Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century

"She's one galactic girl who saves the day in a stellar way!"

1999 1h 37m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 195

FamilyAdventureComedyScience FictionTV Movie

Synopsis

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Zenon Kar, a 13-year-old girl who lives on a space station in the year 2049, gets into some trouble and is banished to Earth. With help from some Earth friends she must find her way back.

“She's one galactic girl who saves the day in a stellar way!”

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Cast

Kirsten Storms
Zenon Kar
Raven-Symoné
Nebula Wade
Stuart Pankin
Cmd. Edward Plank
Holly Fulger
Aunt Judy Kling
Frederick Coffin
Parker Wyndham
Bob Bancroft
Mr. Lutz
Gregory Smith
Greg
Greg Thirloway
Mark Kar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenneth Johnson
Writers: Stu Krieger
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Zenon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenneth Johnson, shot by Ron Orieux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Kirsten Storms and Raven-Symoné and Stuart Pankin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She's one galactic girl who saves the day in a stellar way!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0186726 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kenneth Johnson directs. Ron Orieux behind the camera. Phil Marshall scores. Terry Stokes cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Zenon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kenneth Johnson, shot by Ron Orieux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Phil Marshall. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Terry Stokes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kirsten Storms and Raven-Symoné and Stuart Pankin carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "She's one galactic girl who saves the day in a stellar way!".
8IMDB entry: tt0186726 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ron Orieux
Original score: Phil Marshall
Editing: Terry Stokes
Production design: Joseph T. Garrity
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999)

Part of

Zenon Collection

Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie, starring Kirsten Storms as the eponymous heroine. The film was based on the book Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century written by Marilyn Sadler and Roger Bollen. The film was originally conceived as a pilot for a potential television series, but the series never got off the ground. Nevertheless, the movie proved popular and warranted two sequels, Zenon: The Zequel (2001) and Zenon: Z3 (2004).