Synopsis
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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Cast
- Andrew LawrenceT.J. Detweiler (voice)
- Rickey D'Shon CollinsVince La Salle (voice)
- Pamela AdlonSpinelli (voice)
- Ashley JohnsonGretchen Grundler (voice)
- Jason DavisMikey Blumberg (voice)
- Courtland MeadGus Griswald (voice)
- April WinchellMs. Finster / Mrs. Detweiller (voice)
- Dabney ColemanPrincipal Peter Prickly (voice)
- Ryan O'DonohueDigger Dave / Randall (voice)
- Robert GouletMikey's Singing Voice (voice)
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Chronicle
It's fun, it's kind of somber and it succeeds in making you think about how you might be squandering middle age. - 70
Washington Post
The movie's great fun, particularly for kids used to that satirically hard-edged kind of kid show. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
It's fast-footed and fun. "Rugrats in Paris" had charms for grownups, however, Recess: School's Out seems aimed more directly at grade-schoolers. - 63
New York Post
A reasonably entertaining cartoon feature. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
Creator producers Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere have come up with some unexceptional children and underdeveloped adults. - 50
New York Daily News
Seems to have been made entirely for people who were kids during the Johnson administration. - 42
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Pretty silly stuff, designed to appeal more to older kids and adults than the toddler brigade. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
The movie's uninspired animation (including primitive, blocky computer imagery) doesn't help, nor do its astonishingly stereotyped characters.
