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There was nothing so terribly great about the first Zapped movie, certainly nothing that warranted inflicting a sequel on the American movie going public. But who knows what the producers thought in making another film. I can't believe there was a great demand for a sequel.
All the tumult from the Carrie like prom night that ended the first Zapped movie has died down. It's some eight years later and a whole new group of kids is at Emerson High School. A new misfit of a kid in Todd Eric Andrews comes to town.
After that it's the usual angst as the various cliques in the school shun him and he joins the science club where they find in the lab where Scott Baio accidentally discovered that telekinesis formula. It's seems like he hid a stash of it behind the Albert Einstein picture in a hole in the wall. When Todd imbibes, the high school world becomes his.
Of course Todd's got eyes for the head cheerleader Maria McCann even though Kelli Williams of the science club really digs him. Maria's property of Reed Rudy the head jock at the school and he and Todd keep having it out. Of course Reed's overmatched from the gitgo with that telekinesis thing Todd's got going for him.
The climax at the homecoming was really dumb. Rudy frames the science club and gets their space for his exclusive fraternity and then further tries to humiliate them at the homecoming. But putting them in charge of the food? Dumb, Dumberer, Dumbest, that's just begging for payback. What a MAROON.
It's funny like the first Zapped in a juvenile sort of way and its for them I'd recommend it.
All the tumult from the Carrie like prom night that ended the first Zapped movie has died down. It's some eight years later and a whole new group of kids is at Emerson High School. A new misfit of a kid in Todd Eric Andrews comes to town.
After that it's the usual angst as the various cliques in the school shun him and he joins the science club where they find in the lab where Scott Baio accidentally discovered that telekinesis formula. It's seems like he hid a stash of it behind the Albert Einstein picture in a hole in the wall. When Todd imbibes, the high school world becomes his.
Of course Todd's got eyes for the head cheerleader Maria McCann even though Kelli Williams of the science club really digs him. Maria's property of Reed Rudy the head jock at the school and he and Todd keep having it out. Of course Reed's overmatched from the gitgo with that telekinesis thing Todd's got going for him.
The climax at the homecoming was really dumb. Rudy frames the science club and gets their space for his exclusive fraternity and then further tries to humiliate them at the homecoming. But putting them in charge of the food? Dumb, Dumberer, Dumbest, that's just begging for payback. What a MAROON.
It's funny like the first Zapped in a juvenile sort of way and its for them I'd recommend it.
- bkoganbing
- Nov 17, 2008
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Being always on the move, Kevin Matthews is the new kid in Emerson High. He flirts with Amanda who happens to be arrogant jock Wayne's girlfriend. He's already in trouble on his first day getting into a fight with Wayne's idiot friend Cecil. He gets a fast food job working beside Lucy Kaminsky (Kelli Williams). He joins Lucy who is the VP of the Science Club. They find Barney Springboro's secret prune juice hidden behind the wall. Wayne and Cecil force Kevin to drink the juice and soon he discovers his new telekinetic power.
Todd Eric Andrews is not good enough to be the lead although Scott Baio in the original is not a high target to hit. His character is too brash too soon. He should try to be nice even with Wayne at the beginning. It's fun to see familiar faces like Kelli Williams and Linda Blair. The story is fine for its genre. However, this movie is not much more than a poor teenage boy fantasy with a bit of female nudity. It needs to be funnier with good comedic talents.
Todd Eric Andrews is not good enough to be the lead although Scott Baio in the original is not a high target to hit. His character is too brash too soon. He should try to be nice even with Wayne at the beginning. It's fun to see familiar faces like Kelli Williams and Linda Blair. The story is fine for its genre. However, this movie is not much more than a poor teenage boy fantasy with a bit of female nudity. It needs to be funnier with good comedic talents.
- SnoopyStyle
- Jan 29, 2016
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The original Zapped already wasn't a big deal, Zapped Again is slight inferior only, few degree below, although I've never expected more than this, following the same concept of its forerunner, an outcast Kevin (Todd Eric Andrews) reach in new town awaiting be welcome at school and finds trouble at very first day with the domineering schoolboy Wayne (Reed Rudy) just because tries out hit on his girlfriend Amanda (Maria McCann), rebuffed he enters in an empty club of Science stuffed of nerds, there he finds a bunch of grapes juice's bottles, a sort of magic filter hidden inside the wall, henceforth drinking this awful juice he is empowered by telekinesis mind power.
Somewhat the best comes of the peripheral characters, as the stupid and slow the honky Larry (Brent Hinkley) that guy who work at burger place, making a house with sausage, the small appearance of still hot Karen Black as substitute teacher in a peppery and hot lines, the odd couple the flaming lady Miss Rose and the bulky Coach Kirby (Lyle Alzado that sadly gonna die two years ahead), finally the weird hairy owner of the burger place as well and of course all those gorgeous girls scattered in the movie displaying some mild nudity, but just in a twinkling of an eye, without forget Linda Blair in a hot scene only, a teenager comedy with sexual exploitation oriented, harmful by the way, silly and funny entertainment!!
