Max Keeble's Big Move Page #4

Synopsis: Max Keeble is a nice, quiet teenager, whose idea of 'superhero-requiring' danger is braving Evil Ice Cream Man who blames him for a health complaint from ma Lily. She spent six years on just the right interior and now hears from dad Don Keeble, a wimp whose 'career' in commercial publicity still only got him wearing sly costumes, a promotion requires the family to move to Chicago. Initially Max just hates giving up his high-school friends, a fatso and a music-maniac, but when their former friend Troy McGinty picks on them with his new image as bully realizes leaving means he can't be punished after Friday, and plans an orgy of revenge. Max's targets include the arrogant new principal, Elliot T. Jindraike, who spends the school budget on a new sports stadium to flatter the inspector, Superintendant Bobby 'Crazy Legs' Knebworth, and even plants to tear down the animal shelter. When it's all in motion, dad suddenly announces he has taken Max's first advice and turned down the promotion!
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Director(s): Tim Hill
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
40
Rotten Tomatoes:
29%
PG
Year:
2001
86 min
$16,504,546
Website
676 Views


have control over your life.

What have you done with Max?

Who are you? Really?

Good night, kiddo.

See ya.

The window was open.

Whoa!

Robe.

The computer.

I'll get the breath spray.

Nature's dating service.

Whoa.

-What?

-Check it out.

Jindraike's using

all the school's money...

to build his stupid

football stadium.

We can't let him

get away with that.

Now his breath'll be

pheromone fresh.

Don't worry about me.

I'm fine.

Here you go.

And now we add

a little decoration.

Whoa!

Come on,

let's get out of here.

Robe!

Come on, man! Let's go!

Yeah, I'm trying.

Morning, Mom.

Morning, Mom.

Hi, sweetie.

Whatcha doing?

You know,

you just start out...

by trying to pack

everything really fast...

and then you get caught up

in all this old stuff.

Remember how the kitchen looked...

when we first moved in?

Before it was perfect?

Not really. I was four.

Right. Mmm.

Sorry about

the short notice, Max.

You having to leave

your friends and everything.

Ah, it's OK.

At first,

I was really bummed out...

but not everything's

bad about moving.

That's what your father

keeps saying.

I hope you're both right.

Troy McGinty?

How about that?

OK, no,

I won't do that anymore.

I promise. I promise.

Ohh. I lied. Sorry.

# MacGoogles is me name #

# I like a swampy bog #

No.

# With your favorite

Highland frog #

No.

No, not you.

You're not even real!

Get away from me!

Faster, janitor!

More commemorative red,

white, and blue streamers.

Crazy Legs Knebworth.

What a champion he was.

Come on, you idiot.

He's coming!

He's coming!

Straighten up.

Straighten up.

Better. Ready? And...

At last! At last!

The moment we've all

been waiting for.

Crazy Legs. You look fit.

Elliot. It's been too long.

I agree completely.

Slip me that biscuit.

Ooh, that's a hot one.

Smile.

The reason Jindraike

has a new football program...

is to impress this guy...

Superintendent Knebworth.

You see, Jindraike

wants his job so bad...

he'd eat his socks.

How it saddens me...

to think of your retirement,

Crazy Legs.

What an inspiration

you've been to us all.

In fact, I've collected

some mementos...

from your glory days.

Well.

Remember this?

Eww!

It's your championship

jockstrap.

We washed it. Ha ha.

Wash it again.

What's this?

Allow me to present...

Knebworth Stadium.

Knebworth Stadium.

How can you afford to do

something like this?

I didn't approve any capital

expenditures for Curtis.

The usual...

bake sales, car washes...

and cutting back on

a few non-essential items.

-Fire extinguishers, milk.

-Excuse me?

Moving along...

have you seen the toilets?

No complaints.

I need five laps to...

All right, that's weird.

Who turned out the lights?

Hey, check it out.

It's McGinty!

What the...

Hey, break it up.

Break it up.

McGinty.

He's...

gonna eat me.

What?

MacGoogles.

"Look who's crying now."

Would you guys get out of here?

So the second teacher

says, "I agree.

