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Overview

User Rating:
4.0/10   2,193 votes
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Writers:
Robert J. Rosenthal (writer)
Bruce Rubin (writer)
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Release Date:
23 July 1982 (USA) more
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Tagline:
An A+ Comedy That Makes the Grade! more
Plot:
A teenager science-nerd gains telekinetic powers. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Reviews:
Scott Baio rules! more (43 total)

Cast

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Scott Baio ... Barney Springboro
Willie Aames ... Peyton Nichols
Robert Mandan ... Walter J. Coolidge
Felice Schachter ... Bernadette
Scatman Crothers ... Dexter Jones
Roger Bowen ... Mr. Springboro

Mews Small ... Mrs. Springboro (as Marya Small)
Greg Bradford ... Robert Wolcott
Hilary Beane ... Corinne Updike
Sue Ane Langdon ... Rose Burnhart

Heather Thomas ... Jane Mitchell
Hardy Keith ... Roscoe Brown
Curt Ayers ... Art
Merritt Butrick ... Gary Cooter
Jennifer Chaplin ... Melissa Granger

Irwin Keyes ... Too Mean Levine
Hank Robinson ... Umpire (as Henry Ford Robinson)
Dick Balduzzi ... Waiter
Bennett Liss ... Croupier
Ron Deutsch ... Larry

Eddie Deezen ... Sheldon
Bryan O'Byrne ... Father Murray
Ed Bakey ... Father Gallagher

Jan Leighton ... Albert Einstein
LaWanda Page ... Mrs. Jones
Rosanne Katon ... Donna
Sandy Serrano ... Amy
Susan Ursitti ... Debby
Corinne Bohrer ... Cindy
Michael Wainwright ... The 'Twisters'
Jason Hickman ... The 'Twisters'
Phil Gilbreth ... The 'Twisters'
Fred Grabert ... The 'Twisters'
Richard Paine ... The 'Twisters'
Holly Rutherford ... Tiger Cheerleader
Lisa Montgomery ... Tiger Cheerleader
P.J. Martin ... Tiger Cheerleader
Kym Fisher ... Tiger Cheerleader
Mieke Lanter ... Tiger Cheerleader
Hyde Anderson ... Spaceship Crew
James Loren ... Spaceship Crew
Dale Lott ... Spaceship Crew
Lynn Seibel ... Spaceship Crew
Randal Patrick ... Frat #1 (as Randy Patrick)
Demetre Phillips ... Frat #2
Joshua Daniel ... Frat #3
Daniel Dayan ... Frat #4

Carlos Lacamara ... Older Barney
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Art Roberts ... Bully in Schoolyard (uncredited)
Jewel Shepard ... Girl in Car (uncredited)

Victor Warren ... Trumpet player (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert J. Rosenthal 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Robert J. Rosenthal  writer
Bruce Rubin  writer

Produced by
Jeff Apple .... producer (as Jeffrey Apple)
Thomas M. Hammel .... associate producer
Jonathan Noah Krivine .... associate producer
Roger La Page .... associate producer
Fran Schuster .... executive producer
Howard R. Schuster .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Charles Fox 
 
Cinematography by
Daniel Pearl 
 
Film Editing by
Robert A. Ferretti 
 
Casting by
Barbara Hanley 
Cathy Henderson 
 
Art Direction by
Boyd Willat 
 
Set Decoration by
Wendy Fine 
 
Makeup Department
Sue Dolph .... makeup artist
Bunny Parker .... assistant hair stylist (as Bunny Parker-Adamson)
Pamela Peitzman .... assistant makeup artist
Roberta Rodriguez .... assistant makeup artist
Peter Tothpal .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
James L. Honore .... sound post-production manager
Blossom Kahn .... executive in charge of production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Capra III .... second assistant director
K.C. Colwell .... second assistant director
Roger La Page .... first assistant director
Stuart Neumann .... second assistant director
Bruce Rubin .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Fred Chriss .... property master
Michael D. Costello .... lead man (as Mike Costello)
Gordon Kennedy .... assistant set dresser
Roman Maziarz .... assistant property master
Riley Morgan .... property master
 
