Crush of the week: An Extremely Goofy Movie’s Beret Girl

polygon.com:

One of the best parts of the human experience is having a big ol’ crush — the pitter-patter of your heartbeat, the swell of euphoria when you see the object of your affections, the desire to just squeal with joy! At Polygon, though, we’re very flexible about how we interpret “crush.” Brief-yet-intense infatuations don’t necessarily have to be on real people (or even on people!), or even romantic. Since I have many many (many) crushes, I’ve decided to share the energy of writing their names over and over again in sparkly gel pen in a journal.

The 2000 animated Disney direct-to-video comedy An Extremely Goofy Movie is back in the zeitgeist at the moment. There’s been a sudden wave of fan-created animatics of Goofy’s son Max and his rival, the skateboarding frat boy Bradley Uppercrust III, flooding TikTok. Their relationship even clocked in at No. 6 on last week’s Tumblr Fandometric ranking for movies, with the tag full of romantic fan art. Most of the resurgence is focused on the “Maxley” ship between Max and Bradley, and it’s clear what’s driving that: There’s an enduring appeal in an enemies-to-lovers pairing. And some of these edits also toss in some queer longing to really drive up the drama.

But personally, when I think of An Extremely Goofy Movie, the first thing that comes to mind is Beret Girl.

Goofy’s son Max and his pals first meet the mysterious, never named beret-clad gal when she performs a slam poem at some hip café. But that isn’t her most awesome moment. After Bradley gets aggressive with Max at her show, she swoops in to put Bradley in his place, getting the entire café to aggressively snap at him until he and his cronies leave. She’s striking and creative and has a killer sense of fashion, with her commitment to the all-black look and that sultry purple eyeliner.

Since Beret Girl isn’t credited with an actual name, many Disney fans have decided her name is Mocha Chino, since Bradley calls her “little Miss Mochaccino” to dismiss her. But that