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. Music Soundtrack Home media Recess: School's Out was released on VHS and DVD by Walt Disney Home Video on August 7, 2001. As of November 12, 2019, the film, along with the series, is available to stream on Disney+. Reception Box office The film earned $36.7 million in North America and another $7.8 million from other countries. The worldwide gross was $44.5 million, against a $23 million budget. The film was released in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2001, and opened on #7. Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, the film has an approval rating of 60% based on 70 reviews, with an average rating is 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Though basically a television cartoon stretched out to movie length, Recess has enough successful jokes and smart writing to make it a worthwhile view." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, gave the film a two and a half stars out of four, saying, "Parents may find it amusing, but it doesn't have the two track versatility of Rugrats in Paris, which worked for kids on one level, and adults on another." Bob McCabe of Empire Magazine, gave the film a one out of five stars and said, "Even if it did keep the ankle biters quiet for an hour or so, this still wouldn't be worth your money." Common Sense Media gave the film two out of five stars and said: "Simply a TV episode blown up for the big screen." References External links Recess (TV series) 2001 films 2001 animated films 2000s American animated films 2000s comedy mystery films 2000s English-language films American children's animated comedy films Animated films about children Animated films about friendship Animated films based on animated series DisneyToon Studios animated films Films about educators Films about teacher–student relationships Walt Disney Pictures animated films Disney Television Animation films Films set in schools 2001 comedy films