Recess the Movie: School's Out

Theatrical Release Date: 2001 02 16 (USA)

UPC: 786936147902

Studio: Walt Disney Video

MPAA Rating: G   Contains:[Excellent For Children]

Summary: Based on the popular animated children's program Disney's Recess, this full-length film focuses on the end of a school year, where young pupil T.J. Detweiler is looking ahead to having a wild, fun-packed summer vacation. T.J. stumbles upon a plot hatched by the villainous Dr. Benedict, a former principal who once tried to strike recess from the average school day. Dr. Benedict hatches a scheme to control weather patterns with a specialized laser beam to create a permanent winter, making it impossible for the students to have a summer vacation. T.J. calls in all of his best pals to defeat the villainous Dr. Benedict, as well as recruits the help of the faculty, who willingly join the young students on their crusade for freedom. Recess: School's Out was directed by Chuck Sheetz, who has helmed episodes of The Simpsons and King of the Hill. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Features: Recess: The Schoolyard Challenge trivia game
Recess animation camp
Recess Digital Comic Book: The Trouble With Shorts
Ten secrets of Recess
"Green Tambourine" music video performed by Robert Goulet
"Dancing in the Street" music video performed by Myra
Theatrical trailer
DVD-ROM features
Widescreen [1.66:1]
Enhanced for 16x9 televisions
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Spanish-language track

Recess the Movie: School's Out

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 08/07/2001

Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Vistavision

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 84 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1
0. Chapter Selection
1. Opening Titles [2:47]
2. Last Day Of School [2:47]
3. Summer Plans [1:00]
4. Something Really Weird Going On [1:00]
5. Surveillance [5:19]
6. Principal Prickly Dematerialized [4:15]
7. Gathering The Gang [2:05]
8. Secret Plot [1:07]
9. Campers By Day, Spies By Night [3:03]
10. The Ultimate Kid Experience [3:00]
11. Break-In At Third Street School [2:43]
12. Dr. Benedict's Plan [2:38]
13. Ninjas! [3:29]
14. Recess Power [4:52]
15. No Summer Vacation! [3:47]
16. We Need Reinforcements [2:00]
17. Meet Your New Commanding Officer [7:46]
18. Saving Summer Vacation [5:16]
19. Ms. Finister's Army [2:28]
20. Time For Just Being Kids [2:56]
21. End Credits [2:23]

Derek Armstrong

It might be overstating things to say that Recess: School's Out has something to offer for the whole family. After all, a bureaucrat's crackpot plan to squash recess and summer vacation won't get anyone riled up above, say, age eight. Still, Disney does an entertaining job bringing its Recess TV show to the big screen, with writing that supplies dimension to the rudimentary drawings and enough cleverness to exceed expectations for an out-and-out kiddie movie. Animators have a reputation as hippie slackers who like to slip drug references into their projects, and here they manage it with nice G-rated fondness, showing giddy flashbacks to the days when the teachers were tie-dyed 1970s radicals (an era the soundtrack mirrors). The film may have the look and feel of a Saturday morning cartoon, but it has a much smarter sensibility than that and gives the characters a lot more credit. Viewers who get an occasional King of the Hill vibe from Recess should not be surprised. Director Chuck Sheetz has helmed episodes of the popular Fox animated series, and Pamela Segall, who voices Ashley Spinelli, the tomboy with pro wrestling aspirations, also does the voice for Bobby Hill. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Joe Ansolabehere  Producer 
Jonathan Greenberg  Screenwriter 
Denis M. Hannigan  Composer (Music Score) 
Chuck Sheetz  Director 
Rickey D'Shon Collins  Actor 
Jason Davis  Actor 
Ashley Johnson  Actor 
Andrew Lawrence  Actor 
Courtland Mead  Actor 
Pamela Segall  Actor 
Dabney Coleman  Actor 
Robert Goulet  Actor 
Melissa Joan Hart  Actor 
Peter MacNicol  Actor 
April Winchell  Actor 
April Winchell  Actor 
James Woods  Actor 

Country: USA