Product Details

• Actors: Tracy Grandstaff, Wendy Hoopes, Julián Rebolledo, John Lynn, Janie Mertz
• Directors: Guy Moore, Karen Disher, Ray Kosarin
• Writers: Chris Marcil, Glenn Eichler, Peggy Nicoll, Sam Johnson, Susie Lewis
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: MTV
• DVD Release Date: January 15, 2002
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005S6KA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,187 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Populated by a variety of memorable characters, Daria: Is It Fall Yet? packs more intelligent humor into 75 minutes than most sitcoms manage in a full season. With its diva of the disaffected in the title role, MTV's animated series moved into Ghost World territory with this enlightening look at summer vacation, beginning with Daria's dilemma about dating her best friend Jane's ex-boyfriend. Jane's tolerating pretentious bohemians at an artists' retreat, and while Daria's playing "prison guard" at a touchy-feely summer camp, her fashion-drone sister Quinn is getting tutored to compensate for dismal PSAT scores. The razor-sharp script uses Daria's ultra-dry wit and too-cool irony (at times excessive) to skewer everything from upper-crust snobbery to the hazards of adolescent romance. It turns out Daria's outer shell protects a likable adult-in-the-making as she learns lessons that feed her heart as well as her head. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description

This animated made-for-tv movie based on mtvs hit daria explores the summer vacation of daria and her classmates at lawndale high. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/03/2004 Starring: Rachel Anton Brett Barsky Run time: 75 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Karen Disher

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dry, sardonic wit at its best!, February 23, 2005

By	CreepyT "CreepyTendencies" (Colorado, United States) - See all my reviews

I used to follow this show when I was in high school, and have since mourned the loss of the cable television with which to view the reruns. My craving for cynical humor having piqued, and there being few other outlets with which to quell this craving, I was compelled to buy the two available Daria DVD's.

This DVD plays out like one long (just over an hour) episode. Is it Fall Yet? tells a story of summer hiatus from the mundane pit otherwise known as school. However, is the summer break really much of a break from prosaic servitude? Quinn is getting help from a tutor in hopes of raising her college entrance exam scores, Kevin and Brittney are attempting to survive as pool lifeguards, Jane is attending an artists colony that might not be all it's cracked up to be, and Daria's mother signs her up for a stint at the OK-to-Cry Corral as a counselor. Furthermore, Daria is attempting to make sense of her relationship with Tom, her best friend Jane's ex-boyfriend (which is a conundrum in itself). However, all will wade through their various forays into humdrum subjugation and surface having learned valuable life-lessons.

In addition to the film, two bonus episodes are included. Fire! and Dye Dye My Darling both take place before the movie. In Fire!, Daria's father accidentally sets fire to their home, causing the Morgendorfers to temporarily move into a hotel while repairs are made. This is where the sparks begin to fly between Daria and Jane with regards to Tom. In Dye Dye My Darling, Daria is forced to help Jane recognize the tiger within by streaking her hair. When the dye job is somewhat less-than-successful, Jane views it as Daria's way of trying to break up Jane and Tom's relationship.

The repartee between Daria and Jane, the sardonic humor the two exchange between one another, is absolutely smirk-inducing. I love the dialogue in this show. Though Quinn's friends, in addition to Kevin and Brittney, can be horribly wretched to listen to at times, one cannot deny the fact that similar personas did exist in high school, and continue to persist in the world today, if not quite to the same extreme. Some episodes are of course better than others, but even after five years the show never got old, and I have yet to grow out of it.

Anyone who is familiar with, and can appreciate, the cast of characters and all of their idiosyncrasies will find this a welcome addition to their DVD collection. However, that does not mean that one needs to be acquainted with the series in order to appreciate the film. As far as I know, there is no word yet on forthcoming releases of the five seasons on DVD, so I suppose fans will have to appease themselves with the two released short films and their accompanying bonus episodes for now.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I KNOW WHAT DARIA DID LAST SUMMER, October 9, 2003

By	M. R. ZOGLIO - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Before there was Daria/Is It College Yet? (2002), there was this DVD - Daria/Is It Fall Yet? (1997). This MTV movie follows Daria, Jane, Quinn, and the rest of the crew (with Up Chuck being noticeably absent) as they go their separate ways to muddle through their own versions of purgatory known as summer vacation. Be sure to check out Mr. DeMartino' escape from the OK To Cry Corral (a la One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest). Also included are the bonus episodes "Fire!" and "Dye, Dye, My Darling" as well as Mystik Spiral's "Freakin' Friends" music video. Until someone steps up and puts out a Daria DVD boxed set (hint, hint!!!), this and the College DVD are as close as we're going to get for now.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best things to come from MTV, March 14, 2003

By	J. C. Steuber "Kaxxar the fox" (Columbus) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Daria - Is It Fall Yet? [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It's a bit of a paradox to think the station that brought us such tripe as The Real World and Tough Enough could have produced such a sharp, witty and well written show. The first movie "Is It Fall Yet?" is a magnificent turning point in the series as well as a stand-alone movie-length episode.

The movie centers on each of the characters' summer activities ranging from Quinn getting a tutor for the summer, Daria being forced into volunteering for a lame summer camp and Jane taking a two month stint at an artist's colony.

Even if you're not familiar with the characters, you'll be rolling at all the jokes and dry wit that Daria and Jane spout. What makes the movie a step up from the series is that several of the characters start to grow, especially Quinn. With a little help from her tutor she finds that she doesn't have to be as shallow or dumb as her fashion club friends. Some of the minor characters don't end up doing that much (Mack, Brittany and Kevin, for example). But I defy you to try not to laugh hysterically when Mr. DeMartino snaps, pulls the sink from out of the wall and throws it through the window after all of the campers are cooped up inside.

As a little bonus on the video, there's a music video for Mystik Spiral's "Frickin Friends". I only wish I could have seen the DVD to see what other extras there might have been.

"Daria: Is It Fall Yet?" is an excellent movie packed with great wit, humor and characters. Do yourself a favor and give it a look. You won't be disappointed.