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Recess: School's Out

  • 2001
  • G
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
12K
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Rickey D'Shon Collins, Jason Davis, Ashley Johnson, Andrew Lawrence, Courtland Mead, and Pamela Adlon in Recess: School's Out (2001)
TJ and company must save summer vacation from disappearing forever.
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T.J. and the gang must save summer vacation from disappearing forever.T.J. and the gang must save summer vacation from disappearing forever.T.J. and the gang must save summer vacation from disappearing forever.

  • Director
    • Chuck Sheetz
  • Writers
    • Paul Germain
    • Joe Ansolabehere
    • Jonathan Greenberg
  • Stars
    • Andrew Lawrence
    • Rickey D'Shon Collins
    • Jason Davis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chuck Sheetz
    • Writers
      • Paul Germain
      • Joe Ansolabehere
      • Jonathan Greenberg
    • Stars
      • Andrew Lawrence
      • Rickey D'Shon Collins
      • Jason Davis
    • 48User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Andrew Lawrence
    Andrew Lawrence
    • Tj
    • (voice)
    • (as Andy Lawrence)
    Rickey D'Shon Collins
    • Vince
    • (voice)
    Jason Davis
    Jason Davis
    • Mikey
    • (voice)
    Ashley Johnson
    Ashley Johnson
    • Gretchen
    • (voice)
    Courtland Mead
    Courtland Mead
    • Gus
    • (voice)
    Pamela Adlon
    Pamela Adlon
    • Spinelli
    • (voice)
    • (as Pamela Segall Adlon)
    Dabney Coleman
    Dabney Coleman
    • Principal Prickly
    • (voice)
    Robert Goulet
    Robert Goulet
    • Mikey's Singing Voice
    • (voice)
    Melissa Joan Hart
    Melissa Joan Hart
    • Becky
    • (voice)
    Peter MacNicol
    Peter MacNicol
    • Fenwick
    • (voice)
    April Winchell
    April Winchell
    • Ms. Finster
    • (voice)
    • …
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Benedict
    • (voice)
    Diedrich Bader
    Diedrich Bader
    • Guard #2
    • (voice)
    Allyce Beasley
    Allyce Beasley
    • Miss Grotke
    • (voice)
    Gregg Berger
    Gregg Berger
    • Tech #1
    • (voice)
    Klee Bragger
    • Digger Sam
    • (voice)
    Clancy Brown
    Clancy Brown
    • Bald Guy
    • (voice)
    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Guard #1
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Chuck Sheetz
    • Writers
      • Paul Germain
      • Joe Ansolabehere
      • Jonathan Greenberg
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Burt Reynolds was originally cast as Benedict but was replaced with James Woods as the producers thought Reynolds' performance was too over-the-top and sinister.
    • Goofs
      After Prickley gets dematerialized outside the school's main entrance only his shoes remain on the ground, T.J runs home to get Beckey to help him round up his friends and leaves the steaming shoes on the ground. But when T.J arrives at the baseball camp to collect Vince, he appears to have the shoes and shows them to Vince to reveille that he is telling the truth.
    • Quotes

      Principal Prickly: I'll let you in on a little secret, Detweiller. Every adult you've ever known was a kid at sometime in his life. You think we don't remember summer vacation? Riding our bikes down the creek. Catching polliwogs in a jar. Camping out under the stars. Well you're wrong! Sometimes I sit there in my office, looking out at you kids in the playground and I think, "They don't know how good they got it. In a few years, they'll be grownups like me and all those good times will be memories for them, too". So go ahead. Put a whoopie-cushion in my chair. Put fake vomit on my carpet. Make fun of my "big, saggy butt". But don't ever say I don't care about summer vacation, 'cause those memories are the last part of childhood I got left.

    • Crazy credits
      When the Walt Disney pictures logo forms, T.J., Spinelli, Mikey, Gretchen, Gus, and Vince appear behind the castle and blow their kazoos to the tune of "When You Wish Upon a Star."
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Sweet November/Recess: School's Out/Down to Earth/Faithless/Yi Yi (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Dancing in the Street
      Written by Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, William Stevenson
      Performed by Martha & The Vandellas
      Courtesy of Motown Records
      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews48

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    Featured review
    10/10

    Not as good as the series - but damn close!

    I really liked the TV series - i used to watch every episode on the Disney Channel,But i don't think the movie is quite as good as the series:

    For instance The writers are used to coming up with 10 minute stories, but with the movie it seems like a 10 min episode streched out to 80 minutes so i'ts not as good as i would have hoped, but the acting is still superb and very convincing. The animation is strangely NOT as good as the Series it seems very flat and uninspired. On the good side it's got a really cool story even if it could have been done in half the time & JAMES WOODS (his voice anyway) is really good as the bad guy. It has really cool 60's songs towards the end of the movie.

    all in all a really good movie which will delight kids and adults alike,just a shame it's not as good as the series

    my rating 10/10 for pure enjoyment
    • liammurphy1
    • Aug 27, 2003
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    • Release date
      • February 16, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Recess School's Out 3D
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Paul & Joe Productions
      • Disney Television Animation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,706,141
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,065,873
      • Feb 18, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $44,460,850
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

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