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Zapped!

  • 19821982
  • RR
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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POPULARITY
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2,468
Zapped! (1982)
A high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.
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A high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.A high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.A high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,382
2,468
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Robert J. Rosenthal
    • Writers
      • Bruce Rubin
      • Robert J. Rosenthal
    • Stars
      • Scott Baio
      • Willie Aames
      • Robert Mandan
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Robert J. Rosenthal
    • Writers
      • Bruce Rubin
      • Robert J. Rosenthal
    • Stars
      • Scott Baio
      • Willie Aames
      • Robert Mandan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 60User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 10Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Scott Baio
    Scott Baio
    • Barney Springboro
    Willie Aames
    Willie Aames
    • Peyton Nichols
    Robert Mandan
    Robert Mandan
    • Walter J. Coolidge
    Felice Schachter
    Felice Schachter
    • Bernadette
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Dexter Jones
    Roger Bowen
    Roger Bowen
    • Mr. Springboro
    Mews Small
    Mews Small
    • Mrs. Springboro
    • (as Marya Small)
    Greg Bradford
    Greg Bradford
    • Robert Wolcott
    Hilary Beane
    Hilary Beane
    • Corrine Updike
    Sue Ane Langdon
    Sue Ane Langdon
    • Rose Burnhart
    Heather Thomas
    Heather Thomas
    • Jane Mitchell
    Hardy Keith
    • Roscoe Brown
    Curt Ayers
    • Art
    Merritt Butrick
    Merritt Butrick
    • Gary Cooter
    Jennifer Chaplin
    • Melissa Granger
    Irwin Keyes
    Irwin Keyes
    • 'Too Mean' Levine
    Hank Robinson
    Hank Robinson
    • Umpire
    • (as Henry Ford Robinson)
    Dick Balduzzi
    Dick Balduzzi
    • Waiter
    • Director
      • Robert J. Rosenthal
    • Writers
      • Bruce Rubin
      • Robert J. Rosenthal
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Following the box office success of Porky's (1981), parts of the film were refilmed to increase the amount of nudity and to intentionally earn an R-rating.
    • Goofs
      A body double was used in place of Heather Thomas' in the sweater popping scene. You can clearly see dark hair of the double over the front of her shoulders. Thomas is blonde.
    • Quotes

      Jane Mitchell: Look, whatever happened last night, I faked every bit of it.

      [Jane starts to walk off]

      Peyton Nichols: Jane!

      [She stops and looks back]

      Peyton Nichols: That's why it was so good.

    • Crazy credits
      A double was used for Miss Thomas in her nude scene and in the photograph. The closing credits declare that "a [body] double was used for Miss Thomas [Heather Thomas] in her nude scene and in the photograph" but the person who body doubled is not credited in the movie billings.
    • Alternate versions
      The movie was re-shot to add nudity to achieve an R rating, mostly the sex scene with Barney and Bernadette.
    • Connections
      Featured in Svengoolie: Zapped! (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Shoot the Moon
      Music by Charles Fox

      Lyrics by Stephen Geyer (as Steve Geyer)

      Performed by Plain Jane

    User reviews60

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    If Things Had Only Gone This Well For Carrie
    Zapped secured the services of three current teen stars to guarantee a box office for this comedic salute to Carrie. The three are Scott Baio from Happy Days, Willie Aames from Eight Is Enough, and Felice Schachter from The Facts Of Life. Would that things had only gone this well for Carrie on her prom night.

    Nerdy kid Scott Baio, a misunderstood science genius, gets some kind of chemicals mixed due to baseball coach Scatman Crothers spilling something and a noxious gas overtakes him in the laboratory in school. When he wakes up he finds himself with the power of telekinesis. After that it's one ridiculous situation after another.

    One thing about this film, except for the three leads nearly everyone else in the movie is a blithering idiot. Other kids, teachers, Baio's parents, Scatman Crothers is an exception. Best scene in the film is on prom night Baio's parents get a couple of priests to perform an exorcism on him.

    As for the prom, the scene is strictly a takeoff on Brian DePalma's Carrie with the damage played for laughs instead of violence. Typical brat pack comedy by three who were trying to break into the pack. Some funny scenes, but mostly kind of dopey.
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    • Nov 10, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Whiz Kid
    • Filming locations
      • Six Flags Magic Mountain - 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Embassy Pictures
      • Apple/Rose Productions
      • Thunder Associates
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,897,768
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $823,548
      • Jul 25, 1982
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,897,768
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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