Zapped!
A mischievous high-school science experiment gives Barney Springboro telekinetic powers and plenty of opportunities for adolescent chaos.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- raunchy
- juvenile
- nostalgic 1980s movie night
- cult comedy viewing
What critics said
Critics overwhelmingly regarded the film as a puerile, derivative, and poorly executed teen comedy that mishandled its telekinetic parody premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Barney uses accidental telekinetic powers to create trouble and pursue the pleasures of high-school life.
The telekinesis premise is explicitly framed as a parody of Carrie and similar films.
The film is marketed toward teenagers and combines high-school antics with exposed flesh and sex comedy.
Barney discovers telekinesis after a white-mouse experiment unexpectedly produces a formula with mind-moving effects.
Films like Zapped!, and why
Porky's
teen sex comedy with broad parody and adolescent mischief
Weird Science
high-school science fiction comedy built around adolescent wish fulfillment
Carrie
telekinetic powers filtered through teenage comedy and horror parody
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert J. Rosenthal
- Release Date
- 1982-07-23
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (163)
Cast
- Scott Baio
- Willie Aames
- Robert Mandan
- Felice Schachter
- Scatman Crothers
- Roger Bowen
- Mews Small
- Greg Bradford
- Hilary Beane
- Sue Ane Langdon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Zapped! about?
- A mischievous high-school science experiment gives Barney Springboro telekinetic powers and plenty of opportunities for adolescent chaos.
- What is Zapped! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Zapped! as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Zapped! violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Zapped! as mild.
- What did critics think of Zapped!?
- Critics overwhelmingly regarded the film as a puerile, derivative, and poorly executed teen comedy that mishandled its telekinetic parody premise.
- Which films are like Zapped!?
- Films with a similar feel include Porky's, Weird Science, and Carrie.
- How long is Zapped!?
- Zapped! runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Zapped!?
- In United States, Zapped! streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
