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Recess: School's Out

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Recess: School's Out (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 66 Fresh: 40  Rotten:26 Average Rating: 5.8/10
 
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.
 

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Runtime: 84 mins

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 principal Dr. Benedict, who once tried to eliminate recess from the school day, now plans to use a laser... 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]

Genre: Childrens

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

Director: Chuck Sheetz
Producer: Chuck Sheetz, Stephen Swofford
Screenwriter: Jonathan Greenberg

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 8, 2001

[DVD Details]
  • Bonus Music Videos - Robert Goulet - "Green Tambourine"
  • Myra - "Dancing in the Street"
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    Its well characterised comedy of playground manners and teasing social awareness rings confidently through.

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    Geoff Andrew
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    3/5

    Adults will enjoy it more than they expect.

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    12/10/01
    Rich Cline
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    1/5

    Even if it did keep the ankle biters quiet for an hour or so, this still wouldn't be worth your money.

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    08/06/01
    Bob McCabe
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    3/5

    The film works because it is peppered with sharp, smart, and sometimes wonderfully odd comic moments.

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    07/30/01
    Michael Thomson
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    4/5

    It has my favorite characters and it's kind of like a mystery.

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    12/06/05
    Chris Gore
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    2/5

    The film never gets too far beyond disposable youth fare, best consumed like mouthfuls of sugary cereal.

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    03/10/03
    Marrit Ingman
    Austin Chronicle
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    3.5/5

    If you have to take the kids to a low-rent cartoon, this experience at least is enjoyably trippy.

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    02/08/03
    John R. McEwen
    Film Quips Online
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    2.5/4

    These are definitely characters with comedic promise, but the movie is so concerned on establishing its big story, that it leaves them too far behind.

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    02/26/02
    Mark Dujsik
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    "Recess: School’s Out" isn’t great art, but it is a pleasant and swift moving cartoon that should appeal to children of all ages.

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    12/21/01
    Ted Murphy
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    The writing is clever and never patronises its youthful target audience.

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    07/06/01
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    2/4

    Watching this big-screen adaptation of the television cartoon, "Disney's Recess" is about like having recess on a rainy day.

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    03/20/01
    Dan Lybarger
    Lawrence Journal-World
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    While none of it's anything particularly spectacular or memorable ... it works as needed.

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    03/14/01
    Jim Judy
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    "It's kid-friendly fun."

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    03/14/01
    Susan Granger
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    A fast paced actioner built around the growing solidarity between the kids and the teachers.

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    03/05/01
    Cole Gagne
    Film Journal International
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    It is amusing and mostly devoid of crude humor, which is worth mentioning with kids' films nowadays.

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    03/05/01
    Eric D. Snider
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    56/100

    Standard kids movie stuff.

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    02/27/01
    Brian Webster
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    1.5/4

    Why would people pay movie ticket prices for films that are nothing more than another episode of a television cartoon series that they could stay at home and see for nothing?

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    02/20/01
    Steve Rhodes
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    2/5

    It's standard third-generation Little Rascals stuff, mediocre but harmless.

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    02/20/01
    Jim Lane
    Sacramento News & Review
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    Wears thin over 90 minutes without jangly commercials and a bowl of super-sugary cereal for distraction.

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    02/16/01
    Rasmi Simhan
    Kansas City Star
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    Nothing bold or great to look at, certainly by Disney standards, but with a tight narrative and a complete lack of pretense that's ingratiating.

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    02/16/01
    Gary Thompson
    Philadelphia Daily News
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