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Recess: School's Out (2001)

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Reviews Counted:192

Fresh:111

Rotten:81

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Though basically a TV cartoon stretched out to movie-length, Recess has enough successful jokes and smart writing to make it a worthwhile view.

Rated: G

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Feb 16, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $34,801,195

Synopsis: The school year is finally over, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to a fun-filled summer. Boredom quickly sets in, until T.J. uncovers a scheme to do away with summer vacation! Former... The school year is finally over, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to a fun-filled summer. Boredom quickly sets in, until T.J. uncovers a scheme to do away with summer vacation! Former principal Dr. Benedict, who once tried to eliminate recess from the school day, now plans to use a laser beam to alter the weather and create permanent winter. It sure would be tough to have to go to school year-round, so T.J. calls in all his friends for help. Just when the kids appear to be facing their final test of strength against the mad principal, the faculty joins together to help save summer vacation. -- © 2001 Disney [More]

Starring: Andy Lawrence, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Pamela Segall, Jason Davis

Starring: Andy Lawrence, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Pamela Segall, Jason Davis, Ashley Johnson, Courtland Mead, Dabney Coleman, April Winchell, James Woods, Melissa Joan Hart, Robert Goulet, Diedrich Bader, Peter MacNicol, Allyce Beasley

Director: Chuck Sheetz

Director: Chuck Sheetz
Producer: Chuck Sheetz, Stephen Swofford
Screenwriter: Jonathan Greenberg
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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  • Recess: School's Out
  • The Third Street Elementary School kids are teaming up to save summer vacation for kids all over the world in Disney's RECESS: SCHOOL'S OUT -- the hit theatrical movie that The Washington Post calls "Great Fun!" The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp -- until T.J. uncovers an evil plot to do away with summer vacation! A crazy former principal, Dr. Benedict, is planning to use a laser beam to alter the weather and create permanent winter. Faced with the dire threat of year-round school, T.J. rounds up the RECESS gang and bands together with some unexpected allies -- Miss Finster and Principal Prickly -- in a nonstop adventure to save everyone's summer break. As the kids discover the heroes inside themselves, a platoon of wacky characters, far-out music, and sci-fi surprises turn this madcap mission into a major victory for fun!
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