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First watch: 1995 / How many: 2 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 5.25.
Somewhat the best comes of the peripheral characters, as the stupid and slow the honky Larry (Brent Hinkley) that guy who work at burger place, making a house with sausage, the small appearance of still hot Karen Black as substitute teacher in a peppery and hot lines, the odd couple the flaming lady Miss Rose and the bulky Coach Kirby (Lyle Alzado that sadly gonna die two years ahead), finally the weird hairy owner of the burger place as well and of course all those gorgeous girls scattered in the movie displaying some mild nudity, but just in a twinkling of an eye, without forget Linda Blair in a hot scene only, a teenager comedy with sexual exploitation oriented, harmful by the way, silly and funny entertainment!!
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First watch: 1995 / How many: 2 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 5.25.
- elo-equipamentos
- Apr 26, 2021
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Zapped with Scott Baio, borrowed from The Exorcist and Carrie and hordes of other films in the horror genre. The sequel tends to go in a different direction, borrowing from teen comedies like Revenge Of The Nerds, Some Kind Of Wonderful and Teen Wolf. The outcome is surprisingly better.
Similar premise as Revenge Of The Nerds finds a group of nerdy Science Club members being muscled out of their giant Science lab by the jocky Key Club members. The Key's want a place to party and the Science lab is just big enough to accommodate their needs. A hitch arises when the new kid in school, Kevin Mathews (Todd Eric Andrews), a sort-of outcast jock, persuades the Science Club members not to give in. The rivalry comes to a head when the two clubs face off in an event called The Penguin Run.'
In the middle of all this rehashed material emerges a formulaic but sweet love story. This is the main reason I found the film so appealing. Kelli Williams(The Practice) plays Lucy, a shy, kind-hearted but nerdy Science Club member who falls in love with Kevin on the first day of school. Kevin spends so much time chasing Amanda, a beautiful Key Club member, that he doesn't notice Lucy's subtle advances. When Lucy attempts to pour her heart out, her awkward insecurities doesn't allow for the words to come the way she intended, `Before you came here all I cared about was studying and now...' Needless to say Kevin chooses the more confident Amanda. Heartbroken, Lucy soon distances herself from him. It is only then that Kevin notices just how beautiful the less attractive girl is.
The only reference to the original Zapped comes with the discovery of prune juice bottles stored inside the Science lab wall. Inside the bottles is the formula which gave Baio telekinesis in the original. Kevin Mathews uses the formula to help win The Penguin Run' among other things. Zapped Again doesn't get bogged down in the implications of having telekinesis the way the original film did. It's more like a background thought in this one.
Despite what some reviews say about Zapped Again, it is not an overtly sexual movie. The amount of nudity in Again equals about one half of a second of screen time. Watch for Linda Blair, Lyle Alzado and Karen Black as teachers.
Similar premise as Revenge Of The Nerds finds a group of nerdy Science Club members being muscled out of their giant Science lab by the jocky Key Club members. The Key's want a place to party and the Science lab is just big enough to accommodate their needs. A hitch arises when the new kid in school, Kevin Mathews (Todd Eric Andrews), a sort-of outcast jock, persuades the Science Club members not to give in. The rivalry comes to a head when the two clubs face off in an event called The Penguin Run.'
In the middle of all this rehashed material emerges a formulaic but sweet love story. This is the main reason I found the film so appealing. Kelli Williams(The Practice) plays Lucy, a shy, kind-hearted but nerdy Science Club member who falls in love with Kevin on the first day of school. Kevin spends so much time chasing Amanda, a beautiful Key Club member, that he doesn't notice Lucy's subtle advances. When Lucy attempts to pour her heart out, her awkward insecurities doesn't allow for the words to come the way she intended, `Before you came here all I cared about was studying and now...' Needless to say Kevin chooses the more confident Amanda. Heartbroken, Lucy soon distances herself from him. It is only then that Kevin notices just how beautiful the less attractive girl is.
The only reference to the original Zapped comes with the discovery of prune juice bottles stored inside the Science lab wall. Inside the bottles is the formula which gave Baio telekinesis in the original. Kevin Mathews uses the formula to help win The Penguin Run' among other things. Zapped Again doesn't get bogged down in the implications of having telekinesis the way the original film did. It's more like a background thought in this one.
Despite what some reviews say about Zapped Again, it is not an overtly sexual movie. The amount of nudity in Again equals about one half of a second of screen time. Watch for Linda Blair, Lyle Alzado and Karen Black as teachers.
