Zapped Again!

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Zapped Again!
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Directed byDoug Campbell
Written byJack Morris
Produced byJeff Apple
Robert J. Rosenthal
StarringTodd Eric Andrews
Kelli Williams
CinematographyTom Grubbs
Edited byMichael Spence
Music byBrian Scott Bennett
Production
company
Distributed byPathfinder Pictures
Release date
  • April 14, 1990 (1990-04-14)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Zapped Again! is a 1990 American direct-to-video science fiction comedy film directed by Doug Campbell and starring Todd Eric Andrews and Kelli Williams. It is a sequel to Zapped! (1982). [1]

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Plot

Kevin Matthews (Todd Eric Andrews), becomes a new pupil at Ralph Waldo Emerson High School. Rejected by the trendy Key Club, he instead joins the Science Club. There he accidentally discovers a number of vials that were made by former student Barney Springboro (from the original film) behind a hidden panel in the lab.

After drinking the contents, Kevin develops psychokinetic powers. He amuses himself by lifting girls' dresses and humiliating the Key Club jocks, becoming popular in the process. However, the Key Club plots a cruel revenge.

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 0% based on reviews from 5 critics. [2]

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References

  1. (5 June 1990). Only for those with time to zap, New Straits Times , Retrieved December 15, 2010
  2. "Zapped Again! (1990)". Rotten Tomatoes .