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Max Keeble's Big Move 
Theatrical Release PosterDirected by Tim Hill Produced by Mike Karz Written by David L. Watts
James Greer
Jonathan Bernstein
Mark BlackwellStarring Alex D. Linz as Max Keeble Music by Michael Wandmacher Cinematography Arthur Albert Editing by Tony Lombardo
Peck PriorStudio Karz Entertainment Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures Release date(s) October 5, 2001 Running time 86 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $25 million[1] Box office $18,634,654 Max Keeble's Big Move is a 2001 Disney live-action teen comedy film directed by Tim Hill, written by David L. Watts, James Greer, Jonathan Bernstein, and Mark Blackwell, and starring Alex D. Linz as the title character. The film is set in University Place, Washington. It was released in North America on October 5, 2001. Shooting took place in Los Angeles, California.
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Plot
Max Keeble (Alex D. Linz) is a seventh grade junior-high school paperboy who has a huge crush on Jenna (Brooke Anne Smith), the daughter of one of his paper recipients. Max has two best friends, Robert and Megan (Josh Peck and Zena Grey), and all three of them are constantly bullied by Troy McGinty and Dobbs (Noel Fisher and Orlando Brown) by physical humiliation and stealing lunch money. Max is enemies with the corrupt school principal, Elliot T. Jindrake (Larry Miller) and the Evil Ice Cream Man (Jamie Kennedy), and also learns that an animal shelter that he visits is being closed down.
When Max found out that he is moving to Chicago after his father, Donald "Don" Keeble (Robert Carradine), gets a promotion, Max is initially upset at having to move, but then plots to exact revenge against Jindrake, Troy, Dobbs, and the Evil Ice Cream Man, believing that when they try to retaliate, Max will be gone. Max, Robe, and Megan methods of revenge including terrifing Troy by playing a main theme song from a childrens' television show, MacGoogle the Highlander Frog, and later severely traumatizing him by trapping him in the gym with MacGoogle, instigating a fight between Dobbs and the Evil Ice Cream Man by stealing a coolant coil for his ice cream truck and his handheld, and lastly to ruin Jindrake's chances of becoming superintendent to replace the current superintendent, Crazy Legs, by planting animal pheronomes within his breath spray, instigating a food fight, and later by sabotaging his announcements by placing a cardboard cutout of Max pointing at Jindrake claiming that the latter was wearing a thong.
However, once his missions are completed, Max ends up ditching Robe and Megan's going away party by accepting an invite to Jenna's milkshake party, causing a falling out. In addition, Don, taking Max's advice to heart earlier, announces that he quit his job, and is starting his own business, meaning that Max and his parents are not moving after all. Max freaks out at this news, and learns that Robe, Megan, and the entire school are suffering because of his actions. He saw that no matter who you are, you can always stand up for yourself. Max later confronts Jindrake, Troy, and Dobbs one last time, and with the help of Robe, Megan, and the entire school, eventually defeats Troy and Dobbs for good, stops Jindrake from demolishing the animal shelter, and fired Jindrake for fiddling with his school budget. The film ends when Max riding on his bicycle delivering newspapers, and the Evil Ice Cream Man starts chasing Max again.
Cast
- Alex D. Linz as Max Keeble
- Larry Miller as Principal Elliot T. Jindraike
- Jamie Kennedy as The Evil Ice Cream Man
- Josh Peck as Robe
- Zena Grey as Megan
- Robert Carradine as Donald "Don" Keeble
- Nora Dunn as Lily Keeble
- Noel Fisher as Troy McGinty
- Orlando Brown as Dobbs
- Justin Berfield as Caption writer
- Brooke Anne Smith as Jenna
- Tony Hawk as himself (cameo)
- Lil' Romeo as himself (cameo)
- Clifton Davis as Superintendent Bobby "Crazy Legs" Knebworth
- Amy Hill as Ms. Phyllis Rangoon
- Amber Valletta as Ms. Dingman
- Dennis Haskins as Mr. Kohls
- Chely Wright as Mrs. Styles (Homeroom Teacher)
Critical reception
Despite positive reviews from child viewers, Max Keeble's Big Move was met with mixed feedback from adult critics. Rotten Tomatoes currently gives the film a 26% "rotten" rating on its site. The consensus states that the film is "fun for kids, but bland and unoriginal for adults."
References
- ^ "Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)". Box Office Mojo, LLC.. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=maxkeeblesbigmove.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-24.
External links
- Official website
- Max Keeble's Big Move at the Internet Movie Database
- Max Keeble's Big Move at AllRovi
- Max Keeble's Big Move at Rotten Tomatoes
- Max Keeble's Big Move at Box Office Mojo
Films directed by Tim Hill 1990s Muppets from Space (1999)2000s Max Keeble's Big Move (2001) · Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) · Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)2010s Hop (2011)Categories:- 2001 films
- English-language films
- Disney films
- Teen comedy films
- Films directed by Tim Hill
- American comedy films
- Films set in Washington (state)
- Films set in 2001
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