{"id":280808,"date":"2021-06-22T18:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/zapped-again-is-ugly-hateful-misogynistic-trash-film\/"},"modified":"2021-06-22T18:00:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:00:30","slug":"zapped-again-is-ugly-hateful-misogynistic-trash-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zapped-again-is-ugly-hateful-misogynistic-trash-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#Zapped Again is Ugly, Hateful, Misogynistic Trash \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a367e78a415d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a367e78a415d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zapped-again-is-ugly-hateful-misogynistic-trash-film\/#The_Beginning\" >The Beginning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zapped-again-is-ugly-hateful-misogynistic-trash-film\/#The_DTV_Plot\" >The DTV Plot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zapped-again-is-ugly-hateful-misogynistic-trash-film\/#Talent_Shift\" >Talent Shift<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zapped-again-is-ugly-hateful-misogynistic-trash-film\/#How_the_Sequel_Respects_the_Original\" >How the Sequel Respects the Original<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zapped-again-is-ugly-hateful-misogynistic-trash-film\/#How_the_Sequel_Shits_on_the_Original\" >How the Sequel Shits on the Original<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zapped-again-is-ugly-hateful-misogynistic-trash-film\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Z<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed Again is Ugly, Hateful, Misogynistic Trash \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-678035 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again-360x154.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(<em>Welcome to\u00a0<strong>DTV Descent<\/strong>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> where we explore the weird and wild world of direct-to-video sequels to\u00a0theatrical released movies. In this edition we take a look at a forgotten follow-up to a film better left forgotten<\/em><em>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Everyone has choices in their past that they regret or that leave them feeling even an inkling of shame, and yours truly is no different. One of my biggest shames, and it\u2019s no small thing, is the knowledge that as a young teenager I was a big, big fan of the movie <strong><em>Zapped!<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Part of my misguided interest was powered by hormones, obviously, but I also found its antics to be entertaining enough to rewatch it multiple times on HBO. Decades passed before I revisited the Scott Baio-led \u201ccomedy\u201d only to discover that it in no way lives up to younger me\u2019s hype. At best it\u2019s a\u00a0Dexter Riley film (<em>The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes<\/em>, 1969) for dumb, horny teens, but at worst? Well, it\u2019s far, far worse.<\/p>\n<p>But I\u2019m nothing if not dedicated, so before checking out its direct-to-video sequel, <strong><em>Zapped Again!<\/em><\/strong> (1990), I rewatched it one last time to see how the two compare as a double feature. That sound you hear is me cringing and squirming for 190 minutes straight.<br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-678008 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-360x154.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Beginning\"><\/span>The Beginning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Barnie Springboro (Baio) is an typical 80s movie nerd with glasses, an interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>, and not a cool bone in his body. Peyton Nichols (Aames) is his best friend, a bit smoother, and uses his wit and school photographer gig to woo, seduce, and ogle females. Upskirt photos and daytime beers are Peyton\u2019s jam, but Barnie\u2019s more interested in growing weed and teaching mice to SCUBA dive, which leads, obviously, to inventing a formula for telekinesis. Lifting things with your mind is nice, but the real \u201cfun\u201d comes in his ability to pop open hot girl Jane\u2019s (Heather Thomas) sweater against her will.<\/p>\n<p>More girls\u2019 tops follow, and he even uses his ability to help Peyton score with Jane and take some revealing pics without her knowledge. Barnie tries making some moves of his own with another girl to the point of mentally forcing her shirt up as she tries to hold it down, and it all builds to a prom that trades the fiery death of <em>Carrie<\/em> (1976) for sexual assault as he s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s students nude. Sadly, he doesn\u2019t return home afterwards to die.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-678031 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again1-360x154.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_DTV_Plot\"><\/span>The DTV Plot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_2 -->Kevin Matthews (Todd Eric Andrews) is the new kid at school, but he\u2019s no nerd. He\u2019s sporty, has 20\/20 vision, and stands up for the little guy when the school bullies start picking on the science club. He joins the dweebs for a club meeting and soon discovers a secret hole in the wall holding bottles of prune juice labeled with the name Barnie Springboro. A few gulps later and Kevin is splitting a girl\u2019s pants open and lifting a teacher\u2019s skirt.<\/p>\n<p>The club goes to war with the cool kids\u2019 Key Club, and they hash it out at a school competition where Kevin pops more clothing to reveal girls\u2019 breasts and bottoms because why not. His own horndog nature upsets his friend Lucy (Kelli Williams), who is inexplicably attracted to him, but don\u2019t worry film fans \u2013 he gets to have his cake and eat it too, leading to a school carnival with more casual cruelty and topless \u201cteens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-678032 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again2-360x154.