While watching this on videotape with a friend (after quite a few highballs - you'll need 'em to enjoy this) my friend quipped of the scene with Karen Black "Looks like they told her to just do whatever she wants with the part" - It's pretty painful stuff.
6 votes for a "10" rating? Either the imdb had a glitch, or the cast of this movie is trying to save themselves the humiliation of finding themselves on the bottom-100 list (which I'm sure they will join shortly).
To summarize, this kid moves to a new high-school, where things are pretty lame. He makes friends with the local Science Club, who are being bullied by the Key Club (where all the jocks and popular people hang out) and the faculty. Nothing seems to go right until the kid and his new friends discover a formula that gives him superpower-type-telekenesis. He finds that he can control objects with his mind. But it only lasts a short time, however, so they put the power into a bottle of prune juice, which he drinks anytime he needs the power. With his new power and his super-coolness, he outwits the faculty and the local bullies, gets the girl, and saves the Science Club.
I could almost accept this pathetic movie for what it is if it was made in the early 80's, along with all the other cheesy Animal-House and Revenge of the Nerds rip-offs. But this movie was actually made in 1990 (1989 in the credits), which is something that is really hard to believe. The soundtrack is about 10 years behind cool, as are the clothes, the plot, well, everything. The whole movie looks like a terrible, twisted version of "Saved by the Bell", and the cheesiness of the whole thing can be represented by the music-video-like ending that makes Vanilla Ice look cool.
There is nothing positive I can even say about this movie, except that the girl is kind of cute. Don't rent this movie, don't watch this movie, don't go near this movie.
Two words: Lyle Alzedo. 'Nuff said.
To summarize, this kid moves to a new high-school, where things are pretty lame. He makes friends with the local Science Club, who are being bullied by the Key Club (where all the jocks and popular people hang out) and the faculty. Nothing seems to go right until the kid and his new friends discover a formula that gives him superpower-type-telekenesis. He finds that he can control objects with his mind. But it only lasts a short time, however, so they put the power into a bottle of prune juice, which he drinks anytime he needs the power. With his new power and his super-coolness, he outwits the faculty and the local bullies, gets the girl, and saves the Science Club.
I could almost accept this pathetic movie for what it is if it was made in the early 80's, along with all the other cheesy Animal-House and Revenge of the Nerds rip-offs. But this movie was actually made in 1990 (1989 in the credits), which is something that is really hard to believe. The soundtrack is about 10 years behind cool, as are the clothes, the plot, well, everything. The whole movie looks like a terrible, twisted version of "Saved by the Bell", and the cheesiness of the whole thing can be represented by the music-video-like ending that makes Vanilla Ice look cool.
There is nothing positive I can even say about this movie, except that the girl is kind of cute. Don't rent this movie, don't watch this movie, don't go near this movie.
Two words: Lyle Alzedo. 'Nuff said.
Don't waste your precious time on this unless the video stores pays YOU money--and quite a lot to sit thru this TURKEY. Apparently Willie Aames and Scott Baio from the original decided not to make any bigger fools of themselves for a second time, so the viewer gets cheap-o lookalikes this time around to try and catch any appeal they might have had. And Linda Blair looks like she'll take any role dropped in her lap....sad. The videos all cost the same.....so don't waste your life with this deplorable waste of videotape.
Really stupid '80s movie. There wasn't even a sexual romance between the kid and the teacher, as the video box and other ads suggest. The credits clearly state this movie was made in 1989 and it shows. I remember seeing this movie on TV back in '91 and the TV Guide said 1990 and I was like "whoa, no way". 1990 can look '80ish at times because there were some left over fashions around from the '80s, but THIS FILM is just way to '80s to have been made in 1990.
I guess some producer insisted the production date be "1990" to sell the film more. It didn't work, its blatant '80s. But not '80s teen flicks in a good way like Breakfast Club, Heathers, or Karate Kid. This film is awful. Watch the original Zapped, that movie was goofy fun.
I guess some producer insisted the production date be "1990" to sell the film more. It didn't work, its blatant '80s. But not '80s teen flicks in a good way like Breakfast Club, Heathers, or Karate Kid. This film is awful. Watch the original Zapped, that movie was goofy fun.
- Bats_Breath
- Aug 17, 2001
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This is one of those movies that suffers from painfully poor reviews here at the IMDb, from people who are the most pretentious film snobs you will ever not meet. If you are going to judge this film against something with legitimate cinematic merit, like Citizen Kane, or Seven Samurai, or whatever stock staple film you choose, of course you will be disappointed.
However, if you just want a ridiculous early 90's teen film for a little escapist fun whilst flipping through the channels at 4am on a Saturday night, then you could do a lot worse than this movie. If you are a big fan of teen movies in particular, you may find this pretty enjoyable. It's no Breakfast Club, don't get me wrong. It's complete crap. But it's fun crap.
