Zoom - Academy For Superheroes - Academy For Superheroes

Action, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction

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
Kate Mara	Summer Jones/Wonder
Rip Torn	General Larraby
Michael Cassidy	Dylan West/Houdini
Ryan Newman	Cindy Collins/Princess
Michael Cassidy (VI)
Ryan Newman (III)
Cornelia Guest	Cindy's Mom

Director	Peter Hewitt
Producer	Joseph Boccia; Trevor Engelson; Suzanne Todd; Jennifer Todd
Writer	Adam Rifkin; David Berenbaum

The bright colors and simple stories of classic superhero comics are the template for Zoom--none of that moody, bleak X-Men nonsense here. Retired superhero Captain Zoom (Tim Allen, The Shaggy Dog) gets pulled out of mothballs when the government decides to assemble a new team of super-powered kids. The motley quartet includes a herculean little girl (Ryan Newman), an invisible slacker (Michael Cassidy, The O.C. ), a telekinetic hot chick (Kate Mara, 24), and a chunky lad whose body inflates to enormous size (Spencer Breslin, The Cat in the Hat, The Kid). But Zoom has lost his super-speed and gained a cynical chip on his shoulder; will he regain his faith in heroes in time to battle an impending menace? There's nothing original about Zoom, but the engaging cast--which also includes Courteney Cox (Friends), Kevin Zegers (Transamerica), and Rip Torn (Men in Black, Forty Shades of Blue)--could have given some pep to a competent formulaic script. Unfortunately, they were saddled with this one. But the saddest aspect of Zoom is the sight of Chevy Chase (Foul Play, Fletch) trying to muster a scrap of his lost talent. --Bret Fetzer

Stills from Zoom (click for larger image)

Beyond Zoom at Amazon.com

The Book, Amazing Adventures From Zoom's Academy

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