"That's why they call it

a lounge." Ha.

Well, here we are...

in the Curtis

Junior High library.

Hmm. Smallish.

Yes, but

we're biggish on books.

Especially sports books.

The one we're waiting for

is "Crazy Legs"...

"The Bobby Knebworth Story."

Didn't I order new computer

workstations this year?

Jindraike?

We're having them upgraded.

Hmm. OK.

Well... if it isn't

my favorite customer.

What can I get you,

plump daddy?

What's this?

Who are you working for?

"If you want the ice

back in your ice cream...

"meet me at

the junkyard at 3:00."

Somebody's messing with me.

Hey, can I try the soup?

Everything set?

I guess so,

but I still don't see...

how this is gonna help

save the animal shelter.

It's all part of the plan.

Max...

What?

I don't know.

I'd just rather

spend our last day...

hanging out than

doing all this spy stuff.

-Uhh!

-Ow! What the... Big oaf.

They're coming!

Right on schedule.

-You ready?

-Check.

Lunch...

is... served.

Check and mate.

Who threw that?

# Aim for me #

# Aim for me #

Food fight!

# Aim for me, hit it #

# It's a great big world #

Not on my watch!

# Nothing #

# Don't believe

in nothing anyway #

# Still got a lot to learn #

# But we started out

with nothing #

# With my friends

we're going on our way #

Stop that this instant!

# Your life will rearrange #

Oh! I saw that, young man!

I'm taking names!

# That's OK,

we'll never come undone #

#Aim for me #

#Aim for me #

#Aim for me #

#Aim for me #

# They'll try

to count you out #

# But you gotta

count yourself in #

If I get my shirt dirty,

my mom's gonna kill me!

# Not saying that I'm right #

# See the trouble

that we've been in #

"Jell-O Hello."

No. "Cafeteria Hysteria."

# When it's said and done #

#And you've got us

on the run #

# That's OK,

we'll never come undone #

# Some people change #

You're all suspended!

# You're so far from home #

#Aim for me #

Ha ha ha ha ha!

#Aim for me,

aim for me #

#Aim for me, aaah #

What the...

Ohh!

That's it!

Robe did it! Aah!

# Some people change,

and your life will rearrange #

# Even when you're

so far from home #

# When it's said and done #

Not having fun! Ow!

And now, onto

the piece de resistance.

The jewel in

the crown of Curtis.

The cafeteria.

Let me tell you something

about this school.

It blows!

It's mustard!

You can't ketchup,

because it's mustard!

Yeah!

# Some people change,

and your life will rearrange #

# Even when you're

so far from home #

Please believe me

when I tell you...

this is my gift to you.

# That's OK,

we'll never come undone #

#Aim for me #

#Aim for me #

#Aim for me #

#Aim for me #

#Aim for me #

Cease!

Sir, I assure you,

this behavior...

is utterly without precedent.

Plus, it never happened before.

Who?

Who started this?

If the culprit

does not step forward...

this instant...

swift and horrible

retribution...

awaits each

and every one of you.

This place is nuts.

Crazy Legs!

Wait!

Pbbbt!

I pound on kids.

That's what I do.

That's what I do.

This can't happen to me.

You know what

they're calling me out there?

The MacGoogler.

Troy, easy. Now,

I'd like to take you through...

a childhood

regression process.

It may bring up

some unpleasant memories...

but I think you'll find it

helpful in the end.

All righty?

Mm-hmm.

Now, give

Mr. MacGoogles a hug.

Aah! Aah!

He's gonna eat me!

We've got some work to do.

$300 for a new handheld?

There goes my third quarter.

"Meet me 3 P.M. today

at the junkyard...

"if you want to put your

handheld back in your hand."

"P.S. Bring the metal coil."

Son, your mama

found a metal coil...

on the front porch.

Is it yours?

Metal coil.

I want my coil.

I want my handheld!

What did you say, punk?

I said, "I want my handheld."

You want your handheld?

Yeah. You heard me.

I said, "I want my handheld."

You want me to hold your hand?

No!

Need somebody to hold

his hand. Little baby.

Little...

Give me the coil!

Oh, this? Huh? Huh?

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