Allyce Beasley, Andrea Martin, Andrew Lawrence

The school year is finally over, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to a fun-filled summer. Boredom quickly sets in however, until he uncovers a scheme to do away with summer vacation! Former princ...( read more  read more... )ipal 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 educator, the faculty joins together in order to help save summer vacation.

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G, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Chuck Sheetz

Release Date: February 16, 2001

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DVD Release Date: August 7, 2001

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  • September 18, 2006
    It's okay... the TV show is tons better. But the songs are cool, notably "Dancin' in the Street."
  • September 6, 2009
    I don't know if this is a guilty pleasure or not. See, I'm handing it 4 stars and wondering if I should. My decision rested on the fact that I just think it's that damn good. I must be a big fan of the series, watch it whenever it's on. They did right by us fans. This is what the...( read more) movie should have been and was. Just funnier on a larger scale. It didn't feel like a long episode like some of the cartoon-to-movie ones have, but like a big event in the world of the cartoon, which justifies the movie. I'll tell ya, James Woods doesn't hurt either.
  • August 17, 2009
    awesome movie.................. i just love recess esp. the fat gu
  • July 1, 2009
    I loved Recess as a kid growing up and still do, this adventure was especially exciting. Watch T.J. roundup all his buddies from their various summer camps and attempt to save recess before it's too late.
  • June 28, 2009
    The first Recess film was actually pretty good. Recess used to be my favorite show on the family channel and the movie didn't disappoint.
  • March 31, 2009
    A film derived from the disney programme Recess.The filmhad a very silly story about how the old principal of the school tries an experiment to do soumthing to the moon to stop summer holidays in all schools.T.J and his gang but fights back with all their classmates to stop his e...( read more)vil plan.It was worth watching.
  • January 28, 2009
    da best it will take u back 2 when life had little meaning and u only had the summer time for fun
  • November 24, 2008
    one of my fav shows as a lil kid.
  • November 13, 2008
    The series are much, much better!
  • September 24, 2008
    i liked watching the series when i was a kid. It was funny and this was better than the series. Entertaining.

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February 16, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Although it lacks the zany exuberance of the recent Rugrats in Paris, it's fast-footed and fun. full review

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