Zoom (2006)

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

Director:

Peter Hewitt

Writers:

Adam Rifkin (screenplay), David Berenbaum (screenplay)

Stars:

Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Chevy Chase

4 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Whitney Newman	...	Cindy Collins / Princess (as Ryan Newman)
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

Storyline

Former superhero Jack Shepard, also known as Captain Zoom, is called back to work to transform an unlikely group of ragtag kids into a new generation of superheroes. At a privacy academy, he trains Dylan, a 17-year-old boy who can turn invisible; Summer, a 16-year-old girl with telekinetic powers; Tucker, a 12-year-old boy with the power to enlarge any part of his body; and Cindy, a 6-year-old girl with super strength.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | female hero | teenage superhero | superhero team | invisible man | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief rude humor, language and mild action

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 August 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zoom's Academy

Filming Locations:

Kingman, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,510,408, 13 August 2006

Gross USA:

$11,989,328

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,506,188

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Team Todd, Boxing Cat Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Spencer Breslin (Tucker Williams a.k.a. Mega-Boy) performed his role while wearing a fat suit.

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Goofs

When Dylan sees a display in the control room with pictures of the 4 of them with their stats, 3 ages are wrong: 6-year-old Cindy is listed as 10, 12-year-old Tucker is listed as 11, and 17-year-old Dylan is listed as 18. The same display shows Tucker's and Cindy's hero names, but they got those names seconds before Dylan saw the display.

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Quotes

Cindy Collins: [singing] A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P...
Jack Shepard: Stop that. You're singing the alphabet. That's not a power. And your voice is average, it's not super.
Cindy Collins: It is, too, super.
[throwing the table]
Dr. Grant: Get another table in here, please. Right away.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Bad Movies with Amazing Intros (2019)

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Soundtracks

The Middle
Written by Jim Adkins (as James Adkins), Rick Burch (as Richard Burch),
Tom Linton (as Thomas D. Linton) and Zach Lind (as Zachary Lind)
Performed by Jimmy Eat World
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Oh, for a kid's movie, you need to give it a break

I rented this movie for my cousin, it was his pick and we watched it as soon as we got home, he loved it! I seriously was expecting this big travesty of a film with the way the users are talking about it on IMDb, but I have to honestly say that it wasn't THAT bad, come on, it's a kid's movie, what did you expect? Citizen Kane? For the kids it had a fun plot and cool visuals, yeah, the story was a little lame, but as adults we should know that this movie was not meant for us, so I am going to judge it on being a children's movie.

These kids all have super powers, but don't know how to use them effectively, so the program of Zoom is going to help them become super heroes with a man who was a former celebrity type of hero who is now a has-been. They enjoy being kids with each other and learn how to use their powers in the right ways and must destroy Conor, another former super hero who went bad. Together they all must learn to a team and also a family.

Like I said, for a kid's movie, it's cute and it really wasn't a BAD movie, I've seen worse, believe me! So don't use most of these comments as your judgment factor, see how the kids react and really judge for yourself, it's a fun little flick that I wouldn't watch again, but I think it will be a fun small classic somewhere down the road for the children.

5/10