Zoom (film)
- Tim Allen: Jack Sheppard; Captain Zoom
- Courteney Cox: Marsha
- Chevy Chase: Dr. Grant
- Rip Torn: Larraby
- Spencer Breslin: Tucker Williams; Mega Boy
- Kevin Zegers: Connor Sheppard; Concussion
- Kate Mara: Summer Jones; Wonder
- Michael Cassidy: Dylan West; Houdini
- Ryan Newman: Cindy; princess
Zoom - Academy for Superheroes is a superhero comedy in which the getting on in years, Jack, who was formerly the superhero Zoom, a new superhero force will be formed.
Action
Cindy (6 ), Tucker ( 12) Summer ( 16) and Dylan (17 ) have special abilities: Cindy can effortlessly lift extremely heavy objects, Tucker can increase his body extremities, buzzer can read minds and move objects by mental power and Dylan can make invisible and has clairvoyant abilities.
Former superhero Jack is to form the four children to superheroes. First, he has little desire to and do not take seriously the job. So he flies, for example, with the children in a flying saucer to a burger restaurant to get something to eat now. When he realizes that his former troop was missing the feeling of togetherness, he decides to weld the children to a "family" - which he manages with the help of the psychologist Marsha.
The real reason for the training action Jack is not known. His troops were then irradiated with gamma rays 13 to give them super powers. Jack's brother Connor was thus but a villain. For many years held him all dead, but now he wants to return and drive on earth to mischief. The newly trained superheroes to stop him. To ensure that the forces of the children really sufficient even, General Larraby wants them also irradiated with gamma rays 13. When Jack finds out about it, he flees with the children and fight on your own against his brother, where he re-discovered his superpowers. Finally, Connor is defeated.
Reviews
- Cinema: Nonstop Nonsense - infantile and sinnfrei.
Awards
2007 Tim Allen was nominated ( among other things) for his role as Jack for the Razzie as worst actor.
Ryan Newman was nominated for the Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a Feature Film " in the category "Young Actress Age Ten or Younger ".