 The film was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009 as part of Park City at Midnight before going direct-to-video.Sundance called "Spring Breakdown" an "outlandish, quick-witted romp that jubilantly leaves none immune to ridicule" and a film that "chews up our geeky gals and spits them out triumphant powerhouses—confident that being who they truly are is way cooler than fitting in.