Recess: School's Out (2001)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Saving the world one playground at a time.
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.
- Released: 2001-02-16
- Genres: Family, Animation, Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 22m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 381 votes
Directed by Chuck Sheetz.
Top cast
- Andrew Lawrence as T.J. Detweiler (voice)
- Rickey D'Shon Collins as Vince La Salle (voice)
- Pamela Adlon as Spinelli (voice)
- Ashley Johnson as Gretchen Grundler (voice)
- Jason Davis as Mikey Blumberg (voice)
- Courtland Mead as Gus Griswald (voice)
- April Winchell as Ms. Finster / Mrs. Detweiller (voice)
- Dabney Coleman as Principal Peter Prickly (voice)
- Ryan O'Donohue as Digger Dave / Randall (voice)
- Robert Goulet as Mikey's Singing Voice (voice)
Where to watch Recess: School's Out
- United States: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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