So, if you are the kind of person who generally enjoys teen movies and has a high tolerance for zany antics, over the top performances, and silly plots, then you should watch this movie in the event that you happen across it.
If you are the kind of person who refuses to acknowledge anything as cinema except for films produced during the French New Wave, then not only should you avoid this movie, but also, maybe not waste so much time and energy criticizing it so harshly, you Godard-watching hippie.
However, if you just want a ridiculous early 90's teen film for a little escapist fun whilst flipping through the channels at 4am on a Saturday night, then you could do a lot worse than this movie. If you are a big fan of teen movies in particular, you may find this pretty enjoyable. It's no Breakfast Club, don't get me wrong. It's complete crap. But it's fun crap.
So, if you are the kind of person who generally enjoys teen movies and has a high tolerance for zany antics, over the top performances, and silly plots, then you should watch this movie in the event that you happen across it.
If you are the kind of person who refuses to acknowledge anything as cinema except for films produced during the French New Wave, then not only should you avoid this movie, but also, maybe not waste so much time and energy criticizing it so harshly, you Godard-watching hippie.
- VisionInBlack
- Jun 4, 2005
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- BandSAboutMovies
- Jun 8, 2019
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The 80's, wow, they gave us some pretty wacky stuff. Stuff like Michael Jackson as we now know him, the appreciation of music from any other time period, and the teen movie.
This movie is a teen movie. It's not supposed to be a complex mental thriller. It's a film to make you laugh . Not so much at its jokes, but the movie itself. Sure the plot isn't Oscar material. Maybe the acting isn't superb. But the movie is hilarious.
The whole plot is uproariously preposterous. The movie goes against a lot of teen-flick principles. The hero isn't very geeky. The nerdy girl waiting on the sidelines is quite attractive, and at one point the movie goes black and white for a Casablanca scene that still makes me giggle. The whole prune juice telekinesis thing is never made clear, but that's ok, because the zapped part in the title only comes up about 3 or 4 times.
This movie was made in 1990, but the early 90s were simply the last revels of the 80s. This movie is an 80s teen-flick. The jokes are 80s and the music is the 80s. But the 80s were funny.
I love this movie, it is a great flashback to a less stressful time, back when some crazy magic thingy would always save the day. Simply put, this movie is a great party movie, it features a really cute girl, Kelli Williams, and it's worth a rent.
This movie is a teen movie. It's not supposed to be a complex mental thriller. It's a film to make you laugh . Not so much at its jokes, but the movie itself. Sure the plot isn't Oscar material. Maybe the acting isn't superb. But the movie is hilarious.
The whole plot is uproariously preposterous. The movie goes against a lot of teen-flick principles. The hero isn't very geeky. The nerdy girl waiting on the sidelines is quite attractive, and at one point the movie goes black and white for a Casablanca scene that still makes me giggle. The whole prune juice telekinesis thing is never made clear, but that's ok, because the zapped part in the title only comes up about 3 or 4 times.
This movie was made in 1990, but the early 90s were simply the last revels of the 80s. This movie is an 80s teen-flick. The jokes are 80s and the music is the 80s. But the 80s were funny.
I love this movie, it is a great flashback to a less stressful time, back when some crazy magic thingy would always save the day. Simply put, this movie is a great party movie, it features a really cute girl, Kelli Williams, and it's worth a rent.
Todd Eric Andrews is brilliant in this film, working with a very witty, charismatic and charming character. His presence is not only enough to compensate for a silly plot and a predictable, lifeless romance, but he is also able to bring this sequel to a level higher than the first film. The are a number of amusing moments, and they are genuinely funny this time round, with likable even if very silly characters and Andrews heading the cast. Just like the first entry, this is not a film to watch for nudity, as there is very little. It is not one to watch for the premise either, because all the science behind it is not deeply examined. But, it is a film to watch for amusement - simple good fun.
I'll be the first to say that the first Zapped! Movie, released in 1982, was hardly a landmark of American comedic cinema. It was a dumb teen boner sex comedy starring Scott Baio and Willie Aames, where the plot was sort of loosely based on the movie Carrie in terms of the telekinesis angle but by and large was an excuse to have some lowest common denominator laughs along with viewing some boobies. Zapped! Was just the kind of thing me as a horndog 13-year-old would find entertaining while viewing late night on HBO, which showed the Zapped! Flick seemingly a billion times in 1983.
7 years or so on from there, to virtually zero fanfare came the sequel nobody particularly wanted nor asked for in the form of Zapped Again! My own memory of this was as a rental from the local video store, while others may or may not have seen it aired on USA Networks Up All Night broadcast. Either way, Zapped Again! Was a cynical, humorless cash-in that was doubly disappointing since, as mentioned, the first Zapped! Hardly set high bar in terms of excellence.
