs Max's toe and he lifts it out of the water momentarily. Goofy lifts up his foot to find that a huge, ugly fish has swallowed it. He quickly shakes it off and sends it flying. MAX If you're having trouble guessing, here's a clue...Though he seems intoxicated, he's just highly animated...and he's nobody else but... The car drifts into a whirlpool, and they get drawn under as they sing. GOOFY & MAX Nobody else but you, we've turned into a true blue duo. Hard times, we've had a few...like we're thrown in the drink, like we're tossed out of town, but when I start to sink, hey I'd rather go down... The car resurfaces with a splash and bobs up and down. GOOFY & MAX With nobody else, but Y-O-U! GOOFY (smooch) MAX Aw, Dad! EXT. CAR IN CALM RIVER MAX Anyway, I figure she's never gonna want to talk to me again...much less go out with me...(sigh)...what a dumb lie, huh? GOOFY Well whaddya know...my Maxie, in love! Huh... Gosh, you're really growin' up. Happened so fast, I guess I sorta missed it. The water around the car becomes increasingly choppy and the light fades. GOOFY Wellp, I think the only thing for us to do now is to get you up onstage with this Powerline feller... MAX Heh...uh, how are we gonna do that? GOOFY Now you just leave that up to me... MAX No, Dad, really...I-I think we should, you know, just forget it. GOOFY Now how come you always think I'm gonna lead you into some sort of calamity? Max looks downstream and does a doubletake. The water is vanishing over a waterfall, and the car is heading directly for it. MAX Uh, uh, D-D-Dad... GOOFY What's wrong now? MAX Look!! GOOFY Hyuk! A waterfall...WATERFALL!?!? EXT. CAR IN RAPIDS The car spins and sloshes, and Goofy falls off. Max continues to hold on. GOOFY & MAX (frightened) AAAHHHH!!! Max is quickly carried downstream on the car, leaving Goofy behind. MAX Daaaaaaad! GOOFY Max! The current slams Goofy against a rock and he grabs onto it. Some of their luggage floats by, including the fishing rod's case, which hits him in the back of the head. Goofy gets the fishing rod out and runs downstream on the rocks. He runs out on a log, in hopes of being able to get Max with the pole. GOOFY Grab a hold, Max! Goofy holds out the end of the pole. Max dives for it but misses, landing back in the water with the car. Goofy stands helplessly as Max continues to float toward the falls. MAX Aah!...whoa!...(gasp)...aaahhh!! Goofy casts the line and snags the front bumper on the car. The weight of the car pulls Goofy in. He flies downstream and hits some rocks which he uses for leverage. Finally the weight of the car overpowers him and it goes over the falls. Max gets caught in a tarp and falls with it. Suddenly the tarp unfolds and begins supporting Max in the air using the updraft from the falls. MAX (terrified) Dad! Goofy, still in the water, is unable to stop himself. As he goes over the falls, he extends the pole toward Max. Max grabs the pole, and they both swing downward - still supported by the updraft on the tarp. They smile at each other momentarily. Suddenly, the cork handgrip on the fishing pole slides off and Goofy plummets into the mist below. GOOFY (falling) AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! Max looks at the end of the pole and thinks about The Perfect Cast. Without hesitation he attempts to perform it. MAX (hurriedly) Ten o'clock, two o'clock, quarter to three, touchate, twist, I'm a little tea pot and FLY! Max sends the line flying after Goofy. GOOFY (falling) AAHHHH! The line is still loose and continuing to drop. Max's face falls when he realizes it hasn't caught. Suddenly the line becomes taut and Max gets pulled downward with the added weight. He begins to reel it in furiously. Goofy emerges from the mist suspended by the hook. MAX Aah!...aaahh! (grunt) Haha!! GOOFY (sentimentally) The Perfect Cast... Max and Goofy grab one another firmly and hug. Both have tears in their eyes. As they embrace, Goofy's map lands on his head. He lifts it up and looks at