Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is a 2001 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Nickelodeon Movies, O Entertainment and DNA Productions, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by John A. Davis and written by Davis and producer Steve Oedekerk. Its voice cast includes Debi Derryberry, Patrick Stewart, Martin Short, Rob Paulsen and Jeffrey Garcia. The film follows the title character, a schoolboy with super-genius powers, who must save all of the parents of the world from a race of egg-like aliens known as the Yolkians.

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius was released on December 9, 2001.[1] Backed by a strong pre-release campaign, the film was a box office success, grossing $103 million worldwide.

Plot
Jimmy Neutron, a genius 11-year-old boy, lives in Retroville with his parents, Judy and Hugh, and his robot dog, Goddard. Jimmy's friends are overweight Carl Wheezer and hyperactive Sheen Estevez, and he has a long-standing rivalry with his intelligent classmate, Cindy Vortex, who teases him for his small stature. After Jimmy launches a communications satellite into space in hopes to contact alien life, he crashes his makeshift rocket into his house's roof, upsetting his mother. When Jimmy, Carl and Sheen learn of the opening of Retroland, an amusement park, popular kid Nick Dean convinces the boys to sneak out and attend. Jimmy's mother Judy refuses to let him attend the park that night. After his jetpack accidentally starts a fire in the house, she grounds him. Taking Nick's advice, Jimmy uses his shrink ray invention to sneak out and meets Carl and Sheen at Retroland for a night of fun.

Meanwhile, Jimmy's satellite is intercepted by the Yolkians, a race of egg-like aliens from the planet Yolkus. Their leader, King Goobot views Jimmy's message and takes notice of a picture featuring his parents, declaring his search complete. The Yolkians arrive on Earth and abduct all the adults in Retroville. As their ships return to space, Jimmy, Carl and Sheen mistake their departure for a shooting star, prompting Jimmy to wish their parents were gone. The next morning, all the children notice the parents are missing and party recklessly. The following day, the children are miserable and realize they need their parents. Jimmy learns that his satellite has been found and deduces the parents have been abducted. He enlists the children to create rocket ships out of Retroland's rides and they blast off into space after their families.

After braving a meteor shower and camping on an asteroid, Jimmy and company eventually reach Yolkus and find the parents with mind control devices attached to their heads. They are captured by Goobot, who reveals to the children that Jimmy had led them directly to Earth to take their parents, whom the Yolkians intend to sacrifice to their god, Poultra. Jimmy is separated from Goddard by Goobot's brother and assistant, Ooblar, and is locked in a dungeon with the rest of the children. Taking pity on Jimmy, Cindy confesses she and the rest of the children need Jimmy and encourages him to help them escape. Using a cellphone owned by Cindy's friend, Libby Folfax, Jimmy contacts Goddard, who escapes from Ooblar and breaks the children out.

Jimmy and company reach the Yolkians' colosseum where a giant egg is hatched, releasing Poultra, a gigantic three-eyed chicken. As Goobot arranges the parents to be eaten using a mind control remote, Jimmy rallies the children to storm the colosseum and battle the guards while Sheen retrieves an escape vessel, which knocks Poultra on the head upon his return. Jimmy steals the remote from Goobot and the children escape Yolkus with the parents. Goobot arranges a fleet to pursue them, which is all destroyed when the children fly their ship through the sun, save for Goobot's vessel. When Goobot and Ooblar tease Jimmy for his short size, Jimmy charges at Goobot's ship with Goddard in a flying bike form and uses his shrink ray to enlarge himself into the size of a planet. He then blows Goobot's vessel away into an astroid, destroying it. Goobot survives and vows revenge. On the return trip to Earth, Jimmy reconciles with his parents, admitting that despite his intelligence, he still depends on them.

Voice Cast

 * Patrick Stewart as King Goobot V
 * Martin Short as Ooblar
 * Debi Derryberry as Jimmy Neutron
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Cindy Vortex
 * Rob Paulsen as Carl Wheezer/Mr. and Mrs. Wheezer (credited as Carl’s Mom and Dad)
 * Jeffrey Garcia as Sheen Estevez
 * Crystal Scales as Libby Folfax
 * Frank Welker as Goddard (uncredited)/Poultra
 * Candi Milo as Nick Dean/Britney/PJ
 * Megan Cavanagh as Judy Neutron (credited as Mom)/VOX/Mrs. Vortex (credited as Cindy's Mom)
 * Mark DeCarlo as Hugh Neutron (credited as Dad)/Pilot/Arena Guard/Mr. Vortex(credited as Cindy's Dad)
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Mr. Estevez (credited as Sheen’s Dad)
 * Kimberly Brooks as Zachery/Reporter/Angie
 * Andrea Martin as Ms. Winfred Fowl (Credited as Ms. Fowl)
 * Billy West as Bobby's Twin Brother/Butch/Old Man Johnson/Robobarber
 * West also did various other voices, according to the film's closing credits.
 * Bob Goen and Mary Hart as Yolkian newscasters
 * Dee Bradley Baker as NORAD Officer
 * Greg Eagles as Mr. Folfax (uncredited)
 * David L. Lander as Yolkian Guard/Gus
 * Jim Cummings as Ultra Lord/Mission Control/General Bob
 * Keith Alcorn as Bobby/Control Yolkian