I suppose the differences between the two were responsible for the end results. In Zapped! One had the novelty of both Baio and Aames as sort of co-male leads coming off of featured roles in hit tv shows. In Zapped Again! The male lead is...Todd Eric Andrews, a name circa 1990 that made video renters scratch their heads and say..."who?" In Zapped! Baio and Aames were surrounded by other actors (Scatman Crothers, Greg Bradford, Heather Thomas) who had a degree of name recognition in the late 1970's/early 1980's. Zapped Again! Is, by and large, populated with a bunch of unknowns in the major speaking roles...actors and actresses one had never heard of before and would never hear from again. Sprinkled throughout Zapped Again! Are some brief cameos by a few actors one HAD actually heard of, but these were folks (Linda Blair, Karen Black) whose career peaks by the time 1989 rolled around were way behind them and obviously showed up on set for maybe a day or two, made a few quick bucks and scuttled off.
Which I suppose sums up Zapped Again! In that it feels exactly like what it is, which is a direct to home video selection attached to a previously commercially successful title, cheaply thrown together with a minimum of care or concern, quickly rushed into rental stores to make a cheap buck off of folks who saw the title at their local video rental store and said to themselves "hey, I liked Zapped! I didn't know there was a sequel...what the heck, I'll rent it."
Unfunny (in point of fact, cringe-inducing watching what feeble attempts there were at comedy) and forgettable. Look, like I said, the original Zapped! Was hardly the highwater mark of filmic comedy, so the fact that Zapped Again! Failed to amuse isn't a case where I'm going to pretend this lame sequel was a cinematic betrayal of the original re: excellence. However, Zapped Again! WAS ostensibly supposed to be a dumb teen boner comedy...there's no laughs to be had, nor is the movie even mildly stimulating on an erotic level.
Not everything made decades ago is worth rewatching for the nostalgia factor, particularly things that stunk on ice the first time around. You've been warned.
7 years or so on from there, to virtually zero fanfare came the sequel nobody particularly wanted nor asked for in the form of Zapped Again! My own memory of this was as a rental from the local video store, while others may or may not have seen it aired on USA Networks Up All Night broadcast. Either way, Zapped Again! Was a cynical, humorless cash-in that was doubly disappointing since, as mentioned, the first Zapped! Hardly set high bar in terms of excellence.
I suppose the differences between the two were responsible for the end results. In Zapped! One had the novelty of both Baio and Aames as sort of co-male leads coming off of featured roles in hit tv shows. In Zapped Again! The male lead is...Todd Eric Andrews, a name circa 1990 that made video renters scratch their heads and say..."who?" In Zapped! Baio and Aames were surrounded by other actors (Scatman Crothers, Greg Bradford, Heather Thomas) who had a degree of name recognition in the late 1970's/early 1980's. Zapped Again! Is, by and large, populated with a bunch of unknowns in the major speaking roles...actors and actresses one had never heard of before and would never hear from again. Sprinkled throughout Zapped Again! Are some brief cameos by a few actors one HAD actually heard of, but these were folks (Linda Blair, Karen Black) whose career peaks by the time 1989 rolled around were way behind them and obviously showed up on set for maybe a day or two, made a few quick bucks and scuttled off.
Which I suppose sums up Zapped Again! In that it feels exactly like what it is, which is a direct to home video selection attached to a previously commercially successful title, cheaply thrown together with a minimum of care or concern, quickly rushed into rental stores to make a cheap buck off of folks who saw the title at their local video rental store and said to themselves "hey, I liked Zapped! I didn't know there was a sequel...what the heck, I'll rent it."
Unfunny (in point of fact, cringe-inducing watching what feeble attempts there were at comedy) and forgettable. Look, like I said, the original Zapped! Was hardly the highwater mark of filmic comedy, so the fact that Zapped Again! Failed to amuse isn't a case where I'm going to pretend this lame sequel was a cinematic betrayal of the original re: excellence. However, Zapped Again! WAS ostensibly supposed to be a dumb teen boner comedy...there's no laughs to be had, nor is the movie even mildly stimulating on an erotic level.
Not everything made decades ago is worth rewatching for the nostalgia factor, particularly things that stunk on ice the first time around. You've been warned.
- terrywatt375
- Jun 8, 2024
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My review was written in March 1990 after watching the movie on Nelson Entertainment video cassette.
This made-for-home video (it even lists a teleplay credit) sequel to 1982's "Zapped" offers the same formula of teen t&a, but it's gotten stale over the years.
With verbal references to the Scott Baio-starring original, pic covers exactly the same territory. Todd Eric Andrews, a poor man's Kevin Bacon, is the new boy at Emerson High School who joins the Science Club and finds Baio's mysterious elixir, which gives him telekinetic powers.
