Recess: School's Out (2001)

TJ and company must save summer vacation from disappearing forever.

Director:

Chuck Sheetz

Writers:

Paul Germain (television series Recess), Joe Ansolabehere (television series Recess),

Stars:

Rickey D'Shon Collins, Jason Davis, Ashley Johnson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rickey D'Shon Collins	...	Vince LaSalle (voice)
Jason Davis	...	Mikey Blumberg (voice)
Ashley Johnson	...	Gretchen Grundler (voice)
Andrew Lawrence	...	T.J. Detweiler (voice) (as Andy Lawrence)
Courtland Mead	...	Gus Griswald (voice)
Pamela Adlon	...	Ashley Spinelli (voice) (as Pamela Segall)
Dabney Coleman	...	Principal Peter Prickly (voice)
Robert Goulet	...	Michael 'Mikey' Blumberg (singing voice)
Melissa Joan Hart	...	Becky Detweiller (voice)
Peter MacNicol	...	Fenwick (voice)
April Winchell	...	Miss Muriel P. Finster / Mrs. Detweiller (voice)
James Woods	...	Dr. Philliam "Phil" Benedict (voice)
Diedrich Bader	...	Guard #2 (voice)
Allyce Beasley	...	Miss Grotkey (voice)
Francesca Smith	...	Ashley B / Upside-Down Girl / Swinger Girl (voice) (as Francesca Marie Smith)

Storyline

It's the most exciting time of year at Third Street Elementary-- the end of the School Year! But boredom quickly sets in for protagonist TJ Detweiler, as his friends (the other 5 protagonist children) are headed for Summer Camp. One day, while passing by the school on his bike, he notices a green glow coming from the school's auditorium. This is the work of the insidious ex-principal of Third Street, Phillium Benedict and his gang of ninjas and secret service look-alikes! Benedict is planning to get rid of Summer Vacation using his newly-acquired Tractor Beam, which he stole from the US Military Base in an effort to raise US Test Scores, and it's up to the Recess Gang to stop him! In the end, TJ and the gang, with the help from the other students, Principal Prickly, Ms. Finster and the other teachers, destroy the laser, Benedict and his henchmen are arrested, and the kids (TJ's buddies) decide to spend their Summer with TJ.

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Plot Keywords:

summer | friend | principal | summer vacation | summer camp | 

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Taglines:

Saving The World One Playground At A Time

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Comedy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 February 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Recess: The Ultimate Summer Vacation

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£122,891 (UK) (27 July 2001)

Gross:

£935,271 (UK) (17 August 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Television Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point in the movie, Miss Finster yells out "HEY, Teacher! Leave them kids alone!". That is a line from, and a direct reference to, the 1979 hit "Another Brick In The Wall Part 2" by Pink Floyd and later done by KoRn.

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Goofs

Erik von Detten's name is spelled "Erik Von Dettin" in the credits.

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Quotes

Benedict: [Flashback to 1968] Be cool, people. Be cool.
Female Protester: We'll be cool when you give our kids their recess back!
Benedict: Hey, baby, I can do what I want! I'm the Principal of the school! And there's nothing anybody can do about it! Dig?

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Crazy Credits

When the Walt Disney pictures logo forms, T.J., Spinelli, Mikey, Gretchen, Gus, and Vince appear on the logo and blow their kazoos to the tune of the Walt Disney Pictures logo music.

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Connections

References The Monkees (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Wipe Out"
Written by Robert Berryhill, Patrick Connolly, James Fuller, Ronald Wilson
Arranged by Denis M. Hannigan

User Reviews

something for everyone (outstanding)

if you want a movie that both kids and adults will enjoy,this is the movie for you.it's a cartoon based on the Recess TV show.it has jokes and references both kids and adults will understand,and some that only kids will get,others only adults will get.but the main thing is,it's immensely entertaining.it's very funny at times,with some slapstick and some funny dialogue.it also has interesting characters.plus the story is good.it's easy enough for kids to follow,and not so simple that adults will be disinterested.it also (without hitting anyone over the head)shows the value of working together to solve a problem.it's definitely family friendly with nothing that should be considered offensive,but it does have a bit of rude humour.for me,just out of sheer entertainment value,i give Recess:School's Out a 10/10