Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChuck Sheetz
Screenplay byJonathan Greenberg
Story by
Based onRecess
by Paul Germain
Joe Ansolabehere
Produced by
  • Paul Germain
  • Joe Ansolabehere
  • Stephen Swofford
Starring
Edited byTony Mizgalski
Music byDenis M. Hannigan
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates
  • February 10, 2001 (2001-02-10) (premiere)
  • February 16, 2001 (2001-02-16) (United States)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$23 million
Box office$44.5 million

Recess: School's Out (also known as Recess: The Movie – School's Out) is a 2001 American animated adventure comedy film based on the Disney television series Recess, and features the voices of Andrew Lawrence, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Jason Davis, Ashley Johnson, Courtland Mead, Pamela Adlon, Dabney Coleman, Melissa Joan Hart, April Winchell, and James Woods.

Set after the events of the series' original run, the film centers around T.J. Detweiler and his friends uncovering a plot to get rid of summer vacation taking place at their school. It was produced for Walt Disney Pictures by Walt Disney Television Animation and Walt Disney Television Animation Digital Production with animation done by Sunwoo Animation and Sunwoo Digital International.

The film was distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, premiered on February 10, 2001, and was released theatrically in the United States on February 16, 2001. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but performed well at the box office, grossing $44.5 million on a $23 million budget.