Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)

Director:

John A. Davis

Writers:

John A. Davis (story) and
Steve Oedekerk (story) ...

Release Date:

21 December 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Blasting Into Theatres

Plot:

Aliens abduct all adults; genius Jimmy and his friends build an interstellar spacefleet and rescue them.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Genius | Children | Boy Genius | Rocket

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 nominations

Cast

Megan Cavanagh	...	Judy Neutron / VOX (voice)
Mark DeCarlo	...	Hugh Neutron / Pilot / Arena Guard (voice)
Debi Derryberry	...	James 'Jimmy' Isaac Neutron (voice)
Jeffrey Garcia	...	Sheen Estevez (voice)
Bob Goen	...	Newscaster (voice)
Mary Hart	...	Newscaster (voice)
Carolyn Lawrence	...	Cindy Vortex (voice)
Andrea Martin	...	Mrs. Fowl (voice)
Candi Milo	...	Nick Dean / Britanny / PJ (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Carl Wheezer / Carl's Mom and Dad / Kid in Classroom / Kid (voice)
Crystal Scales	...	Libby (voice)
Martin Short	...	Ooblar (voice)
Patrick Stewart	...	King Goobot (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Ultra Lord / Mission Control / General (voice)
David L. Lander	...	Yokian Guard / Gus (voice)

Also Known As:

Jimmy Neutron: Un garçon génial (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Jimmy Neutron - Der mutige Erfinder (Germany) [de]
Jimmy Neutron - O Menino Gênio (Brazil) [pt]
Jimmy Neutron - Ragazzo prodigio (Italy) [it]
Jimmy Neutron - neropatti (Finland) [fi]
Jimmy Neutron: El niño genio (Argentina) [es]
Jimmy Neutron: El niño inventor (Spain) [es]
Jimmy Neutron: Niño genio (Colombia) [es]
Jimmy Neutron: Pojkgeniet (Sweden) [sv]
Jimmy Neutron: Underbarnet (Sweden) (TV title) [sv]
Niels Neutron - Det lille geni (Denmark) [da]

Runtime:

82 min | Spain:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:G (certificate #38588) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:G | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

While all of the kids are celebrating their parents' disappearance, Christopher Ward' song, "Blitzkrieg Bop" is playing in the background, but the words "shot 'em in the back now" have been muted out.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jimmy flies through "John's Oysters" after school, he comes out with a net full of oysters. In all subsequent shots, the net has disappeared.

Quotes:

Sheen: Jimmy, your dad is acting like a mind-controlled duck-man.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#28.6)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Pop

This Depends On Your Audience

There are lots of funny lines in this animated movie and some funny characters, at least for adults. I laughed and thought it was great but when I played it for the second time, with a couple of little kids in the audience I was disappointed that most of the humor went over their heads. All of a sudden, the film wasn't as great as I had remembered (and told them it was). So.....what you think of this film, I guess might depend on your age, for one thing.

There's a nice message here for the kids, though: you can't do without your parents. Speaking of kids, the nerdy-looking fat kid obviously was the funniest in here. Everyone in the audience likes him.

One bit of warning to the older folks: keep the audio remote handy. This gets very loud in spots and needs to be turned down here and there.