it. MAX Boy, this has been one crazy vacation... He tosses the map away, and it is carried off into the wind. GOOFY And it's not over yet... EXT. STADIUM IN LOS ANGELES The scene opens with a helicopter shot of the stadium where the concert is being held. Their care searchlights beaming all around and a blimp circling. People are crowding in past the turnstiles and filling the parking lot. INT. BACKSTAGE The backstage crew is unloading equipment into the stadium. Max and Goofy have hidden in some of the instrument cases, and they are carried into the loading area. When the door closes, they emerge. MAX (whispering) Dad? Goofy grabs Max by the arm and pulls him along. Max frees himself and stops, worried. GOOFY Oof! We made it!...Come on, Max...let's get you onstage... MAX Uhh...maybe this isn't such a good idea. POWERLINE (V.O.) Yeah, yeah! Two attractive dancers walk in front of Max, and he has a change of heart. He watches them walk by, and loses sight of Goofy. MAX Uh, then again...Dad?...Dad? Onstage, the lights dim as a giant sphere is lifted up. Electricity arcs all around the sphere and it explodes, leaving only Powerline in its place. He stands up and begins the song. POWERLINE Got myself a notion, one I know that you'll understand. To set the world in motion, by reaching out for each other's hand. Maybe we'll discover what we should have known all along. One way or another together's where we both belong... Still backstage, Max is looking for Goofy when he sees Powerline and the dancers performing onstage, and stops to watch. A guard spies him and tries to catch him, but Max dives through the guard's legs and runs away. MAX Dad? GUARD What are you doin' here?...Hey! Goofy is looking for Max when he accidentally looks into the dressing room of a very heavy background singer. She screams and punches him back out the door. He falls backwards into some of the stage equipment and gets tangled. GOOFY Max?...Max? LADY Eeeeeeek! Powerline and the dancers continue their performance onstage. POWERLINE If we listen to each other's hearts, we'll find we're never too far apart, and maybe love is the reason why for the first time ever we're seeing it I2I. Love is always seeing it I2I...I2I we're seeing it, seeing it...I2I... INT. STACEY'S HOUSE The camera closes in on Powerline's face, then pulls back again as a TV image in Stacey's house. Her party is in full swing, with everyone watching the concert. Everyone is watching for Max, but Bobby doubts that he'll show up. Stacey tries to reassure Roxanne, but her concerned look belies her words. BOBBY That Goof kid ain't there! STACEY Don't worry, he'll be there... POWERLINE Love is always seeing it I2I...I2I we're seeing it, seeing it...I2I... INT. BACKSTAGE The guard in pursuit of Max makes a lunge and misses. Max grabs onto a lighting scaffold that is being lifted into position. Goofy, trapped inside another of the pyrotechnic spheres, is being lifted onto the stage. The sphere arcs and explodes like Powerline's, and Goofy is sent flying onto the stage. He lands onstage beside Powerline with the tip of his hair still flaming. Powerline gives him a curious look. GOOFY Excuse me...Max? Ooh! Aaaaahhh! Max is mortified, but has a brainstorm. MAX Hey Dad! Dad! Do the Perfect Cast! Goofy hears him and begins performing the motions of The Perfect Cast, much to the amazement of Powerline and the audience. Powerline continues the song and Goofy dances with him. POWERLINE If you're ever lonely - stop, you don't have to be; after all it's only a beat away from you to me. SINGERS Take a look inside and see. The guard climbs on the scaffolding to catch Max. Max bumps one of the lights, and the beam gets in the guard's eyes. He falls backwards, and his weight is too much for it. The scaffolding breaks loose, Max grabs a rope, the guard grabs Max by the legs, and they both swing downward. MAX Whoa! Whoaaaaahhhh! The guard flies into one of the large monitors, smashing it in a wild shower of sparks and light. Max swings back, and ends up sliding onto the stage. He comes to rest directly between Goofy and Powerline. They both look surprised momentarily, then Max begins to dance and they join him. POWERLINE If we listen to each other's hearts, we'll find we're never too far apart, and maybe love is the reason why for the first time ever we're seeing it I2I...seeing it I2I...seeing it I2I...for the first time ever, I2I...for the first time...