Zapped Again!
A bullied new student joins a struggling Science Club and turns a telekinetic potion into a chaotic weapon against his school's privileged enemies.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- campy
- juvenile
- irreverent
- cult movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics uniformly rejected the film, with its five Rotten Tomatoes reviews producing a 0% approval rating.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kevin discovers a potion that grants telekinetic power and uses it to get back at enemies within the school hierarchy.
The film combines telekinesis, an old potion, laboratory antics, and school comedy in an overtly exaggerated parody framework.
The new student makes enemies with affluent societies while joining the beleaguered Science Club.
The recovered potion directly confers telekinetic power and enables Kevin's revenge and comic adventures.
Films like Zapped Again!, and why
Teen Wolf
teen high school comedy built around bullying, prankish revenge, and exaggerated supernatural powers
My Science Project
campy high school science fiction comedy combining adolescent social hierarchies with playful paranormal abilities
Porky's
raunchy school-set comedy centered on teenage misbehavior, sexual humor, and broad parody
The Girl with All the Gifts
teen revenge fantasy using extraordinary powers to challenge school bullies and social elites
Movie Details
- Director
- Doug Campbell
- Release Date
- 1990-04-14
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 4.2 / 10 (43)
Cast
- Todd Eric Andrews
- Kelli Williams
- Reed Rudy
- Maria McCann
- David Donah
- Ira Heiden
- Rossie Harris
- Linda Larkin
- Michael Harris
- Michael Colyar
Common questions
- What is Zapped Again! about?
- A bullied new student joins a struggling Science Club and turns a telekinetic potion into a chaotic weapon against his school's privileged enemies.
- What is Zapped Again! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Zapped Again! as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Zapped Again! violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Zapped Again! as mild.
- What did critics think of Zapped Again!?
- Critics uniformly rejected the film, with its five Rotten Tomatoes reviews producing a 0% approval rating.
- Which films are like Zapped Again!?
- Films with a similar feel include Teen Wolf, My Science Project, Porky's, and The Girl with All the Gifts.
- How long is Zapped Again!?
- Zapped Again! runs 96 minutes.