Sound Department
Glenn E. Anderson .... sound mixer
Karl Bergstrom .... boom operator
David Dockendorf .... sound mixer
Joseph Holsen .... supervising sound editor
Bonnie Koehler .... sound designer
Dave Koehler .... assistant sound effects editor
Don MacDougall .... sound mixer
John L. Mack .... sound mixer
Itzhak Magal .... sound mixer
Joseph A. Mayer .... adr editor
John Post .... sound effects editor
Rick Riccio .... sound recording engineer
James Bailey .... foley artist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Richard Albain .... special effects
Ron Nary .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Max W. Anderson .... director of visual effects (as Max Anderson)
Betzy Bromberg .... optical printer operator
Rick Bugental .... visual effects camera
Christofer Dierdorff .... visual effects camera (as Chris Diedorff)
Kim Ellis .... animator
Phillip Hartmann .... visual effects crew
Peg Hunter .... optical line-up
Laurel Klick .... optical printer operator
Candace Lewis .... animator
Paula A. Lumbard .... visual effects production manager (as Paula Lumbard)
Bob MacDonald .... visual effects production manager
Mark Madel .... visual effects crew
David Merritt .... visual effects crew
Sarah Pasanen .... optical line-up (as Sara Pasanen)
Dan Pinkham .... visual effects camera
Chris Regan .... optical coordinator
Peggy Regan .... animator
Nancy Rushlow .... visual effects production supervisor
Michael Stocks .... visual effects camera
Bill Tondreau .... motion control electronics
Robert Blalack .... visual effects crew (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Michael Cassidy .... stunts
Vince Deadrick Jr. .... stunts
Joe Finnegan .... stunts
Gray Johnson .... stunts
Harold Jones .... stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr. .... stunts
Tyann Means .... stunts
John Moio .... stunt coordinator
Ernest Robinson .... stunts
Lincoln Simonds .... stunts
Monty L. Simons .... stunts
Peter Stader .... stunts
Neil Summers .... stunts
Al Wyatt Sr. .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Vincent J. Baldino .... first assistant camera
Ben Batzdorff .... gaffer
Ray Bilger .... stage electrician
Jim Bogard .... gaffer
Stephen Crawford .... electrician
Brian Dean .... electrician
Richard Fitzharris .... electrician
Tom Grubbs .... camera operator: second unit
Alec Hirschfeld .... camera operator: second unit
Peter Mercurio .... grip
David Michaels .... stage electrician
Bruce M. Pasternack .... assistant camera: second unit
Woody Perkins .... grip
J. Michael Popovich .... key grip (as Mike Popovitch)
Bill Richert .... still photographer
Josh Rich .... grip
Robert J. San Martin .... assistant camera: second unit
Mike T. Taylor .... best boy electric
Gary Thieltges .... assistant camera: second unit
Christopher Tufty .... camera operator: second unit
Terry Wimmer .... grip
Jeff Zimmerman .... second assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
James Berryhill .... wardrobe: men
Sharon Day .... costume consultant
Kirk Ramsey .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Bob Bring .... supervising editor
G.W. Brown .... assistant film editor (as Greg Brown)
Gary Carfagno .... assistant film editor
 
Music Department
Jolene Cherry .... music coordinator
Miles Goodman .... orchestrator
John M. Keane .... composer: main theme
Eugene Marks .... music editor
Jim O'Loughlin .... music coordinator
Lloyd Segal .... music coordinator
 
Transportation Department
Dave Cabana .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Lisa Apple .... production assistant
John Barker .... ace intern
Ronald L. Carr .... location manager
Gina Forlenza .... assistant to director
Helene Harris .... production coordinator
Alicia Hollinger .... production assistant
Marion Lovewell .... craft service
James William Newport .... production consultant
Judy Saunders .... script supervisor
Lorie Schweitzer .... production assistant
Cathy Smith .... assistant to producer
Paul Tompkins .... assistant location manager (as Paul F. Tompkins)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Wiz Kid (USA) (working title)
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98 min
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Trivia:
The movie ad received complaints from Los Angeles Times readers, not because of what the readers could see but because the illustrated boy characters could see up the skirt of the illustrated girl character. A modified movie ad was run in the Los Angeles Times with the illustrated girl's character's modesty protected by a lower skirt from the illustrated boy characters. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Barney uses cheese as food for the mice, however it's a fact that constant amounts of cheese is actually bad for mice. more
Quotes:
Robert Wolcott: Ready buddy?
Peyton Nichols: Ready Freddie!
Robert Wolcott: Don't you ever call me that. Call me that again, and I'll kill you!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Svengoolie: Zapped!" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Just For Fun more

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15 out of 17 people found the following review useful.
Scott Baio rules!, 1 July 2003
Author: Beau Wilcox (bwilcox) from Little Rock, AR

And I ain't joshin'.

Why Scott Baio gets the proverbial shaft when great actors are discussed is beyond me. Here's a cat who has dated all the hottest tail and was the driving force behind what is arguably the edgiest, most acerbic teen flick ever in "Zapped!" ... yet he is often mentioned in the same breath with the two-headed Corey Monster (Haim and Feldman) and his frequent, far less dramatically astute compatriot, Mr. Willie Aames. Such degradation is tantamount to a travesty.

This movie is a cutting comedic triumph. Baio's character makes incisive observations about the empty rhetoric of adolescence, and challenges authority not only with his telekinetic powers, but alcohol, tobacco and sex. And let's examine the telekinesis closer -- is it just another one of those blessing-and-a-curse afflictions that finds the right guy or girl? Absolutely not. We're talking about a uniquely Zen ideal, a manifestation of a young man's private internal nirvana in the laboratory of the local high school. Beakers move, brooms sweep up debris, roulette wheels spin out of control, dad tosses liquid laxative all over himself uncontrollably ... this is a celluloid incarnation of unrivaled genius.

Alas, who am I kidding? This movie is stupid bad. And yet I still love it, dammit. So sue me.

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