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Talent_Shift\"><\/span>Talent Shift<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This section is usually a gimme for the original, as DTV sequels are invariably a few steps down in the cast and crew departments. But I\u2019m not so sure that applies this time around. <em>Zapped!<\/em> certainly has the bigger names, but while Baio, Aames, and Thomas are well-known television actors, you\u2019d be hard-pressed to find someone defending any of them as \u201cgood\u201d actors. Instead, they\u2019re personalities, who along with the likes of Scatman Crothers and Eddie Deezen, serve to give the movie a series of familiar faces. <em>Zapped Again!<\/em> takes an arguable step up by not including Baio, but it still manages some recognizable faces in the cameo department with Linda Blair, Karen Black, and Lyle Alzado. So let\u2019s consider it a draw in front of the camera.<\/p>\n<p>The filmmakers fare no better, with the added bonus of neither crew being familiar in the slightest. Robert J. Rosenthal (<em>Malibu Beach<\/em>, 1978) directed and co-wrote <em>Zapped!<\/em>, and it was his last feature attempt at either art. His co-writer, Bruce Rubin, made his feature debut here before going out on a high five years later as the writer of the entertainingly campy Thanksgiving horror classic, <em>Blood Rage<\/em> (1987). The director and writers behind <em>Zapped Again!<\/em> managed far busier careers, with Doug Campbell finding his niche as a director of Lifetime thrillers, including the presumably popular \u201cstalking\u201d series (<em>Stalked by My Doctor<\/em>, 2015;\u00a0<em>Stalked by My Doctor: The Return<\/em>, 2016;\u00a0<em>Stalked by My Doctor: Patient\u2019s Revenge<\/em>, 2018). Two of the sequel\u2019s three (!) writers went on to become successful writers\/producers on Disney\u2019s <em>Wizards of Waverly Place<\/em> (2007-2012), but it\u2019s the third who\u2019s the most fascinating. Jack Morris\u2019 IMDB page is limited almost exclusively to acting in 1968\u2019s <em>The Green Slime<\/em>, co-writing <em>Zapped Again!<\/em>, and then appearing as himself on an episode of <em>Fox and Friends<\/em> in 2005.<br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_3 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-678033 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again4-360x154.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_Sequel_Respects_the_Original\"><\/span>How the Sequel Respects the Original<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While most DTV sequels give only a cursory connection to what came before, <em>Zapped Again!<\/em> draws a direct line by mentioning Barney and seeing the return of his own formula. It\u2019s maybe a bit lazy, as that means Kevin doesn\u2019t have to invest any work into things before being gifted with the potion, but lazy pretty much describes the work ethic here. A single character carries over as well, with Sue Ane Langdon returning and now promoted to school principal. The biggest nod to the first film, though, is the continuation of its \u201chilarious\u201d themes of misogyny and assault. Our hero once again removes people\u2019s clothing against their will for skeevy lolz, and he\u2019s celebrated for it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-678036 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/zapped-again3-360x154.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_Sequel_Shits_on_the_Original\"><\/span>How the Sequel Shits on the Original<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While the original <em>Zapped!<\/em> is an offense to the senses, it at least recognizes the dynamic that has served underdog comedies well over the years \u2013 the protagonist should in fact be an underdog in their fight against the bullies. The sequel completely ignores that memo and instead sets Kevin as a cooly self-confident kid from the very start. He makes moves on the most popular girl at school, cracks wise at teachers to entertain classmates, and even wins a fight with a bully on his very first day. These kinds of movies traditionally give the protagonist some obstacle to overcome, but here he\u2019s starting on a level playing field. Worse, he\u2019s every bit the prick that his enemies are. Kevin is a mix of the first film\u2019s two leads in that he has the telekinesis and he\u2019s a cooly malicious asshole with no respect for women.<\/p>\n<p>The missed opportunity here, outside of actually making a good and\/or funny comedy, sits with Lucy and the possibility of a gender-swapped follow-up. Imagine the shenanigans a smart high school girl with the power could get up to, and then shake your head in dismay as a jealous Lucy finally drinks the potion only to humiliate other girls. It\u2019s a throwaway sequence, but it\u2019s the film\u2019s biggest disappointment (in a movie that\u2019s nothing but disappointment).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-678038 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/poster-zapped-again-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/poster-zapped-again-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/poster-zapped-again-1-360x154.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_4 -->Much like the original, <em>Zapped Again!<\/em> is a comedy for preteen boys and incels. The boys expect girls to be all over them, and when they\u2019re not, they get punished via public embarrassment. It\u2019s an ugly theme in an ugly movie, and while it\u2019s trying very hard to make you laugh \u2013 roughly two-thirds of Kevin\u2019s dialogue is sarcasm and empty punchlines \u2013 it never manages to succeed.<\/p>\n<p><em>Want more home video shenanigans? Dig deeper with DTV Descent!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>                            <strong>Cool Posts From Around the Web:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                            <!-- \/post -->\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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