These are used, naturally to cause girls' garments to raise, drop or split on cue. Other dumb gags proliferate as Andr4ews, plain Jane heroine Kelli Williams and their friends fight with the stuck-up campus bullies led by Reed Rudy.
Overacting in the adult roles are Lyle Alzado as the football coach and Sue Ann Langdon as school principal. Linda Blair and Karen Black camp it up in guest shots as teachers.
Limp effort is quite dated, presenting a condescending, old fogeys' approach to the way young people supposedly talk and behave.
This made-for-home video (it even lists a teleplay credit) sequel to 1982's "Zapped" offers the same formula of teen t&a, but it's gotten stale over the years.
With verbal references to the Scott Baio-starring original, pic covers exactly the same territory. Todd Eric Andrews, a poor man's Kevin Bacon, is the new boy at Emerson High School who joins the Science Club and finds Baio's mysterious elixir, which gives him telekinetic powers.
These are used, naturally to cause girls' garments to raise, drop or split on cue. Other dumb gags proliferate as Andr4ews, plain Jane heroine Kelli Williams and their friends fight with the stuck-up campus bullies led by Reed Rudy.
Overacting in the adult roles are Lyle Alzado as the football coach and Sue Ann Langdon as school principal. Linda Blair and Karen Black camp it up in guest shots as teachers.
Limp effort is quite dated, presenting a condescending, old fogeys' approach to the way young people supposedly talk and behave.
I was reading some of the user comments and one in particular caught my eye as it said pretty much all that I was thinking. I just recently caught this on USA, and I must say it's not half bad. I mean - I've surely seen a lot worse. Kelli Williams is one of my favorite actresses (LOVED her on The Practice!) and to see her as a *nerdy girl* (which, in my opinion, she wasn't) was different. Before watching, I read an interview she did that quoted her on this movie, saying it was bad (which - if you've seen her other work - Practice or There Goes My Baby does make sense). I thought it was nice and I thought her presence in the film made a big difference.
- dolesdonnell
- Jun 26, 2003
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I liked it! I don't care what anyone else says, I liked it! It was entertaining. Any movie or show about superpowers and telekinesis and things like that are entertaining to me, and this is no exception. I haven't seen Zapped!, but I heard it's better than this, so that one should be great! Anyway, Kelli Williams is cute, and it would've been better if she was the one who used the powers more, but that dude (I forgot his name, I haven't seen the movie in 7 months) is a nerd...yes.
This is your brain. This is your brain on prune juice. A lot of people hate this movie, but it offers entertainment of the mindless kind! And it's good for that purpose. I saw it when I was teenager (I'm 24 now) and it has been a classic between my homies and I. Buddah help you if you don't like this film when I show it to you (GET OUT)!;-) I worry about people who dislike it so much. It means they are too serious. I suppose you need to be in the mind frame of a kid to really enjoy it, without jaded sexual expectations (and weirdoes, don't rent/buy this movie if you're just horny). Not the typical eighties sex fest. Rent it or buy it just to see the stupid mistakes (they are unreal) and the endless jokes you can get from it. Classic! It's genius. So bad it's good. For instance, when they have the super cheesy 13th annual penguin run, then they say the key club has held the title since the 40's or something, IT JUST DOESN'T ADD UP! and its GREAT! Or when they lock doors and three seconds later they just pop open. HILARIOUS, because it's not intentional!!! C'mon now! If you cant find humor here, you are DEAD or just too damn serious. Don't expect an award winning script, it's about prune juice and telekinesis!!!!!
- jonohmeyers
- Jun 29, 2002
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todd is an excellent actor, and will go far in the business. He has always excelled in everything he has attempted. His maternal grandfather always said of todd, he's a leader not a follower.
well, I guess I am a tad bit biased, he is my son. This my disqualify me, but just had to get my 78 cents in.
unfortunately, he has been killed in two of his appearances, Houston Knights & Monk. That was tough on old dad.
Hope you fans of his keep watching for him. A lot of good actors do not get their big break for years, so every part they get is just another step on the road.
well, I guess I am a tad bit biased, he is my son. This my disqualify me, but just had to get my 78 cents in.
unfortunately, he has been killed in two of his appearances, Houston Knights & Monk. That was tough on old dad.
Hope you fans of his keep watching for him. A lot of good actors do not get their big break for years, so every part they get is just another step on the road.
The only reason I watched _Zapped Again_ was because I had again watched the original _Zapped!_ after 19 years (see my review for _Zapped!_). From some of the reviews in video books and on the IMDb, I was prepared for an unmitigated disaster. Surprisingly, I found myself reasonably entertained for an hour and a half.
First of all, I should say that _Zapped Again_ isn't a great movie. Its origins and status as a low budget, direct-to-video movie clearly show. The plot is very superficial, the constant double entendres (especially the "wiener" jokes) get a little annoying, and the stand-up-for-your-friends-and-don't-go-with-the-popular-crowd moral that pops up in every teen film has been conveyed much more effectively. Even the special effects are worse than the original _Zapped!_, which actually came out seven years earlier.