Sound Effects Used

 * Hollywoodedge, Belch 7 Long Disgusti PE138601 (Goddard Burp Only.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Cartoon Streaks 5 SS016505
 * Hollywoodedge, Lightning 08 CloseG SIG012601
 * Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE141401
 * Hollywoodedge, Screams 1 Woman Singl PE133501 (Judy Neutron screams like that when she gets abducted by the Yolkians.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Single Gulp Wbubble CRT057001
 * Hollywoodedge, Small Group Kids Chee PE142801
 * Hollywoodedge, Small Group Kids Laug PE143601
 * Hollywoodedge, Small Interior Crowd PE140301
 * Hollywoodedge, Swish 9 Single PE116801
 * Hollywoodedge, Swish 12 Single PE117101
 * Hollywoodedge, Wet Splats Various CRT052302
 * Hollywoodedge, Wheezy Honk Cymbal PE941302
 * Sound Ideas, ALARM - BATTLE STATIONS: LOUD ELECTRONIC ALARM, SCI FI 01(heard at a slower tempo)
 * Sound Ideas, AUTO, GEARS - OLD AUTO GEAR GRIND 01 (Heard when Jimmy engages pulse rockets.)
 * Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BIG CHOMP,
 * Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BONE BITE,
 * Sound Ideas, BIRD, GOOSE - CANADA GOOSE: CALLS, GEESE, ANIMAL
 * Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BIG, LONG BOING,
 * Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - THIN WOOD BOING
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - STRING PLUCK
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, TWANG - WOBBLING TWANG
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SIREN - OLD POLICE, FIRE OR AMBULANCE SIREN
 * Sound Ideas, DOOR, SPACE - HYDRAULIC SPACE DOOR: OPEN OR CLOSE, SCI FI 01
 * Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 01
 * Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 02
 * Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 12
 * Sound Ideas, GUN, LASER - LASER GUN: SINGLE SHOT, SCI FI 19
 * Sound Ideas, GUN, RIFLE - SEVERAL SHOTS, WITH RICOCHET
 * Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - XYLO HEAD SHAKE,
 * Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BIG HEAD BONK
 * Sound Ideas, PICK, CARTOON - FIDDLE PICK AND RISE, HIGH, 02
 * Sound Ideas, PING, CARTOON - SMALL STRING PLUCK 01
 * Sound Ideas, PING, CARTOON - SMALL STRING PLUCK 02
 * Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - RINGING RICCO,
 * Sound Ideas, ROBOT, MOTOR - ROBOT SERVO MOTOR 03
 * Sound Ideas, SCANNER - SCANNER SWEEP, SCI FI
 * Sound Ideas, SPACE, COMPUTER - SPACE SHIP CONSOLE: BEEP, ELECTRONIC, SCI FI 02
 * Sound Ideas, SPACE, DOOR - SPACE SHIP DOOR 1, SCI FI
 * Sound Ideas, TELEMETRY - COMPUTER TELEMETRY: FUNCTION BEEP, SCI FI, ELECTRONIC 09/Sound Ideas, TELEMETRY - SHORT ELECTRONIC COMPUTER FUNCTION BEEP 26
 * Sound Ideas, TELEMETRY - COMPUTER TELEMETRY: FUNCTION BEEP, SCI FI, ELECTRONIC 16

Other Audio

 * STOP GAP

Follows
Oh Yeah! Cartoons: The Fairly OddParents (1998) (TV Episode)

Oh Yeah! Cartoons: The Zappys (1998) (TV Episode)

Jimmy Neutron: Runaway Rocketboy! (1998) (Short)

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Shorts (2000) (TV Series)

Lizzie McGuire (2001) (TV Series)

The Fairly OddParents (2001) (TV Series)

Invader ZIM (2001) (TV Series)

Followed by
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (2002) (TV Series)

Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (2003) (Video)

The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! (2003) (TV Episode)

The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004) (TV Short)

The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers (2004) (TV Episode)

Remake of
Jimmy Neutron: Runaway Rocketboy! (1998) (Short) The plot and some of the quotes were adapted into the 2001 film.

Spin-off
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) (Video Game) A tie-in video game based on the Oscar-nominated film.

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jimmy Neutron Vs Jimmy Negatron (2002) (Video Game) A video game based on the Jimmy Neutron franchise.

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002) (Video Game) A tie-in video game based on the animated film.

SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends Unite! (2005) (Video Game)

SpongeBob and Friends: Battle for Volcano Island (2006) (Video Game)

Referenced in
The Making of 'Jimmy Neutron' (2001) (TV Short)

Saturday Night Live: The Rock/Andrew W.K. (2002) (TV Episode) Title mentioned by Chris Matthews during Hardball

Undercover Brother (2002)

Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) Similar poster design with the lead character standing in the center with the supporting characters standing behind him with the antagonist hovering above.

The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)

Nickelodeon Party Blast (2002) (Video Game) Jimmy Neutron is a playable character.

Taz Wanted (2002) (Video Game) Poster is seen in the level "Looningdales".

Lizzie McGuire: Lizzie's Misadventures in HillRidge (2002) (Video Game)

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: The Eggpire Strikes Back (2003) (TV Episode) The plot of the film has been referenced many times.

The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion (2003) (TV Episode) At the start of the episode, Sheen mentions meeting Ultra-Lord in person.

The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) (Video Game)

Clean (2004) magazine has Jimmy on cover

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: Lights! Camera! Danger! (2004) (TV Episode) A quote from the movie is heard as Jimmy watches the "Greatest Movies Of All-Time."

Getaway: Episode #14.21 (2005) (TV Episode) Mentioned in a story on the Holiday Inn Nickelodeon Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: The Evil Beneath/Carl Weezer, Boy Genius (2006) (TV Episode) Title Reference

SpongeBob and Friends: Attack of the Toybots (2007) (Video Game) Jimmy Neutron is playable.

The Big Sleaze (2010) Chuck's drawing of Lester is a picture of Jimmy Neutron.

Bones: The Parts in the Sum of the Whole (2010) (TV Episode) Mentioned by Angela when she meets Zack.

Animation Lookback: DreamWorks Animation Part 2 (2010) (TV Episode) Shrek won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature beating this Nickelodeon film.

Nicktoons MLB (2011) (Video Game) Sheen Estevez & Ultra Lord are playable characters.

Mad: Demise of the Planet of the Apes/The Celebrity Ape-rentice (2011) (TV Episode) Sheen says goodbye to Nesmith at the Super Ape Motel.

Animation Lookback: Pixar Animation Studios Part 2 (2013) (TV Episode) Monsters Inc. was nominated the Oscar for Best Animated Feature alongside this film.

On Cinema Film Guide (2013) (Video Game) Movie is reviewed

Rapture-Palooza (2013) Mentioned in dialogue

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.163 (2013) (TV Episode) a picture of Jimmy Neutron is shown

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) (TV Movie) characters seen in attendance during award ceremony footage

Annie (2014) Stacks calls a mechanic "Jimmy Neutron."

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Kerry Washington/Jesse Tyler Ferguson/Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (2015) (TV Episode) In the Superlatives segment, Jimmy Fallon says that Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen looks like the love child of Ed Sheeran and Jimmy Neutron.

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) Doll/Action Figure joke

The Simpsons: The Caper Chase (2017) (TV Episode) Homer seeing Lisa in his mind telling him that he is crushing her while he is teaching his class as professor is a reference to how Jimmy Neutron sees visions in his mind in the Nickelodeon cartoon.

The Cinema Snob: The Illusionauts (2018) (TV Episode) "So, knockoff Jimmy Neutron will do the trick."

AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Incredible New Record (2018) (TV Episode) Brought up in discussion.

AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Camping Episode (2019) (TV Episode) Mentioned in dialogue.

The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) Three Hatchlings go into outer space through atmospheres.

Vexus Shares Her Thoughts on Nickelodeon Universe (2019) (Short) Jimmy Neutron was indirectly mentioned by Vexus.

AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Nutted on the Olaf (2019) (TV Episode) Brought up in discussion.

The Blue Shell Incident (2019) (Video) Jimmy Neutron and Carl Wheezer appear

AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Scoob, Sonic & SpongeBob (2019) (TV Episode) Brought up as a film Mat Brunet thinks about whenever he hears "Blitzkrieg Bop".

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Lights Out (2020) (TV Episode) Rosa calls Amy's unborn baby, "Jimmy Neutron".

Featured in
The Making of 'Jimmy Neutron' (2001) (TV Short)

Troldspejlet: Episode #28.6 (2002) (TV Episode) VHS and DVD reviewed + footage used

Midnight Club II (2003) (Video Game) The clips from the movie is used on the top secret TV screen.

WatchMojo: Top 10 Fictional Movie Inventors (2015) (TV Episode) Jimmy Neutron is #8.

Starfilm (2017) An excerpt featuring stars (of the celestial kind) is shown.

MsMojo: Top 10 Best Nickelodeon Movies of All Time (2019) (TV Episode) Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is #2.

Spoofs
Frankenstein (1931)

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) Teacher getting attacked by insect.

Prince of Space (1959)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Entertainment Tonight (1981) (TV Series) The alien's Yolkus Tonight program

Dune (1984)

Top Gun (1986)

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

Mars Attacks! (1996) An alien is destroyed with a cassete player in both movies.

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

The Blair Witch Project (1999)