Zapped

"Boys will be boys... but better"

2014 1h 34m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 652★5IMDB · 6,502

TV MovieComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Zoey is a talented dancer whose organized life is rudely disrupted when she moves in with her new step-dad and three step-brothers, until she discovers a dog-training app that can get boys to obey her every command. But she soon learns that it isn't the cure-all she had hoped for.

“Boys will be boys... but better”

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Cast

Zendaya
Zoey Stevens
Chanelle Peloso
Rachel Todds
Spencer Boldman
Jackson Kale
Emilia McCarthy
Taylor Dean
Adam DiMarco
Adam Thompson
William Ainscough
Ben Thompson
Aleks Paunovic
Ted Thompson
Lucia Walters
Jeannie Stevens

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter DeLuise
Writers: Rachelle Skoretz
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter DeLuise, shot by James Alfred Menard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Jandrisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Schwadel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Zendaya and Chanelle Peloso and Spencer Boldman carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Boys will be boys... but better".

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7 / 7

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IMDB entry: tt3544734 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter DeLuise directs. James Alfred Menard behind the camera. James Jandrisch scores. Richard Schwadel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by Peter DeLuise, shot by James Alfred Menard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by James Jandrisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Richard Schwadel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Zendaya and Chanelle Peloso and Spencer Boldman carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Boys will be boys... but better".
7IMDB entry: tt3544734 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "high school", "dance", "stepbrother", "teen comedy".

The technical file

Cinematography: James Alfred Menard
Original score: James Jandrisch
Editing: Richard Schwadel
Production design: Jill Scott
Costume design: Farnaz Khaki-Sadigh
Makeup / hair: Tana Lynn Moldovanos
Sound: Greg Stewart
Stunt coordinator: Brett Armstrong
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Zapped (2014)
IMDB rating: 5/10 · 6,502 votes
MPAA: TV-G

Awards

5 wins & 1 nomination

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Reno2017-02-14
★ 2/10
Flopped terribly! I did not know why there was so much hate on this film. I never give any preference to those criticisms. Instead, I always prefer taking chances and that's how I saw this film. I was not expecting much. Like usual any Disney films, I thought it would be fun, but my prediction went totally wrong. I am really sorry to join those criticisers, but this film is the worst I have seen in many years. Seeing the bad films are part of my watch, but I never expected this low. The last time I rated this low probably half a decade ago. There's nothing much different in the story comparing with other Disney films such as the recent 'Adventures in Babysitting' and 'The Swap'. But those films fared decently, while this one was utterly crap. Firstly, the cast was unbelievable. It was totally a disaster, including the lead, Zendaya. The only bright spot was the Chanelle Peloso.Especially the mean girl was very annoying. Not as a character, but as an actor with her character execution. The film was based on the book called 'Boys are Dogs'. But the narration was very slow in the film, it took forever between each scene. Only by dragging the film got past the 90 minutes, otherwise it is an hour long film. Only her fans might enjoy it. Not even the little kids or the grown-ups would do that, so I totally recommend to stay away from it. I never used such words that I wrote here for my reviews. I regret for that, but the fact remains that the film is not good, not even average, only very bad. 2/10
Cam_and_Vyond2021-09-30
★ 3/10
I don't like how this movie depicts boys. It seems pretty sexist. And the plot is just dumb. Ain't no way the world a phone can get zapped by dog food and then magically controls boys.