Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Movie Review 2001

Huge-brained and grease-haired Jimmy Neutron is a retro geek hero for the new millennium in this bright and flashy computer animated feature. The child-inventor is young enough to think a sugar rush is the ultimate taboo but smart enough to have created a toaster-satellite that makes contact with an alien race. When said alien race respond by stealing all the parents in Retroville, Jimmy and his band of nerds endeavor to rescue them. Though mildly targeted at adults, it prefers gas gags to pop culture reference; even the new-wave songs are covered by kiddie bands. Frenetic pacing and onslaught of images may tire older (than teenage) viewers, although the animation is pleasant enough and there are some inventive lines that will go over the young-uns' heads. Short and Stewart are amusing as a pair of egg-shaped space invaders.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animated Sci-Fi, Alien Beings--Vicious, Amusement Parks

Screenplay

David N. Weiss, J. David Stem, Steve Oedekerk, John A. Davis

Director

John A. Davis

Music

John Debney

Other

Debi Derryberry, Carolyn Lawrence, Rob Paulsen, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart, Megan Cavanagh, Mark DeCarlo, Jeff Garcia, Candi Milo, Andrea Martin, Christopher T. Welch, Jeff Carson, Frankie Pine, Jon Michael Price, Gregory Perler, James Beihold, Fred Cline

Producer

Steve Oedekerk, John A. Davis, Albie Hecht, Nickelodeon, O Entertainment, Paramount Pictures