History TearJerker / AGoofyMovie

* Their exchange while on the rapids will undoubtably touch a nerve with any parent who loves their child.

-->'''Goofy:''' Why? So you'd end up in prison?
-->'''Max:''' Prison? What are you talkin' about?
-->'''Goofy:''' Your principal called me...

-->'''Goofy:''' I just wanted to take my boy fishing, okay?

-->'''Goofy:''' I ''know'' that! I just wanted to be ''part'' of it! ''({{beat}})'' You're my son, Max. No matter how big you get... you'll always be my son...

** Max falls quiet after Goofy tells him him that he'll always be his son no matter what. For most of the movie, Goofy has shown him nothing but love and patience and Max repaid him with [[{{Jerkass}} a bad attitude]]. The [[JerkassRealization realization]] that it was all too much for even Goofy to bear is what finally makes him understand that his father, despite his best efforts, really does love him and all he can do is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone turn away in shame, reflecting on the mess that his choices have left them in.]]

'''Goofy:''' Why bother? I'm probably too stupid to understand anyway, right?\\
'''Max:''' ''(exasperated)'' Forget it.

-->'''Goofy:''' I know that! I just wanted to be part of it! ''({{beat}})'' You're my son, Max. No matter how big you get... you'll always be my son...

-->'''Max:''' You should've let me stay at home.\\
'''Goofy:''' Why? So you'd end up in prison?\\
'''Max:''' Prison? What are you talkin' about?\\
'''Goofy:''' Your principal called me...\\
'''Max:''' It's not what you think!\\
'''Goofy:''' You even lied to me!\\
'''Max:''' I had to! You were ruining my life!\\
'''Goofy:''' I just wanted to take my boy fishing, okay?\\
'''Max:''' I'm ''not'' your little boy anymore, Dad! I've grown up! I've got my own life now!\\
'''Goofy:''' I know that! I just wanted to be part of it! ''({{beat}})'' You're my son, Max. No matter how big you get... you'll always be my son...

-->'''Max:''' I'm ''not'' your little boy anymore, Dad! I've grown up! I've got my own life now!\\

-->'''Max:''' You should've let me stay at home.\\
'''Goofy:''' Why? So you'd end up in prison?\\
'''Max:''' Prison? What are you talkin' about?\\
'''Goofy:''' Your principal called me...\\
'''Max:''' It's not what you think!\\
'''Goofy:''' You even lied to me!\\
'''Max:''' I had to! You were ruining my life!\\
'''Goofy:''' I just wanted to take my boy fishing, okay?\\
'''Max:''' I'm ''not'' your little boy anymore, Dad! I've grown up! I've got my own life now!\\

-->'''Max:''' I'm not your little boy anymore, Dad! I've grown up! I've got my own life now!\\

* In the "On the Open Road" number, the two pass a prisoner in a paddy waggon singing about how he's in no hurry to reach the end of his trip because he'll be sixty-five before he sees the open road again. That's a hilarious bit of BlackComedy... until Goofy turns to Max and imagines him in prison garb and a ball-and-chain, a sobering reminder of exactly what he's trying to avoid by taking him on this trip. The prisoner's forlorn tone of voice don't help.

* After Max walks out on the SuckECheeses, Goofy says he just wants them to spend time together as father and son, and assumes Max wanted to dance (unaware it's because a possum flung into Max's pants). Max more or less says he wants nothing to do with his dad, ever again. You can just feel poor Goofy's heart breaking.
-->'''Max:''' This is the ''stupidest'' vacation! You drive me from home, and jam me in this dumb car to drive me a million miles away TO SEE SOME STUPID RAT SHOW! ''(inhales)'' Call me when the trip's over.

** Goofy's bitter response to Max's attempt to explain. Hearing Goofy being genuinely hurt and angry is just devastating.

* Hearing Pat Buttram's voice one last time (as the Possum Park M.C.) in a Disney film, especially since he'd already been dead for a year by the time it was released. The character he plays looks looks rather old and frail himself, like ''he's'' about to kick the bucket.

** The way Max falls quiet after Goofy tells him him that he'll always be his son no matter what. For most of the movie, Goofy has shown him nothing but love and patience and Max repaid him with [[{{Jerkass}} a bad attitude]]. The [[JerkassRealization realization]] that it was all too much for even Goofy to bear is what finally makes him understand that his father, despite his best efforts, really does love him and all he can do is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone turn away in shame, reflecting on the mess that his choices have left them in.]]

* In the "On the Open Road" number, the two pass a prisoner in a paddy waggon singing about how he's in no hurry to reach the end of his trip because he'll be sixty-five before he sees the open road again. That's a hilarious bit of BlackComedy... until Goofy turns to Max and imagines him in prison garb and a ball-and-chain, a sobering reminder of exactly what he's trying to avoid by taking him on this trip.

** Goofy's line about how Max will always be his son deserves extra mention, as Max himself realizes how much his [[{{Jerkass}} attitude]] towards his own father, who has shown nothing but love and patience towards him, was too much for even ''Goofy'' to bear. He looks at Goofy in sadness, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone then turns away in shame and reflects on the mess that his choices have left them in.]]
* Beforehand, Max had to use the "Perfect Cast" technique to catch his father from falling to his death at the waterfall and when the line fails to catch Goofy at first, Max's face slowly turns to horror and despair at the thought that his father may have died... Luckily, Max does save Goofy, and the [[TearsOfJoy tears]] flowing from both father and son as they hug each other in relief speaks volumes.
-->'''Goofy:''' [[SoProudOfYou The Perfect Cast...]]