(repeat and digress) INT. STACEY'S HOUSE Everyone at Stacey's party watches excitedly as Max dances onscreen. Roxanne smiles gleefully. BOBBY Yeah! Max is on the tu-ube! That's Max! I know him! INT. PETE'S RV PJ is scrubbing the floor of the RV near the television when he sees Max. Pete walks by drinking a beer and hears PJ yell. He looks at the screen and spits his drink all over it out of shock. PJ keeps watching Max through the fizz running down the screen while Pete coughs and chokes. PJ He did it! INT. STACEY'S HOUSE Bobby, Stacey and Roxanne are dancing with the music - as is everyone else. Bobby sprays his cheese at Stacey and Roxanne, and bumps into someone. He drops his squeeze cheese and bends to pick it up. At the same time, Stacey reaches for it and touches his hand. They look into each other's eyes and smile. BOBBY & STACEY Ha ha ha! INT. ONSTAGE The song ends to a round of applause. The applause slowly fades into the next scene, back on Roxanne's street. INT. GOOFY'S CAR The car is approaching Roxanne's house slowly. It is dented, crushed, smoking, and has no doors. GOOFY You're doin' the right thing, son. MAX Yeah, I know...but she'll probably never talk to me again. GOOFY Well, if she doesn't, maybe she's just not the one for you. MAX That's what I'm afraid of... EXT. ROXANNE'S FRONT PORCH Max rings the doorbell and is met by Roxanne's father wearing a bath towel. ROXANNE'S FATHER Grrrrrrrrrr.... MAX Uh, hi! `Member me? Not at all happy with seeing Max, he slams the door in Max's face. Roxanne comes to the door and opens it again. ROXANNE (excitedly) Daddy!...Max? I saw you on TV! You were great! MAX (sadly) Yeah?...I mean no, no...I mean I...Roxanne, I lied to you. I don't even KNOW Powerline. ROXANNE What are you talking about? A billion people saw you dance with him. MAX Yeah, well...I-I never met him...before the concert, that is. Max walks over to the banister and picks a flower from a nearby bush. ROXANNE (dismayed) You mean that story about Powerline and your Dad...why would you make up something like that? MAX I don't know...I guess I just...wanted you to like me. ROXANNE I already liked you, Max...from the very first time I heard you laugh..."A-hyuk"...heh... Max hangs his head, embarrassed. ROXANNE So, you wanna do something tonight? MAX Definitely! Oh! Oh, no, I can't, I can't... Roxanne shoots him a disdainful look. ROXANNE (doubting) What? MAX Well, I'm kinda doin' something with my Dad. MAX Honest! MAX How about tomorrow? ROXANNE Deal! Roxanne extends her arm to shake hands, and Max surprises her with a quick kiss. Both giggle. MAX (smooch) Hmmhmm... ROXANNE Heh heh... Max accidentally laughs like Goofy again, and covers his mouth in embarrassment. MAX A-h-h-h-hyuk! Their conversation is interrupted by loud bangs from the street. Goofy is attempting to put the front bumper of the car back in place while humming "Open Road". He grins back at them and gestures humorously at the car. Without warning, the car explodes, leaving only Goofy's shoes and socks behind as he sails through the air. GOOFY Do do dooo...do do do doo...ah-ho-hoooey! Roxanne and Max cringe simultaneously as Goofy crashes through the roof on Roxanne's porch. GOOFY A-h-h-hyuk! Max smiles and introduces them. MAX Roxanne...I'd like you to meet my Dad. Roxanne smiles and Goofy kisses her hand. GOOFY Enchante, Mademoiselle (smack) ALL Hee hee hee... They all giggle as the camera pans up past the house, the trees and into the clouds. The screen goes black abruptly as "I2I" begins and the credits roll.