Ask Max (1986) (TV)

Director:

Vincent McEveety

Release Date:

2 November 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

A 12-year-old genius, poor Max is a washout socially. To impress his girl friend, he sells the design of his latest invention-a jumping bike-to a major toy company.

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	...	Himself
Kreag Caffey	...	Coach
Byron Clark	...	Marcus
Christie Clark	...	Shelly Meyers
Jeff Cohen	...	Max Baxter (as Jeff B. Cohen)
April Dawn	...	Student #1
Gino De Mauro	...	Dennis
Andy Dunbar	...	Basketball Player
Deena Freeman	...	Pam
Scott Freeman	...	Bike Rider
Corki Grazer	...	Rider #1
Ryan Lambert	...	Bully #1
Walter Raymond	...	History Teacher
Kat Sawyer-Young	...	Miss Phillips
Patrick Stehr	...	Student #2
Mark L. Taylor	...	Braff
Glynn Turman	...	Lloyd Lyman
Tami Turner	...	Adrian
Ray Walston	...	Harmon
Cassie Yates	...	Jennifer Baxter

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Walt Disney Television

Chunk....nooo!!!!

Holy crap, did this thing stink. Tragically, the most famous people involved were Jeff Cohen (Chunk from The Goonies) and Ray Walston (Mr. Hand from Fast Times at Ridgemont High). I remember watching this on ABC as part of the Disney Sunday Night movie they used to show before the real movie at nine. No plot to spoil, except for the fact that Chun...er, Max kept inventing these amazing things yet still couldn't find popularity at school. The one really memorable scene puts him flying over the goal posts of his school football field in his invented flying bicycle. Double-photography was never a good thing. In typical Disney fashion, Max gets his wish and everybody walks off into the sunset of the happy Disney world where every ending is a happy one. This isn't even a guilty pleasure-I'd use this movie to punish a kid who misbehaved.

With apologies to Jeff and Ray.