It's the most exciting time of year at Third Street Elementary-- the end of the School Year! But boredom quickly sets in for protagonist TJ Detweiler, as his friends (the other 5 protagonist children) are headed for Summer Camp. One day, while passing by the school on his bike, he notices a green glow coming from the school's auditorium. This is the work of the insidious ex-principal of Third Street, Phillium Benedict and his gang of ninjas and secret service look-alikes! Ben... (Full plot summary below)
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It's the most exciting time of year at Third Street Elementary-- the end of the School Year! But boredom quickly sets in for protagonist TJ Detweiler, as his friends (the other 5 protagonist children) are headed for Summer Camp. One day, while passing by the school on his bike, he notices a green glow coming from the school's auditorium. This is the work of the insidious ex-principal of Third Street, Phillium Benedict and his gang of ninjas and secret service look-alikes! Benedict is planning to get rid of Summer Vacation using his newly-acquired Tractor Beam, which he stole from the US Military Base in an effort to raise US Test Scores, and it's up to the Recess Gang to stop him! In the end, TJ and the gang, with the help from the other students, Principal Prickly, Ms. Finster and the other teachers, destroy the laser, Benedict and his henchmen are arrested, and the kids (TJ's buddies) decide to spend their Summer with TJ.
Leave your thoughts about Recess: School's Out.
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakPretty silly stuff, designed to appeal more to older kids and adults than the toddler brigade. |
| South Florida Sun-SentinelSherri WinstonDraws genuine laughs through not only the plot but through character development. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordRecess: School's Out is smart while encouraging kids to be kids. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThe strong suit of the film is not the animation, however, it is the story and the character development. |
| Miami HeraldChristine DolenThe movie's great fun, particularly for kids used to that satirically hard-edged kind of kid show. |
| Screen It!Jim JudyWhile none of it's anything particularly spectacular or memorable ... it works as needed. |
| San Francisco ChronicleWesley MorrisIt's fun, it's kind of somber and it succeeds in making you think about how you might be squandering middle age. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewIts well characterised comedy of playground manners and teasing social awareness rings confidently through. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekCompared to most of the dumbed-down dreck that's been foisted upon young audiences in recent years, it's a pleasant diversion. |
| Film Quips OnlineJohn R. McEwenIf you have to take the kids to a low-rent cartoon, this experience at least is enjoyably trippy. |
