Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)

Aliens abduct all adults; genius Jimmy and his friends build an interstellar spacefleet and rescue them.

Director:

John A. Davis

Writers:

John A. Davis (story), Steve Oedekerk (story),

Stars:

Megan Cavanagh, Mark DeCarlo, Debi Derryberry

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Megan Cavanagh	...	Judy Neutron / VOX (voice)
Mark DeCarlo	...	Hugh Neutron / Pilot / Arena Guard (voice)
Debi Derryberry	...	James 'Jimmy' Isaac Neutron (voice)
Jeffrey Garcia	...	Sheen Estevez (voice)
Bob Goen	...	Newscaster (voice)
Mary Hart	...	Newscaster (voice)
Carolyn Lawrence	...	Cindy Vortex (voice)
Andrea Martin	...	Mrs. Fowl (voice)
Candi Milo	...	Nick Dean / Britanny / PJ (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Carl Wheezer / Carl's Mom and Dad / Kid in Classroom / Kid (voice)
Crystal Scales	...	Libby (voice)
Martin Short	...	Ooblar (voice)
Patrick Stewart	...	King Goobot (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Ultra Lord / Mission Control / General (voice)
David L. Lander	...	Yokian Guard / Gus (voice)

Storyline

Jimmy Neutron is a boy genius and way ahead of his friends, but when it comes to being cool, he's a little behind. All until one day when his parents, and parents all over Earth are kidnapped by aliens, it's up to him to lead all the children of the world to rescue their parents.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | genius | rescue | boy genius | children | 

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Taglines:

Blasting Into Theatres

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount UIP [ie]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 December 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jimmy Neutron 3D

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£541,453 (UK) (22 March 2002)

Gross:

£2,462,924 (UK) (3 May 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, DNA Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Intended as a television "pilot" for The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. But when Paramount's executives were shown very early footage, and early design plans for it, they were so impressed by it that they decided to fund it for cinema exhibition.

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Goofs

When Jimmy is walking down the street holding his stomach, the TV "special report" comes on in the shop window. "Special" is misspelled "Specail."

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Quotes

Sheen: [the children are running from the aliens. Sheen is singing, as if he were Ultra Lord] Ultra Lord is not afraid of chickens.
[the aliens fire at the ship]
Sheen: Okay, he may be a little bit afraid of chickens.

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Crazy Credits

During the credits shows us what happend to Jimmy's teacher Ms. Fowl after he shrunk her in the beginning of the movie. She is seen riding a worm to the cafeteria.

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Connections

References The Evil Dead (1981)

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Soundtracks

"Chicken Dance"
(uncredited)
Written by Werner Thomas

User Reviews

This Depends On Your Audience

There are lots of funny lines in this animated movie and some funny characters, at least for adults. I laughed and thought it was great but when I played it for the second time, with a couple of little kids in the audience I was disappointed that most of the humor went over their heads. All of a sudden, the film wasn't as great as I had remembered (and told them it was). So.....what you think of this film, I guess might depend on your age, for one thing.

There's a nice message here for the kids, though: you can't do without your parents. Speaking of kids, the nerdy-looking fat kid obviously was the funniest in here. Everyone in the audience likes him.

One bit of warning to the older folks: keep the audio remote handy. This gets very loud in spots and needs to be turned down here and there.