| | | "Based on the Novel ""Zoom's Academy for the Super Gifted"" by Jason Lethcoe."
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English, French, Subtitled, Dubbed & Subtitled
Out-of-shape, out-of-work former superhero Jack Shepard (Tim Allen) is recruited by scientist Marsha Holloway (Courtney Cox) to transform a motley crew of kids into superheroes. Together they'll learn to work as a team and save the world from an evil menace set on total destruction.
"Fun for all ages...Superpowered laughs!" In Touch Weekly
"A family-friendly adventure." Jason Anderson, The Globe and Mail
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS AUGUST 11, 2006Tim Allen stars as Jack, AKA "Captain Zoom," a retired superhero who returns to action when he's asked to teach at a school for young superheroes-in-training.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Dubbed: French | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 8/7/2007 |
| Running Time: 88 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 14150 | | UPC: 00043396141506 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Chevy Chase | | Courteney Cox | | Rip Torn | | Tim Allen | | Adam Rifkin - Screenplay | | Christophe Beck - Original Music By | | David Berenbaum - Screenplay | | David Tattersall - Cinematographer | | Jason Lethcoe - Based On Novel By | | Joshu de Cartier - Art Director | | Lawrence Jordan - Editor | | Peter Hewitt - Director | | Tamara Deverell - Art Director | | Todd Garner - Producer | | Trevor Engelson - Executive Producer |
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| | Professional Reviews | Box Office
"The kids are cute, Allen is affable and charming, and Chevy Chase shows flashes of his old brilliance..." 10/01/2006 p.45Variety 5 of 10
After his sharply satirical performance in "Galaxy Quest," Tim Allen might seem perfect for the lead in another semi-spoofy sci-fi misadventure. But the actor merely goes through the motions here as Jack Shepard, a has-been superhero who hung up his cape after his similarly powerful brother went over to the dark side. The under-achieving "Zoom" resembles nothing so much as a subpar episode of a failed Disney Channel teleseries...The vets in the cast are ill-served by the thin script -- adapted by Adam Rifkin and David Berenbaum from a graphic novel by Jason Lethcoe -- but that doesn't completely excuse their rote performances...As for the unremarkable newcomers in the cast: If they're going to be breakout performers, they'll have to find something better to break out of. - Joe Leydon
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