* Roxanne's expression when she doesn’t see Max on TV. Stacey tries to comfort her, but it ends up in vain.
* On "On the Open Road" there's the prisoner singing about how he's in no hurry to reach the end of his trip because he'll be sixty-five before he sees the open road again. Yes it's probably that he did ''something'' to deserve that but the downcast way he sings it still tugs at the heartstrings, especially when it makes Goofy imagine Max in inmate garb as well.
* While "After Today" has a lot of joy and excitement to it, the opening lines really make you feel for Max's troubled school life the way he sings "They've laughing since I can remember."
* Hearing Pat Buttram's voice one last time (as the Possum Park M.C.) in a Disney film, especially since he'd already been dead for a year by the time it was released, not to mention the character he plays looks looks rather old and frail, like he's about to kick the bucket himself.

* One exchange will undoubtably touch a nerve with any parent who loves their child.

** Max pounds the roof of the car on the word "not," eloquently conveying his frustration, and adding to the quality of the scene.

* Beforehand, Max had to use the "Perfect Cast" technique to catch his father from falling to his death at the waterfall and when the line fails to catch Goofy at first, Max's face slowly turns to horror and despair at the thought that his father may have died...Luckily, Max did save Goofy, and the [[TearsOfJoy tears]] flowing from both father and son as they hug each other in relief speaks volumes.

* The scene where Max and Goofy are trapped in the car overnight. When Max expresses amazement over a trick Goofy uses to open a can of soup, Goofy explains that his father taught him that, prompting this regret-filled exchange:

* Goofy reminds Max about how they used to call alphabet soup "Hi Dad" soup, because Max was always spelling words in the soup for Goofy. Max jokes around suggesting longer words and phrases, while Goofy gives the straight examples he remembers, like "Hi Dad,""Bye bye"...and "I love you." The way they both awkwardly quiet down after the last example implies Max hasn't sincerely said that last one in a while.
* Pete holds his hand up to PJ for a high five, only to realize that his dad was kidding. The hurt expression on PJ’s face while his father is laughing at him is enough.

* What exactly happened to Peg and Pistol, anyways? Did they leave Pete and not take PJ with them? And if they wanted to take PJ with them, he probably refused because he didn’t want to leave his best buddies, Max and Bobby.
** Alternately, they could simply be on a separate vacation of there own (a boys road trip and a girls spa trip or something like that) but this alternative has its own level of sadness by implying the family doesn't do as much with each other.

* Pat Buttram as the Possum Park M.C. becomes this when you realize this was his final film role before he passed away in 1994, not long before the film's release. Anyone who grew up with the Disney films of yesteryear will no doubt recognize his voice in many of their films, which makes his passing all the more sobering.

* Goofy's line to Max near the end hits a little too close to home.

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-->'''Max:''' You two did a lot together, huh?
-->'''Goofy:''' ''(wistfully)'' Yup...

* "Hi Dad" soup.

* After Max walks out on the SuckECheeses, Goofy says he just wants them to spend time together as father and son, and assume Max wanted to dance (unaware it's because a possum flung into Max's pants). Max more or less says he wants nothing to do with his dad, ever again. You can just feel poor Goofy's heart breaking.

'''Goofy:''' I know that! I just wanted to be part of it! ''({{beat}})'' You're my son, Max. No matter how big you get... you'll always be my son.

* The hug between Max and Goofy after Max saved his father from falling in the waterfall.

** And, for that matter, the entire scene surrounding it too. When the map-change is first revealed by Pete, Goofy actually calls Pete on his accusation, marking the first (and only) time in the movie that [[ShutUpHannibal Goofy actually stands up to Pete's belligerence]]. Yet despite Goofy insisting he didn't need to follow Pete's advice and check the map to see if it had been altered (because "I trust my son", showing just how much Max and Goofy's relationship had improved), the next scene shows Goofy getting into his car, clearly wrestling with himself on what he should be doing. He grows angry with himself for not following through on his own words and is about to go back inside, when he pounds his fist on the steering wheel causing the glovebox to pop open, discovering the truth... that Pete was actually telling the truth this time. Then, just because poor Goofy hadn't been kicked enough at that point, he gives Max one last chance to come clean in a SecretTestOfCharacter when he demands to know which turn they need to take to get to Lake Destiny; despite a crisis of conscience, Max sticks to his original plan, destroying Goofy's faith in his son.

-->'''Max:''' Dad, listen, about my directions... ''(Goofy turns his back to Max)'' Will you listen to me? I've gotta tell you something, Dad!\\

'''Max:''' ''(exasperated)'' Just forget it.

* This is only really sad if you think about it: If Goofy had planned talked to Max and found out he had plans, he probably would have pushed the trip back a few days so Max could do his things (watching the Powerline concert with Roxanne) and been fine with the trip, but because of Pete and the principal's word choices, Goofy panicked and forced the trip onto Max, so if he had [[PoorCommunicationKills talked to his son]] before dragging him across the contry the trip would have gone off just fine.

* After Max walks out on the SuckECheeses, Goofy says he just wants them to spend time together as father and son. Max more or less says he wants nothing to do with his dad, ever again. You can just feel poor Goofy's heart breaking.

'''Goofy:''' Why bother? I'm probably too stupid to understand anyway, right?

* this is only really sad if you think about it: If Goofy had planned talked to Max and found out he had plans, he probably would have pushed the trip back a few days so Max could do his things (watching the Powerline concert with Roxanne) and been fine with the trip, but because of pete and the principal's word choices, Goofy panicked and forced the trip onto Max, so if he had [[PoorCommunicationKills talked to his son]] before dragging him across the contry the trip would have gone off just fine.