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Recess: School's Out 2001 Film | Disney TV Show Adaptation



What's your review of the 2001 Disney TV show filma adaptation Recess: School's Out? It's directed by Chuck Sheetz, and features popular characters including TJ, Gus, Mikey, Spinelli, Vince, Gretchen, and Ms Finster. #Recess #SchoolsOut #TJ Do you want to watch Recess School's Out? Did you enjoy the full movie or just parts of it? Scroll down for more information!


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Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): La cour de récré : Vive les vacances, La banda del patio, Rasten - Uppdrag rädda sommarlovet, Frikvarter Kampen Om Sommerferien, Recess - School's Out, Llego el Recreo


Recess School's Out plot from IMDb: "TJ and company must save summer vacation from disappearing forever."


Recess School's Out trailer on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265632/


Directed by Chuck Sheetz

Produced by Joe Ansolabehere, Paul Germain, Toshio Suzuki, Stephen Swofford

Screenplay by Jonathan Greenberg

Story by Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere, Jonathan Greenberg

Based on Recess by Paul Germain, Joe Ansolabehere

Music by Denis M. Hannigan

Edited by Tony Mizgalski

Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television, Animation, Walt Disney Television Animation Digital Production, Paul & Joe Productions, Sunwoo Animation, Sunwoo Digital International

Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures

Release date: February 10, 2001 (premiere), February 16, 2001 (United States)

Running time: 83 minutes

Budget: $23 million

Box office: $44.5 million


Voice Cast and Characters:

Andrew Lawrence as Theodore Jasper "T.J." Detweiler, the leader of the Recess gang.

Rickey D'Shon Collins as Vince LaSalle, T.J.’s athletic best friend.

Jason Davis as Mikey Blumberg, a chubby boy with an operatic singing voice.

Robert Goulet as Mikey's singing voice

Ashley Johnson as Gretchen Grundler, the brains of the gang.

Courtland Mead as Gus Griswald, a shy boy with military knowledge.

Pamela Adlon as Ashley Spinelli, a tomboy whom everyone calls by her last name.

Dabney Coleman as Principal Peter Prickly, the principal of Third Street School.

Melissa Joan Hart as Becky Detweiler, T.J.’s older sister who later becomes the assistant chef at Floppy Burger.

April Winchell as Ms. Muriel Finster, the groundskeeper of Third Street School and a professional boxer / Mrs. Detweiler, T.J. and Becky’s mother.

James Woods as Dr. Phillium Benedict, Principal Prickly’s former best friend, and the mastermind of the plot to eradicate summer vacation.

Peter MacNicol as Professor Fenwick, Dr. Benedict’s second in command.

Diedrich Bader as Guard #2

Allyce Beasley as Ms. Alordayne Grotke, a teacher at Third Street School who specializes in martial arts.

Gregg Berger as Tech #1

Klee Bragger as Digger Sam

Clancy Brown as Kojak, AKA Bald Guy, Dr. Benedict’s burly chief of security who has a particular dislike of T.J..

Dan Castellaneta as Guard #1

Lane Toran as King Bob

Rachel Crane as Ashley Q.

Elizabeth Daily as Captain Sticky

R. Lee Ermey as Col. O'Malley

Ron Glass as Dr. Lazenby / Tech #2

Tony Jay as Dr. Rosenthal, the first head scientist, who is demoted after the tractor beam malfunctions again.

Clyde Kusatsu as Mr. Yamashiro

Charles Kimbrough as Mort Chalk

Tress MacNeille as Lunchlady Irma / Opera Director / Dr. Steinheimer

Andrea Martin as Lunchlady Harriet

Anndi McAfee as Ashley A., the leader of the Ashleys group.

Mark Robert Myers as Technician

Ryan O'Donohue as Digger Dave, one of the two diggers / Randall Weems, the school snitch.

Philip Proctor as Golfer #2 / Scientist #2

Patrick Renna as Jordan

Kevin Michael Richardson as Cop #2

Jack Riley as Golfer #1

Justin Shenkarow as Soldier Kid / Wrestler Kid

Michael Shulman as Hustler Kid

Francesca Marie Smith as Ashley B. / Swinger Girl / Upside Down Girl

Kath Soucie as Counselor

Robert Stack as Superintendent

Ken Swofford as Coach

Nicholas Turturro as Cop #1

Erik von Detten as Captain Brad / Erwin Lawson

Paul Willson as Coach Kloogie / Mr. Detweiler, T.J. and Becky’s father.

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