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Zapped!

Play trailer Poster for Zapped! R,  1982,  1h 38m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 8% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 39% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
8% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 39% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A high-school whiz kid (Scott Baio) gains psychic powers from a lab explosion and makes a hit at the prom.

Critics Reviews

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Vincent Canby New York Times Aug 30, 2004
A half-baked, rather retarded parody of Carrie and a number of other films that, using the awesome power of their ignorance, drove telekinesis into the ground. Go to Full Review
Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) Sep 5, 2019
It is difficult to make an interesting movie when one lacks the most basic creative resources. The creators of Zapped! didn't bother to make an effort in inventing an image, a situation, or a story. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Brian Costello Common Sense Media Feb 28, 2017
2/5
Sex, drugs, and telekinesis in dated '80s teen comedy. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed May 21, 2016
A solid diversion with some occasional giggles to be mined. Go to Full Review
People Staff People Magazine Sep 19, 2014
A smarmy vehicle designed to showcase teen idols Scott (Happy Days) Baio and Willie (Eight Is Enough) Aames. Go to Full Review
Scott Nash Three Movie Buffs Mar 27, 2012
1.5/4
The only possible reason to watch this one is for the nostalgia factor. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Aug 26, 2018 It's funny to see how the special effects sounded like an Atari Space Invaders video game. Typical 80s flick about high school, sex and drugs! See more
Leia W Aug 28, 2017 In a gender-swapped version of Carrie, Scott Baio-Carrie is less inclined to murder everyone at the prom, and more into just stripping everybody's clothes off at the prom. See more
Anakin R Mar 15, 2017 Scott Baio is awful in this. The story is dumb. Very much tries to be like Animal House in high school. It works when Baio doesn't speak. I did like Heather Thomas. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Robert J. Rosenthal

Director

Scott Baio

Barney Springboro

Willie Aames

Peyton Nichols

Felice Schachter

Bernadette

Heather Thomas

Jane Mitchell

Robert Mandan

Walter J. Coolidge

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Zapped!

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Movie Info

Synopsis A high-school whiz kid (Scott Baio) gains psychic powers from a lab explosion and makes a hit at the prom.
Director
Robert J. Rosenthal
Producer
Jeff Apple
Screenwriter
Robert J. Rosenthal, Bruce Joel Rubin
Production Co
Apple/Rose Productions, Embassy Pictures, Major Studio Partners, City Films, Thunder Associates
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 17, 2020
Runtime
1h 38m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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