Zapped! (1982)

Cheesy but totally irresistible
If you want to be easily amused with a movie that does not demand anything from you but your time, this movie will deliver that for you. Check your brain at the door and enjoy the good spirits.

Well, it's about time!


This is another one of my favorite eighties comedies. Plus this is another one of those films where I was confused about what kind of audience they were reaching out to. It's got all the appeal of a pre-teen fantasy comedy, but then again there was nudity and marijuana scenes, which gave this film an R rating. But, I was about 20 when I first saw it in the theatre and I was still the kind of guy who enjoyed watching the "ABC Afternoon Specials" so I guess I'll always be a kid at heart.

For those of you concerned when you read the info above, This DVD does have both the Full Screen and the Widescreen (1:85) version of this film. And it is in 2 channel stereo, which is okay. I loved the eighties. The music of early MTV, and great films like this one.

So Bad, It's Great!!!
I cannot tell you how awful I think this film is, yet with every fiber of my guilty being, I cannot get enough of it! Awful script, mediocre acting and over the top attempts at anything for a laugh, what should have been a complete and utter trainwreck actually proves to be one of the guiltiest pleasures in the world. I LOVE IT!

When forced by friends in late night gab fests what movie they'll never admit to anyone they love, ZAPPED! almost always tops the list (with Spielberg's "1941" a close second) - I'm talking about myself and close friends my age.

It's hard to predict whether this movie will have lasting impact on future generations - I mean, the clothes, feathered hairstyles and make-up of the early 80's are dreadful (i.e. Aames's Jordache jeans), but for anyone in the mood for a good d*** and fart joke (not to mention a belching dog), I highly recommend.

I grew up in the early days of cable tv and ZAPPED! aired a lot back then, almost as often as THE BEASTMASTER. Since then, it's been like an enigma - like a bad relationship you know will never work, yet you can't walk away from and try to hide from everyone at all costs. That's ZAPPED! for me - I love it, but after 25 years, I feel only now I can tell the world.

Get the DVD - you just may like it as much as I do. But don't tell anyone! ;-)