Max Keeble's Big Move

Max Keeble's Big Move is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Tim Hill, starring Alex D. Linz.

Plot
The film is about a young boy named Max Keeble (Alex D. Linz) who is starting junior high with his best friends Robe (Josh Peck) and Megan (Zena Grey), but has to deal with school bullies Troy McGinty (Noel Fisher) & Dobbs (Orlando Brown), school principal Jindraike (Larry Miller) and an evil ice cream man (Jamie Kennedy), not to mention his crush on a girl named Jenna (Brooke Anne Smith).

When Max's parents (Robert Carradine & Nora Dunn) announce that they're moving, he decides to get payback on his enemies with a series of pranks. After his dad tells Max that the family's not moving after all, his enemies are looking for payback of their own.

Cast

 * Alex D. Linz as Max Keeble
 * Josh Peck as Robe
 * Zena Grey as Megan
 * Larry Miller as Principal Elliot T. Jindrake
 * Jamie Kennedy as the Evil Ice Cream Man
 * Noel Fisher as Troy McGinty
 * Orlando Brown as Dobbs
 * Robert Carradine as Donald Keeble
 * Nora Dunn as Lily Keeble
 * Brooke Anne Smith as Jenna
 * Justin Berfield as Caption writer
 * Tony Hawk as himself (cameo)
 * Lil' Romeo as himself (cameo)
 * Marcus Hopson as Pizza Parlor guy (cameo)
 * Clifton Davis as Superintendent Bobby "Crazy Legs" Knebworth
 * Amy Hill as Ms. Phyllis Rangoon
 * Amber Valletta as Ms. Dingman
 * Veronica Alicino as Mrs. Talia
 * Dennis Haskins as Mr. Kohls
 * Chely Wright as Mrs. Styles

Production
"Max Keeble's Big Move" was filmed from February to June of 2001. The majority of the filming took place in Los Angeles & Pasadena, California.

The school scenes were shot at the Marshall Fundamental Secondary School in Pasadena, California.

The scene at the soda shop was shot in Northridge, Los Angeles, California and the scenes at the animal shelter were filmed in Reseda, Los Angeles, California.

Box Office
"Max Keeble's Big Day" debuted at #6 at the box office, grossing $5,377,958 during its opening weekend, ranking behind films Zoolander (which was at #4 and Joy Ride (which was at #5).

Domestically, the film grossed $17,294,293 and $18,634,654 worldwide.

Critical Reception
"Max Keeble's Big Move" was a box office bomb.

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".

Roger Ebert gave the film two stars, saying the film was "more like an after-school Nickelodeon romp, with bright colors, broad jokes, lots of sight gags, characters landing in deep wet puddles and a plot assembled from off-the-shelf parts."

The New York Times says the film relied on "loud music, explanatory voice-over narration and flung food to mask storytelling defects and unoriginal physical comedy."

The San Francisco Gate said, "A movie like this depends on clever bits and incidents, but there's little invention here to disguise the film's formulaic nature."

Accolades
Young Artist Awards
 * Brooke Anne Smith: Best Performance in a Feature Film-Supporting Young Actress (won)
 * Justin Berfield: Best Performance in a Feature Film-Supporting Young Actor (nominated)