Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius [Blu-ray]

Overview

This animated feature from Nickelodeon is the story of ten-year-old genius inventor Jimmy Neutron, whose penchant for gadget-creation gets him and his robot dog, Goddard, into trouble at home and school. However, when the parents of Jimmy's hometown are kidnapped by the gooey green aliens known as Yokians, it's up to Jimmy, his best friend, Carl Wheezer, and his arch rival, Cindy Vortex, to rally their fellow kids for a rescue effort. Patching together a ragtag armada of interstellar spacecraft, the kid invasion force sets out to rescue the moms and dads who love them and get them home in time for dinner. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) features the vocal talents of Debi Derryberry, Carolyn Lawrence, Rob Paulsen, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, and Patrick Stewart.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/08/2022
UPC:	0191329215302
Original Release:	2001
Rating:	G
Source:	Paramount
Language:	English
Time:	1:22:00
Sales rank:	18,171

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Debi Derryberry	James 'Jimmy' Isaac Neutron
Patrick Stewart	King Goobot
Martin Short	Ooblar
Megan Cavanagh	Mrs. Neutron
Mark DeCarlo	Hugh Neutron
Andrea Martin	Mrs. Fowl
Jim Cummings	Ultra Lord
Bob Goen	Male Newscaster
Mary Hart	Female Newscaster
Rob Paulsen	Carl Wheezer/Carl's Mom and Dad/Kid in Classroom/Kid
Carolyn Lawrence	Cindy Vortex
Candi Milo	Nick Dean/Britanny/PJ
Laraine Newman	Hostess
Crystal Scales	Libby
Frank Welker	Goddard/Orthgot/Worm/Demon
Jeff Garcia	Sheen Estevez
David L. Lander	Yokian Guard/Gus
Kimberly Brooks	Zachery/Reporter/Angie
Paul Greenberg	Guard
Jeannie Elias	Little Girl/Camera Person
Michael Hagiwara	Chris
John A. Davis	Octapuke Kid/Guard/Bennie
Keith Alcorn	Bobby/Kid/Control Yokian
Richard Allen	Digital Voice
Brian Capshaw	Screamer
Cheryl Ray	Screamer
Mark Menza	Yokian Incubator Operator
Billy West	Poultra/Girl Eating Plant/Oyster/Yokian Officer
Matthew Russell	Hyperactive Kid/Arena Yokian
Carlos Alazraqui	Sheen's Dad
Dee Baker	Norad Officer
John Debney	Musician,Composer

Technical Credits

John A. Davis

Steve Oedekerk

David N. Weiss

J. David Stem

J. David Stern

John A. Davis	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Steve Oedekerk	Producer,Screenwriter
Albie Hecht	Producer
Keith Alcorn	Executive Producer
Julia Pistor	Executive Producer,Producer
Paula Kaplan	Casting
Ginny McSwain	Casting
Connon Carey	Special Effects
Troy Griffin	Special Effects
David N. Weiss	Screenwriter
J. David Stem	Screenwriter
Michael Jonascu	Sound/Sound Designer
Paul Ottosson	Sound/Sound Designer
J. David Stern	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

What a blast! This brightly colored, computer-animated comic adventure received a much-deserved Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature, which bodes well for the future of Nickelodeon's Jimmy Neutron character. Retroville resident Neutron -- the Boy Genius behind such inventions as a transportation bubble, a shrink ray, and a robot dog named Goddard (which defecates nuts and bolts) -- makes Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory look like Pauly Shore. But the plucky whiz kid is still "Nerdtron" to jeering classmates...until aliens abduct all of Retroville's parents. It's up to Jimmy to launch a rescue attempt (in spaceships fashioned from amusement park rides) and save the grown-ups from the egg-shaped marauders (voiced by Patrick Stewart and Martin Short). This being a Nickelodeon production, belches abound, the adults are clueless, seemingly cool kids are revealed to be cowards under fire, and girls are a mystifying, albeit alluring, species. But Jimmy Neutron really soars with its clever writing, which will tickle adults. When Jimmy tells his parents about wanting to communicate with advanced alien civilizations, his mother rebukes him, "I don't care how advanced they say they are. If your father and I haven't met them, they're strangers." The soundtrack is also hip enough to include the Ramones' punk tune "Blitzkrieg Bop," which blasts as the children momentarily celebrate being adult-free with an all-night junk-food bacchanal. Jimmy Neutron proves himself a hero for the brainy bunch and a friend to kids everywhere.

Barnes & Noble - Donald Liebenson

Based upon the Nickelodeon series, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is a very agreeable animated film, even if the TV show is better. Interestingly, despite the fact that the movie has thrice the amount of time as an episode of the series, the characters are better developed and defined on TV. Indeed, fans of Jimmy on TV may be a little disappointed by the way in which their friends have been brought to the big screen. The rivalry between Jimmy and Cindy is much less intense, Sheen is given too little screen time, Libby comes across as rather bland, and Hugh's quirkiness is largely missing. And while the dialogue contains more than its share of snappy remarks and little turns of phrase, it's a bit less flavorful than regular viewers have come to expect. That said, the animation is of a higher level than that found on the weekly show, and the filmmakers have been quite imaginative visually, especially in terms of the spacecraft that they create for the mission. The voice talent is quite good, although villain Patrick Stewart and goofy sidekick Martin Short could have been shown off to better advantage. Jimmy is not a great film, but it's a fine way to pass an hour and a half.

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler