Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999)

Zenon Car is a trouble-prone 13-year-old girl who, in the year 2049 AD, lives on a space station with the rest of her family. When she runs afoul of Parker Windom, the owner of the station,... See full summary »

Director:

Kenneth Johnson

Writers:

Marilyn Sadler (book), Roger Bollen (book),

Stars:

Kirsten Storms, Raven-Symoné, Stuart Pankin

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kirsten Storms	...	Zenon Kar
Raven-Symoné	...	Nebula Wade
Stuart Pankin	...	Commander Edward Plank
Holly Fulger	...	Aunt Judy Kling
Frederick Coffin	...	Parker Wyndham
Bob Bancroft	...	Mr. Lutz
Greg Thirloway	...	Mark Kar
Phillip Rhys	...	Proto Zoa
Gwynyth Walsh	...	Astrid Kar
Lauren Maltby	...	Margie Hammond
Danielle Fraser	...	Lynx
Brenden Jefferson	...	Andrew (as Brenden Richard Jefferson)
Blair Slater	...	Aquillat
Zach Lipovsky	...	Matt
Neil Denis	...	Leo

Storyline

Zenon Car is a trouble-prone 13-year-old girl who, in the year 2049 AD, lives on a space station with the rest of her family. When she runs afoul of Parker Windom, the owner of the station, Zenon is determined to be "incorrigible", and as punishment is exiled to the worst place imaginable: The planet earth. After several painful weeks of adjustment to her new surroundings, Zenon enlists the aid of her earthbound pals to return to her "real" home with evidence that the "respectable" Mr. Windom is up to no good.

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Plot Keywords:

space station | earth | punishment | first of series | friendship | 

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Taglines:

She's One Galactic Girl Who Saves The Day In A Stellar Way!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zenon - Pigen fra det ydre rum

Filming Locations:

Plaza of Nations, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

De Passe Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Zenon is standing on the deck of the pool at school, putting on her goggles, her hair is in a ponytail. After Margie pushes her in, her hair is loose in the water, and floating all around her head.

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Quotes

Zenon: ONE sin minor and my life is a living black hole!

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Connections

Followed by Zenon: Z3 (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Super Nova Girl"
Music and Lyrics by Kristian Rex and Sabelle Breer

User Reviews

This Show Works. . .but, Why?

"Zenon" aired on the Disney Channel earlier this spring and was, to my surprise, one of the best made-for-TV teen movies I have seen. True, the film is quirky, and its humor is effervescent; but its idiosyncrasies seem to add to the enjoyment, along with a story that is strong enough to contain its own silliness. The movie draws you in unexpectedly and, as an adult, you will probably think to yourself at some point in the show, "I can't believe I'm watching this - AND liking it!" I think the appropriate term here is "overbrain." The scenes are very well thought out, the acting is good enough, and the story matches with all the other elements to create that magical "likability factor" which makes the movie quite a success. Therefore, the behind-the-scenes overlords who wrote/produced/directed this film must have had - a brain!

On a lighter note, this film makes for a great drinking game [soda pop, please!] Here are a few rules to get started... 1. Whenever you hear "Ceedus Lapeedus" 2. Every time Greg strikes a pose meant to slay a young lady's heart. 3. Whenever you see Protozoa (two drinks), or hear one of his songs (three drinks) Big Unanswered Question: Didn't anyone else in the crowd know the code needed to upload the "undo" file??

Finally, no the movie should not be made into a TV series because the elements which came together to make the movie work would be very hard to capture week after week. However, if it does happen - Protozoa should marry a lead singer, she could be called - Amoeba!