Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)

Max Keeble, the victim of his 7th grade class, plots revenge when he learns he's moving; it backfires when he doesn't move after all.

Director:

Tim Hill

Writers:

David L. Watts (story) (as David Watts), Jonathan Bernstein (story)

Stars:

Alex D. Linz, Larry Miller, Jamie Kennedy

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex D. Linz	...	Max Keeble
Larry Miller	...	Principal Elliot T. Jindraike
Jamie Kennedy	...	Evil Ice Cream Man
Zena Grey	...	Megan
Josh Peck	...	Robe
Nora Dunn	...	Lily Keeble
Robert Carradine	...	Don Keeble
Clifton Davis	...	Supt. Bobby 'Crazy Legs' Knebworth
Amy Hill	...	Mrs. Rangoon
Noel Fisher	...	Troy McGinty
Orlando Brown	...	Dobbs
Amber Valletta	...	Ms. Dingman
Justin Berfield	...	Caption Writer
Veronica Alicino	...	Mrs. Talia
Brooke Anne Smith	...	Jenna

Storyline

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!

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Plot Keywords:

chainsaw | chimpanzee | revenge | paperboy | ostrich | 

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Taglines:

They're taking on the world. One bully at a time.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some bullying and crude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 56 mins) The two levers Max is using in the cab of the junkyard crane are actually a toilet plunger and "The Club," a vehicle steering wheel security lock.

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Goofs

When Max is telling Robe and Megan that he's moving to Chicago, Robe says that they call Chicago the Motor City, because of carjackers. This is incorrect. However, while it could be true about carjackers stealing cars, Chicago is not the Motor City. Detroit is actually the Motor City and Chicago is the Windy City.

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Quotes

Principal Jindraike: You may be under the impression that I encourage horseplay and malarkey, you're wrong, I don't encourage it, I excourage it.
Max: Excourage?
Principal Jindraike: It means the opposite of encourage, look it up.

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, the McGoogles TV show theme song plays in the background.

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Alternate Versions

The ABC-TV and Disney Channel telecast omit Max's line in the cafeteria, "Let me tell you about this school. It blows".

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Connections

References Mission: Impossible (1966)

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Soundtracks

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream
Written by Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, and Robert King

User Reviews

It was OK, but not great.

I liked it, I mean it was funny, but still Middle School is really not like that, and where would you find the time to say put Robe in that glass cage? And wouldn't Troy McGinty get in trouble too for coming into the auditorium late as well as Max?

Overall I'd give it a 7/10. I mean, it wasn't THAT bad!

Details

Official Sites:

Disney

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

7th Grade Heart Attack

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,377,958, 7 October 2001

Gross USA:

$17,294,293

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,634,654

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Karz Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 91 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS DTS (Digital DTS Sound)

Color:

Color (CFI)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1