>>149360635
Watched that documentary about how A Goofy Movie was made, how throughout the production until he left Disney, Jeffrey Katzenberg was pushing for the movie to have heart rather than just be all gags. I fully believe that what saved the movie from being this
>>149361091
Because his fingerprints are all over the final product. The grudge against Michael Eisner manifested in “Lord Farquaad”, the celebrity voice cast (Katzenberg originally wanted Steve Martin to play Goofy, which would have been awful, but pushed the Goofy Movie voice performance in a more naturalistic direction it needed for the dramatic scenes) but most important for the quality of the movie, the moments where the references and action and humor stop and the characters get raw and real about their experiences. Read the book, and you’ll realize a Shrek movie didn’t have to be what it is, it could have been all trope subversion of fairy tales, gross out humor and irreverence, and everyone would have forgotten about it without that emotional core of an outcast finding connection with people despite his best efforts to push people away.