But in spite of all of this, I didn't think this was half bad, probably because I went in with lowered expectations. One reason was because the movie doesn't rely on strong profanity, sex scenes, or gross-out scenes to entertain its target audience, the way so many other teen movies do. In fact, this is basically a PG-rated movie with some nude scenes incongruously thrown in--just like the original _Zapped!_. I'm no prude, and I have to agree with the reviewer who said that the movie is "gosh darn wholesome," but not all movies--or even all teen movies--require racy elements. Maybe this IS too much like _Saved by the Bell_, but it does have PG-rated material (and those nude scenes, the only reason why this is rated R).
I should devote a separate paragraph to Kelli Williams, who plays the hero's love interest (by the way, her mother, Shannon Wilcox, plays the hero's mom in the opening scenes). I had never heard of her before watching _Zapped Again_ (I never watch TV, so I hadn't even seen her on _The Practice_), but let me tell you, she helps this movie immeasurably. You see, her character is supposed to be a science nerd, just like Felice Schachter in the original _Zapped_, but Kelli lights up the movie every time she appears onscreen. Not only is she the perfect "sweet nice girl" (I always had a weakness for those characters), but she plays this part without overacting or resorting to caricature; she gets it just right. Although roles like this are never meant to win Oscars, Kelli takes this little part in a direct-to-video flick and actually does something with it. Although I'm sure she'd like to forget all about _Zapped Again_, the movie is much better for her presence. I'm not surprised that she went on to her present success on _The Practice_.
The acting is actually better than in _Zapped!_, which is one main reason why I liked _Zapped Again_ better. However, I thought that the types that
some of the characters were supposed to represent were inconsistent with those characters' portrayal and actions. Kevin (played by Todd Eric Andrews) acts just too "cool" to be an outcast nerd; I can't see why he would have any social problems. As for Kelli Williams as Lucy, I just couldn't accept her as a nerd girl (although I certainly don't object to her presence here). Not only does she look too good for the part, but her attempts at nerdy intellectualism fall flat, and the two scenes where she inexplicably wears glasses (and just as inexplicably takes them off) look like weak attempts by the filmmakers to establish her character. They should have just had her play a straightforward "nice girl" (which she does admirably). Linda Blair doesn't cut it as "the hottest teacher in the school": not only does she not look "sexy" enough, but her character is also just too nice.
Still, I thought that _Zapped Again_ was a half-decent movie, especially because the acting was better than _Zapped!_ (maybe because 1989 was a more exciting year than 1982, and had that hip attitude?). Hey, it kept me entertained, and sometimes I like to take a break from the Criterion Collection and watch something that does nothing more than entertain you.
If you demand that all teen movies and sex comedies have refugees from WB Network shows, big budgets, and great soundtracks (always a big selling point with teen films), then you'll hate _Zapped Again_ (which, by the way, is more a remake of _Zapped!_ than a sequel). But as long as you lower your expectations, and as long as you don't expect a late 80s teen classic like _Heathers_ or _Say Anything_, you might get a little something out of this.
First of all, I should say that _Zapped Again_ isn't a great movie. Its origins and status as a low budget, direct-to-video movie clearly show. The plot is very superficial, the constant double entendres (especially the "wiener" jokes) get a little annoying, and the stand-up-for-your-friends-and-don't-go-with-the-popular-crowd moral that pops up in every teen film has been conveyed much more effectively. Even the special effects are worse than the original _Zapped!_, which actually came out seven years earlier.
But in spite of all of this, I didn't think this was half bad, probably because I went in with lowered expectations. One reason was because the movie doesn't rely on strong profanity, sex scenes, or gross-out scenes to entertain its target audience, the way so many other teen movies do. In fact, this is basically a PG-rated movie with some nude scenes incongruously thrown in--just like the original _Zapped!_. I'm no prude, and I have to agree with the reviewer who said that the movie is "gosh darn wholesome," but not all movies--or even all teen movies--require racy elements. Maybe this IS too much like _Saved by the Bell_, but it does have PG-rated material (and those nude scenes, the only reason why this is rated R).
I should devote a separate paragraph to Kelli Williams, who plays the hero's love interest (by the way, her mother, Shannon Wilcox, plays the hero's mom in the opening scenes). I had never heard of her before watching _Zapped Again_ (I never watch TV, so I hadn't even seen her on _The Practice_), but let me tell you, she helps this movie immeasurably. You see, her character is supposed to be a science nerd, just like Felice Schachter in the original _Zapped_, but Kelli lights up the movie every time she appears onscreen. Not only is she the perfect "sweet nice girl" (I always had a weakness for those characters), but she plays this part without overacting or resorting to caricature; she gets it just right. Although roles like this are never meant to win Oscars, Kelli takes this little part in a direct-to-video flick and actually does something with it. Although I'm sure she'd like to forget all about _Zapped Again_, the movie is much better for her presence. I'm not surprised that she went on to her present success on _The Practice_.
