Is It Fall Yet? (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Directors:

Karen Disher
Guy Moore

Writers:

Glenn Eichler (writer)
Peggy Nicoll (writer)

Release Date:

27 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

This animated made-for-TV movie, based on MTV's hit "Daria," explores the summer vacation of Daria and her classmates at Lawndale High.

Plot Keywords:

Summer | Summer Vacation | Vacation | Artist | Ice Cream

Cast

Rachel Anton	...	(voice)
Brett Barsky	...	(voice)
Corey Block	...	(voice)
Cindy E. Brolsma	...	(voice)
Joseph Buoye	...	(voice)
Sarah Drew	...	Stacy Rowe (voice)
Bart Fasbender	...	Andrew Landon (voice)
Amanda Fox	...	Katherine 'Kay' Sloane (voice)
Maggie Fredric	...	(voice) (as Maggie Frederic)
Amy Goldman	...	(voice)
Alvaro J. Gonzalez	...	Trent Lane (voice)
Tracy Grandstaff	...	Daria Morgendorffer (voice)
Russell Hankin	...	Tom Sloane (voice)
Wendy Hoopes	...	Jane Lane / Helen Barksdale Morgendorffer / Quinn Morgendorffer (voice)
Steven Huppert	...	Joey (voice)
Jessica Cydnee Jackson	...	Jodie Abigail Landon (voice)
Lemon Krasny	...	(voice)
Nora Laudani	...	Ms. Angela Li (voice)
John Lynn	...	'Sick, Sad World' Announcer (voice) (as John Worth Lynn, Jr.)
Janie Mertz	...	Sandi Griffin / Brittany Taylor (voice)
David Moritt	...	(voice)
Rhodri J. Murphy	...	(voice)
Tim Novikoff	...	Jeffy (voice)
Amy Palmer	...	(voice)
Ashley Albert	...	Tiffany Blum-Deckler (voice) (as Petunia)
Julián Rebolledo	...	Jake Morgendorffer (voice)
Willy Schwenz	...	Jesse Moreno (voice)
Marc Thompson	...	Mr. Anthony DeMartino / Mr. Timothy O'Neill / Kevin Thompson / Jamie White (voice)
Amir Williams	...	Michael Jordan 'Mack' Mackenzie (voice)
James Woods	...	(voice)
Carson Daly	...	David Sorenson (voice)
David Grohl	...	Daniel (voice)
Bif Naked	...	Alison (voice)

Directed by
Karen Disher
Guy Moore

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Glenn Eichler		writer
Peggy Nicoll		writer

Produced by
Cindy E. Brolsma	....	producer
Glenn Eichler	....	executive producer
Ryan Ingrasin	....	segment producer
Lemon Krasny	....	co-producer
Karen Kunkel	....	post-production producer
John Lynn	....	studio supervising producer
Amy Palmer	....	producer
Maria Rodas	....	associate producer
Abby Terkuhle	....	executive producer

Original Music by
George Brennan
Janet Wygal

Film Editing by
Karen Sztajnberg

Art Direction by
Tom Marsan

Production Management
Terry Clark	....	production manager
Adam Liggio	....	production manager
Donna Rankin	....	production manager
David Trexler	....	production manager

Art Department
Tony Eastman	....	storyboard consultant
Maurice Fontenot	....	storyboard artist
Danny Kimanyen	....	lay-out artist
Susannah Maurer	....	design coordinator
Ted Stearn	....	storyboard supervisor
Olivia Ward	....	design supervisor

Sound Department
John Bowen	....	post-production sound editor
John Bowen	....	sound mixer
John Bowen	....	sound supervisor
Danny Caccavo	....	production sound editor
Neil Cedar	....	sound recording engineer
Philippe Desloovere	....	post-production sound editor
Tony Pipitone	....	production sound editor
Randy Ward	....	post-production sound editor

Animation Department
Corey Block	....	animation production coordinator
Anthony Davis	....	layout supervisor
Tim Shankweiler	....	layout artist
Euralis Weekes	....	layout artist

Editorial Department
Gilat Meltzer	....	post-production coordinator

Other crew
Terry Clark	....	production accountant
Karen Disher	....	original character development
Karen Disher	....	supervising director
Kent Holaday	....	mouth director
Choon Man Lee	....	supervising director: Plus One Animation
Adam Liggio	....	production accountant
Donna Rankin	....	production accountant
Tara Sherman	....	closed caption coordinator
Felicia Stevens	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• MTV Animation
• MTV Networks

Distributors

• Music Television (MTV)
• Noggin
• Paramount Pictures
• YTV

Other Companies

• Betelgeuse Productions LLC  closed caption coordinator
• Creative Group  video post-production
• Plus One Animation  overseas animation studio
• Sync Sound  audio post-production

Also Known As:

Daria in Is It Fall Yet? (USA) (complete title)
Daria the Movie: Is It Fall Yet? (USA) (video box title)
Daria: Is It Fall Yet? (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA | South Korea

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Colombia:12 | UK:12 | Chile:14 | Peru:14 | Australia:PG | Venezuela:PG-13 | USA:TV-14

Company:

MTV Animation

Trivia:

In the final scene of the movie Quinn answers a question about the meaning of Manifest Destiny. This is the same question answered by her sister Daria in the first episode of the TV series "Daria" (1997).

Goofs:

Continuity: The cylindrical object on the table when Jane and Alison are in the restaurant appears in the long shot, disappears in the close shots, then reappears the next time we see the table.

Quotes:

Link: How can you stand this place?
Daria Morgendorffer: Um, 'cause I'm one of the guards instead of the prisoners?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Behind the Scenes at 'Daria' (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Sixteen and Confused

The best thing MTV has ever had its logo on.

"Daria," as I've said before, stood out like a rose in a cesspool among MTV's lineup. This TV movie from the fourth season takes a standard gambit in teen movies - the summer vacation - and turns it into a hilarious and sensitive tale that (unlike "Is It College Yet?," the feature-length series finale) has no padding whatsoever, and all the better for it.

"Is It Fall Yet?" has everyone's favourite introvert shanghaied into serving as a counsellor at Mr. O'Neill's It's OK To Cry Corral ("What about my feelings? What about my rights?... What about my bribe?"), while her sister Quinn spends the summer under tutorship to the horror of her Fashion Club friends; meanwhile, Kevin and Brittany are lifeguards (!), Mack is working off a debt to his father while Jody is doing pretty much everything under the sun, and Jane's going to an art colony where, among other things that bother her, she gets hit on by another woman. Not that Daria's own love life is too peaceful, with her relationship with Tom going through a rough patch...

"Daria: The Movie" (as it's also called) is the show at its best; not only is it as effective in showing us what it's like for the unpopular, non-mainstream kids as ever, but this time it actually gives Quinn some development - she and Daria are closer here than they've ever been. I've always liked Daria, but for the first time I actually found myself feeling for Quinn as well; just one of many pleasures from this TV movie. Ironic, well observed and with a merciful lack of the self-adoration that so often blights MTV, this is a treat for series fans... and even some others may find themselves agreeing with how Miss Morgendorffer concluded one episode - "You gotta admit, there are some pretty choice moments."