Jesse & Jonas

Jesse & Jonas is a 1997 buddy comedy film directed by Nobe Rando and starring Benj Thall and Macaulay Culkin. It was produced by Rubix Entertainment and released on September 12, 1997 by 20th Century Fox.

The film received mixed reviews from critics and earned over $134,450,840 on a $22 million budget. The film inspired a sequel titled Jesse & Jonas 2, which was released on June 29, 2001. In contrast to its predecessor, the sequel was panned heavily by critics, and plans for a third Jesse & Jonas film were cancelled.

In 2012, Rubix's computer animation subsidiary Splash Animation officially confirmed development of an animated reboot of the film titled Jesse & Jonas Go West! directed by Adrian Hancock, which is set to be released on October 24, 2018.

Plot
At the end of the school year, hip hop fans Jesse Herriman (Benj Thall) and Jonas Presley (Macaulay Culkin) are escorted from a dance party after displaying poor behavior onstage. They are assigned to an orchestra camp for the summer, and try to bring a love for hip hop music into their fellow campers' lives while saving the camp itself from a power-hungry counselor.

Cast
More coming soon!
 * Benj Thall as Jesse Herriman
 * Macaulay Culkin as Jonas Presley
 * Craig T. Nelson as Bernard "Grizzly Bear" Feegan, Jesse and Jonas' school principal and also a local police officer
 * Hugh Laurie as Limwood V. Beethoven, Jesse and Jonas' orchestral camp counselor
 * Katherine Heigl as Melisa Presley, Jonas's older sister who attends the orchestra class

Music
The music for the film was composed and conducted by James L. Venable. The soundtrack to the film was released by Jive Records on September 2, 1997.

Track listing

 * 1) Glued to the Floor - Fatboy Slim
 * 2) One Day - 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor
 * 3) Extra Crispy - LL Cool J
 * 4) The Magnificient Jazzy Jeff - DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; The Fresh Prince
 * 5) Diesel Power - The Prodigy
 * 6) Brand New Funk - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
 * 7) Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Mix) - Cornershop
 * 8) Tricky, Tricky - Lou Bega
 * 9) Mission - Shaggy
 * 10) Punk to Funk - Fatboy Slim
 * 11) Love Is a Stranger - Real McCoy
 * 12) Remember That - Rakim
 * 13) Big House (Shuffle Party) - Young MC
 * 14) Deluded - Beastie Boys
 * 15) Hard Times - Kurtis Blow

Gallery
Coming soon!

Home media
Jesse & Jonas was released on VHS and Laserdisc on May 26, 1998, and on DVD on April 17, 2001.