The acting is actually better than in _Zapped!_, which is one main reason why I liked _Zapped Again_ better. However, I thought that the types that
some of the characters were supposed to represent were inconsistent with those characters' portrayal and actions. Kevin (played by Todd Eric Andrews) acts just too "cool" to be an outcast nerd; I can't see why he would have any social problems. As for Kelli Williams as Lucy, I just couldn't accept her as a nerd girl (although I certainly don't object to her presence here). Not only does she look too good for the part, but her attempts at nerdy intellectualism fall flat, and the two scenes where she inexplicably wears glasses (and just as inexplicably takes them off) look like weak attempts by the filmmakers to establish her character. They should have just had her play a straightforward "nice girl" (which she does admirably). Linda Blair doesn't cut it as "the hottest teacher in the school": not only does she not look "sexy" enough, but her character is also just too nice.
Still, I thought that _Zapped Again_ was a half-decent movie, especially because the acting was better than _Zapped!_ (maybe because 1989 was a more exciting year than 1982, and had that hip attitude?). Hey, it kept me entertained, and sometimes I like to take a break from the Criterion Collection and watch something that does nothing more than entertain you.
If you demand that all teen movies and sex comedies have refugees from WB Network shows, big budgets, and great soundtracks (always a big selling point with teen films), then you'll hate _Zapped Again_ (which, by the way, is more a remake of _Zapped!_ than a sequel). But as long as you lower your expectations, and as long as you don't expect a late 80s teen classic like _Heathers_ or _Say Anything_, you might get a little something out of this.
I loved the original Zapped! with Scott Baio and Willie Aames. So when I first heard there was a sequel, I was shocked. I thought this is gonna stink. However, seeing it on cable, I actually enjoyed it. I like how they have Ms. Burnhart now the principal of the school where Barney first used his powers. Also the new fresh cast (at the time) delievered some B-moviesque performances. And Linda Blair??? Ummm...I would've liked to see Heather Thomas reprise that role but it's all sheer out fun. The song at the end is too laughable...ahhh...B-movies like this...so much fun and cheese to enjoy!!!
It's not all that awful ... it's actually sort of fun.
Yes, it's completely formula. Yes, it's total cheese. That's what everyone expects, though. It's light, it's funny, and it's got just a smattering of naked. Just what you need for 2 in the morning.
Lighten up.
AK
Yes, it's completely formula. Yes, it's total cheese. That's what everyone expects, though. It's light, it's funny, and it's got just a smattering of naked. Just what you need for 2 in the morning.
Lighten up.
AK
I'm glad I saw this movie on late-night TV rather than renting it for four bucks on video, because I got screwed big time. Why weren't the characters as funny and outrageous as they were in the 1982 original? More to the point, where was the SEX? The Scott Baio movie fairly dripped with prurient appeal. I mean, they had an entire prom full of scantily-clad people running around; why didn't they have a prom scene this time? And why was this movie so gosh darn wholesome? You have to be between the ages of 13 and 18 to fully appreciate it, and I think I was about 20 when I saw it. There's hardly any profanity, and the writers must have thought that people would find jokes about the word "wiener" daring and hilarious. Who thought up this sequel, a roomful of second graders? It was direct-to-video, for God's sake! There should have been MORE racy material, not less! It should have been worthy of an R rating, but instead they made it tantamount to a PG-13. I was very disappointed with ZAPPED AGAIN! Watch it for the laughs, but not so much for the flesh.
If you happen to come across this movie in some late-night setting on TNT or USA, as I have every time I see it, you will be in the best mood to watch this movie. It is not a middle of the day, hey lets rent this, movie. It's a happenstance movie. And it's hilarious. And there is one small encounter between the teacher and Kevin. I believe it goes like this: Kevin: How about, is your clam ready for my linguine? Teacher: Oh, no little boy, how about is your linguine ready for my clam?
gross.
gross.
- fivestarrhetoric
- Jul 5, 2004
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The only reason i even rented this movie was because it was in the rent for a dollar section and i was bored. plus horny. quite frankly that's the only reason you rent these movies. i'm tying to make the leap from the original to the sequel since in no way it fits. there is no prune juice in the first film.
anyway its a b-movie. the nudity is average some good implants. the sex scene between the two main characters is pathetic. the comedy is ok if you like that 80's gross humor. anyway it's an ok b-movie.
anyway its a b-movie. the nudity is average some good implants. the sex scene between the two main characters is pathetic. the comedy is ok if you like that 80's gross humor. anyway it's an ok b-movie.