Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999) (TV)

Director:

Kenneth Johnson

Writers (WGA):

Marilyn Sadler (book) and
Roger Bollen (book) ...

Release Date:

23 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

She's One Galactic Girl Who Saves The Day In A Stellar Way!

Plot:

Zenon Car is a trouble-prone 13-year-old girl who, in the year 2049 AD, lives on a space station with the rest of her family...

Plot Keywords:

Earth | Space Station | Punishment | Family Relationships | Banishment

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Kirsten Storms	...	Zenon Kar
Raven-Symoné	...	Nebula Wade
Stuart Pankin	...	Commander Edward Plank
Holly Fulger	...	Aunt Judy Kling
Frederick Coffin	...	Parker Wyndham
Bob Bancroft	...	Mr. Lutz
Greg Thirloway	...	Mark Kar
Phillip Rhys	...	Proto Zoa
Gwynyth Walsh	...	Astrid Kar
Lauren Maltby	...	Margie Hammond
Danielle Fraser	...	Lynx
Brenden Jefferson	...	Andrew (as Brenden Richard Jefferson)
Blair Slater	...	Aquillat
Zach Lipovsky	...	Matt
Neil Denis	...	Leo

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

De Passe Entertainment

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Zenon is closing the doors on Wyndom and Lutz, Wyndom says, "Nooo!", but his mouth reads, "Ahhhh!".

Quotes:

Matt: Reality pill, Margie! It was never you he liked, it was the car!

Movie Connections:

Followed by Zenon: The Zequel (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Super Nova Girl

Don't Be Ashamed

This movie came out when I was maybe, 6 or 7 years old. I fell in love with it, and the sequel "Zenon the Zequel." Truthfully, after a while I outgrew the Disney Channel, especially once the DCOM started to get beyond corny. However, Zenon game out in the "golden age" of DCOMs. Is the movie a bit unbelievable? Yes, of course it is. Is it cheesy? Yeah, the lingo makes you cringe sometimes. I watched the movie again last night though, and realized that this movie has something that the recent DCOMs doesn't: good acting. Kirsten Storms is amazing as Zenon, with her insanely expressive eyes. She works as hard as she can to make the words she's saying not make you laugh, especially the 7 odd times she exclaims "Ceedus Lepeedus!" As of last night, I've decided that I shouldn't be ashamed if I still like this movie. The clothes are hilarious, since in the future we apparently have flashbacks to the 80s, and same with the words (Stellar, etc). This movie also has a plot that you can't predict right away. When Lutz puts the disc into the Class 4 system, we don't know what he's doing, and neither does Zenon. And the idea of "grounded" meaning being sent to Earth is brilliant. Overall, this movie is a bit hyper and a bit corny, but it's one of the few DCOM that I've watched recently that actually has a somewhat believable plot and great acting. So those of you around my age: don't be ashamed if you still love this movie. It's much better than being in love with High School Musical.