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Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius tells the simple story of a boy and his robot dog...battling evil...rescuing his parents...saving Earth...and returning home in time for dinner. Jimmy is trying to make contact with an alien civilization. Unbeknownst to him, a satellite he launches (ok, it's the kitchen toaster, but it worked!) is picked up by an alien species. In the dark of night the aliens fly their war ships--looking like a fleet of rubber chickens--to Earth and abduct all the parents in Jimmy's hometown of Retroville. So it's up to Jimmy to create a fleet of space ships from the rides at the town's new amusement park (hey, he's a genius, remember?) and launch them into orbit in a bid to rescue the abducted parents of Retroville. But Jimmy better hurry! Because the aliens are preparing to use the parents as human sacrifices! With his robotic dog, Goddard, and his best friend, Carl, by his side, Jimmy and the rest of the kids in Retroville take to the skies on a trip that's sure to be a blast! Featuring the voice talents of Patrick Stewart and Martin Short as the evil King Goobot and his sidekick Ooblar.
"...frothily entertaining..." Neil Smith, bbci
"...a lot of originality in the visual ideas." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...jazzed up with ambitious storytelling..." Margaret McGurk, Cincinnati Enquirer
"The most delightfully original children's film of 2001." Paul Tatara, CNN
"...near the top of its class." E! Online
"A lickety-split, madly packed, roller-coaster enterainment..." Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Editor's Note
JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS is a funny, silly, and colorfully animated children's film featuring Jimmy Neutron, the amazing wunderkind whose penchant for invention leads him to amazing adventures. Jimmy has created all kinds of gadgets to make his life easier, including a robotic dog, Goddard, who follows him everywhere. Jimmy's dimwitted father is awed by the boy's abilities, but his no-nonsense mom just wants Jimmy to stay out of trouble. Jimmy and his friend, Carl, use a homemade spaceship to launch a satellite. The spaceship crashes, and things go downhill from there. Jimmy's satellite inadvertently beams a video of him with his parents to the planet Yolkus, and the egg-shaped aliens there decide that Jimmy's parents look good enough to eat. Soon, every parent in Retroland has been abducted, and Jimmy has to build a whole fleet of spaceships for his friends so they can rescue their folks. The film's animation is slick and the pace is lively. Especially funny are Patrick Stewart playing the Yolkian King Goobot, and Martin Short playing his right-hand egg, Ooblar. The soundtrack includes songs by Aaron Carter and Britney Spears. Kids, as well as parents, will really enjoy JIMMY NEUTRON's fun-filled, far-out ride.
| Features | Scene Selections | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround & Dolby Surround; French Dolby Surround | | Subtitles: English | | Interactive Menus | | "Making Of..." Featurette | | DVD-ROM Features | | 2 Theatrical Trailers | | Widescreen Enhanced For 16x9 TV & Full Screen Versions | | 2 Music Videos--"Leave It Up To Me" And "Kids In America" | | 12 Promo Spots |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 8/22/2006 |
| Running Time: 82 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2001 | | Catalog ID: 338264 | | UPC: 00097363382645 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1/4:3 |
| Cast & Crew | David L. Lander | | Debi Derryberry | | Laraine Newman | | Martin Short | | Patrick Stewart | | Gina Shay - Co-Producer | | John A. Davis - Director | | Julia Pastor - Executive Producer | | Steve Alcorn - Executive Producer | | John Debney - Music | | Jeff Carson - Music Supervisor | | Frankie Pine - Music Supervisor | | Steve Oedekerk - Producer | | Albie Hecht - Producer | | John A. Davis - Producer | | Steve Oedekerk - Screenplay | | John A. Davis - Screenplay | | J. David Stem - Screenplay | | David N. Weiss - Screenplay | | John A. Davis - Story | | Steve Oedekerk - Story |
| Awards |
Oscar (2002) | | | John A. Davis, Steve Oedekerk, Nominee, Best Animated Feature |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...JIMMY NEUTRON is as jam-packed with incident as its frames are stuffed with information..." 12/21/2001 p.E19USA Today
"...The kids have a rip-roaring time misbehaving, but then they act heroically, learn a lesson and find themselves empowered from the experience..." 12/21/2001 p.8E Entertainment Weekly
"...A lickety-split, madly packed, roller-coaster entertainment..." 01/04/2002 p.48 Variety
"...A zippy little animated sci-fier....Amiable...and sporting a distinctively stylized, throwback look..." 12/24/2001 p.20-6 Box Office
"...It's a fun cartoon....The voice work is well executed and the '50s-style settings and designs mixed with contemporary references and gadgets make for interesting visuals..." 02/01/2002 p.58 Total Film
"...Lively and colourful....Kids will be thrilled..." 04/01/2002 p.102 Sight and Sound
"...Kids will lap up the breathless narrative....Older viewers, meanwhile, are likely to enjoy the glimmers of reflexive wit in the script..." 04/01/2002 p.47-8 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Funny and high-spirited....[With] lots of originality in the visual ideas..." 02/24/2002 p.5 San Francisco Examiner 8 of 10
...Suitable for moviegoers of all ages--even cool teens and cranky adults who might think cartoons are just kid stuff--Jimmy Neutron is a gee-whiz loop-the-loop of fun and frolic... some of the rapid-fire wisecracks and pop-culture allusions are best appreciated by folks old enough to get the jokey references to The Blair Witch Project, Star Wars and Star Trek. - Joe Leydon
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