Zoom (2006)

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 | Splash | Aerial Photography | Hugging

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

Color:

Color

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:

The DVD cover shows Zoom (Tim Allen) clean shaven. He always appears in the movie with a mustache and goatee.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Cindy (Princess) is showing the Approval Team her powers, she throws the desk where Jack (Zoom) is looking at the applications. None of the folders move. When they ask for a new desk, the folders are back.

Quotes:

Jack Shepard: Pretty girls have no friends and never get any respect. Look at Miss. Halloway.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (#37.16)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Punk Rock 101

Worst movie of 2006!

Zoom will not only be remembered with such dogs as Ishtar, Howard the Duck and Gigli, but also as one of the most blatantly thieving movies of all time. The only way to stay awake while watching Zoom is to count how many scenes, characters and story ideas are stolen from other movies. From X-Men and Sky High to Spy Kids and Fantastic 4, on and on, this movie steals from everyone. And none of it works! The most interesting anomaly is that finally there's a movie with Chevy Chase where the material is worse than he is. (Sorry Chevy, but six or seven movies not withstanding, your career consists of mostly dogs.) But the problem with Zoom is not the actors, it's the script. At least Howard the Duck and Ishtar, garbage that they were, were fairly original. Zoom is recycled, regurgitated crap from uninspired filmmakers, and it's just another nail in the coffin that was once Hollywood.