Zoom: Academy for Superheroes

Director: Peter Hewitt Peter Hewitt

Overview

When Earth is faced with certain destruction, an over-the-hill superhero is charged with the task of training four super-powered kids to harness their powers and save the planet in an out-of-this-world comedy adventure for the whole family from director Peter Hewitt. Tim Allen, Spencer Breslin, Courteney Cox, and Chevy Chase star in a film written by Adam Rifkin and David Berenbaum and based on Jason Lethcoe's comic book Zoom's Academy for the Super Gifted.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/13/2007
UPC:	0043396141506
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	PG
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:28:00
Sales rank:	5,366

Special Features

Bringing Superheroes to Life: The Making of Zoom; Academy for Superheroes: Guide for Kids

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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
Rip Torn	General Larraby
Kate Mara	Summer Jones/Wonder
Ryan Newman	Cindy Collins/Princess
Michael Cassidy	Dylan West/Houdini
Cornelia Guest	Cindy's Mom
Ashton Moio	Halloween Bully
Ridge Canipe	Mean Bully
Danny McCarthy	Meaner Bully
Rashad Richards	Jupiter the Gas Giant
David L. Lander	Wendy's Employee
Lauren Sanchez	Reporter
Willie Garson	Dick
Michael Anthony	Isolation Guard
John Carr Watson	Guard in Lecture Hall
Jane Hajduk	Researcher Taylor
Adam Bocknek	Researcher Adam
Darryl Flatman	Gamma Room Technician
Tommy Chang	Martial Arts Instructor
Zoe Mugford	Researcher
Lenka Matuska	Scientist No. 1
David Farant	Scientist No. 2
Meg Anderson	Cheerleader No. 1
Deanna DeLisle	Cheerleader No. 2
Kendra Rose Montagna	Cheerleader No. 3
Trisha Murray	Cheerleader No. 4
Tim Nasiopoulos	Large Agent
Thomas F. Wilson	Dylan's Teacher
Kevin Zegars	Actor
Christophe Beck	Composer

Technical Credits

Adam Rifkin

David Berenbaum

Peter Hewitt	Director
Adam Rifkin	Screenwriter
David Berenbaum	Screenwriter
Suzanne Todd	Producer,Producer
Todd Garner	Producer,Executive Producer
Trevor Engelson	Producer,Executive Producer
Neil Machlis	Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Nick Osborne	Producer,Executive Producer
Tina Gerussi	Casting
John Papsidera	Casting
Robert Scherer	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Tim Allen -- the voice of Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear and the only-on-TV space hero of Galaxy Quest -- puts his best action-hero foot forward in Zoom: Academy for Superheroes. Based on Jason Lethcoe's graphic novel series, the film casts Allen as the less-than-incredible Jack Shepard, a.k.a. Captain Zoom, a bitter former superhero who is called back into action to transform a squad of "misfits, outcasts, and weirdoes" into Team Zenith. The recruits include Cindy, age 6 (Ryan Newman), a petulant princess with Herculean strength; Tucker, 12 (Spencer Breslin), a plus-size boy with expandable body parts; Summer (Kate Mara), 16, an empathetic high schooler with telekinetic skills; and Dylan, 17 (Michael Cassidy), who can make himself invisible. Jack's brother, whose exposure to gamma radiation transformed him into the villainous Concussion, decimated the original Team Zenith. Thought dead, Concussion is headed back to earth from another dimension to wreak havoc. Can Jack be inspired to become the hero he once was and rally the fractious new team to save the day? Viewers closer to Cindy's age will best appreciate Zoom's modest special effects, empowering action, rocking montages (all set to Smash Mouth songs, though there's not an "All-Star" in the bunch), and gross-out gags, such as demonstrations by Team Zenith applicants "gifted" in flatulence and snot production. Chevy Chase, as a bumbling scientist, and Rip Torn, as a hard-nosed general, elevate their scenes, but Courtney Cox is ill served as a maternal psychologist who is required to fall down a lot. Parents will appreciate that, at a mere 83 minutes, this film zooms by.