Zoom (2006)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Peter Hewitt

Writers (WGA):

Adam Rifkin (screenplay) and
David Berenbaum (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

They're going to save the world . . . as long as they're home for dinner

Plot:

Former superhero Jack is called back to work to transform an unlikely group of ragtag kids into superheroes at a private Academy.

Plot Keywords:

Superhero | Super Strength | Cloaking Device | Push Button | Wristwatch

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tim Allen	...	Jack Shepard / Captain Zoom
Courteney Cox	...	Marsha Holloway
Chevy Chase	...	Dr. Grant
Spencer Breslin	...	Tucker Willams / Mega-Boy
Kevin Zegers	...	Connor Shepard / Concussion
Kate Mara	...	Summer Jones / Wonder
Michael Cassidy	...	Dylan West / Houdini
Ryan Newman	...	Cindy Collins / Princess
Rip Torn	...	Larraby
Cornelia Guest	...	Cindy's Mom
Ashton Moio	...	Halloween Bully
Hunter Aarniokoski	...	Prince
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Dylan's Teacher (as Tom Wilson)
Ridge Canipe	...	Mean Bully
Danny McCarthy	...	Meaner Bully

Also Known As:

The Return of Zoom (USA) (working title)
Zoom's Academy (USA) (working title)
Zoom: Academy for Superheroes (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief rude humor, language and mild action.

Runtime:

USA:83 min | Argentina:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #42006) | Malaysia:U | Philippines:G | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | UK:PG | South Korea:All | Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Kingman, Arizona, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

Rupert Gregson-Williams was hired to compose the film's score, but he had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict with Over the Hedge (2006). He was replaced by Christophe Beck.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Zoom is eating yogurt in the cafeteria, he opens his mouth to speak and it drips down his lips. In the next scene his face is clean even before he wipes it.

Quotes:

Summer Jones: That is getting so old.
Dylan West: Considering you can read my mind, I don't have many options.
Summer Jones: I can't read your mind. I just feel stuff. And you can stop hitting on me entirley.
Dylan West: No, I can't do that. You and I are destiny.

Movie Connections:

References "Puppet Playhouse" (1947)

Soundtrack:

If She Knew What She Wants

The old superhero trains new young superheros

I think that it did take the ideas from other superhero movies but it had a cool story and it was a really good kids movie. Who cares if they took ideas from other movies everyone is doing that kids are not going to notice. So yeah in other words just watch it and watch the kids laugh not all the movie had parts taken from other movies there were lots that are original. And the actors were really good at the parts they did. You need to think how hard it would be to make a superhero movie original because all the ideas were taken already. I always thought that all the movies combined into one would make a really cool movie. Now they have done that.