Zapped (2014 film)

{{short description|2014 American television film by Peter DeLuise}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Zapped 2014 Poster.jpg

| image_size =

| image_alt =

| caption = Promotional poster

| genre = Comedy, Fantasy, Teen

| creator =

| based_on = {{Based on|Boys are Dogs|Leslie Margolis}}

| writer =

| screenplay = {{plainlist|

Rachelle Skoretz
Matt Eddy
Billy Eddy

}}

| story = Rachelle Skoretz

| director = Peter DeLuise

| starring = {{plainlist|

}}

| narrated =

| theme_music_composer = James Jandrisch

| country = United States
Canada

| language = English

| num_episodes =

| producer = Lisa Towers

| editor = Richard Schwadel

| cinematography = Jim Menard

| runtime = 102 minutes

| company = Off-Leash Teleproductions, Inc.

| budget =

| network = Disney Channel

| released = {{Start date|2014|06|27}}

}}

Zapped is a 2014 science fiction teen comedy film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie. It stars Zendaya, Chanelle Peloso, Emilia McCarthy and Spencer Boldman.{{cite web |author=Michael Ausiello |url=http://tvline.com/2013/08/23/zendaya-disney-channel-movie-zapped/ |title=Exclusive: Shake It Up! Star Zendaya Set to Get Zapped By Disney Channel in 2014 |work=TVLine |date=August 23, 2013 |access-date=August 23, 2016 |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327123103/https://tvline.com/2013/08/23/zendaya-disney-channel-movie-zapped/ |url-status=live }} Zendaya plays the lead role, Zoey Stevens.{{cite press release|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/23/zendaya-to-star-zapped-slated-to-premiere-on-disney-channels-around-the-world-in-2014/199101/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825054903/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/23/zendaya-to-star-zapped-slated-to-premiere-on-disney-channels-around-the-world-in-2014/199101/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 25, 2013|title=Zendaya to Star In 'Zapped' Slated to Premiere on Disney Channels Around the World in 2014|publisher=Disney Channel|via=TV by the Numbers|date=August 23, 2013|access-date=June 21, 2016}}

Plot

16-year-old Zoey Stevens is an average high schooler whose widowed mother just remarried. They move in with her new stepfather and three stepbrothers, Adam, Zach, and Ben. Adam is always in a rush due to being captain of the basketball team; Ben is always getting dirty; Zach has a habit of making disgusting food creations, and their father, Ted, is the basketball team coach.

After a disastrous first day at her new school, Zoey downloads an app with the original purpose of controlling the family dog, but after her phone falls into dog food and skates down solar panels, she finds out the app has changed from being able to control her dog to controlling the men in her life. She first finds it freaky, but then realizes how much of an advantage she has and decides to use it as a personal tool.

Zoey uses the app to make things right in her school not forgetting her dance team. Her dance rival, Taylor, becomes suspicious of her while she notices her using the app during dance training. Zoey realizes that using the app against people's advantage isn't going to change anything and decides to quit using the app.

While at the washroom, Taylor steals her phone without her noticing and uses it to make all the men on the basketball court respect and obey her commands. Zoey and her friend Rachel track her down and retrieve the phone from her. Zoey then breaks the phone to pieces, as she learns that she gets to spend more time with her family. After that, a dance competition is held and Zoey's team wins.

In a post-credits scene, two students who are in detention discover Zoey's phone and it zaps, hinting at a sequel.

Cast

Zendaya as Zoey Stevens, the central character of the film.
Chanelle Peloso as Rachel, Zoey's best friend.
Spencer Boldman as Jackson, Zoey's love interest and former boyfriend of Taylor's.
Emilia McCarthy as Taylor, Zoey's rival, school diva.
Adam DiMarco as Adam Thompson, Zoey's oldest stepbrother who plays basketball.
William Ainscough as Ben Thompson, Zoey's youngest step brother.
Aleks Paunovic as Ted Thompson, Zoey's stepfather and Adam, Zach & Ben's widowed father.
Lucia Walters as Jeannie Stevens, Zoey's widowed mother and Adam, Zach & Ben's stepmother.
Jedidiah Goodacre as Tripp
Louriza Tronco as Yuki, Taylor's best friend.
Connor Cowie as Zach Thompson, Zoey's middle step brother.
Samuel Patrick Chu as Charlie, Rachel's love interest.

Production

Zapped is produced by Off-Leash Teleproductions, Inc., distributed by Muse Distribution International and MarVista Entertainment and is licensed by ABC Cable Networks and Family Channel.{{cite web|url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3160034&type=lead|title=Disney Channel Medianet|publisher=Disney Channel|access-date=May 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921064915/http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3160034&type=lead|archive-date=September 21, 2013}}

Broadcast

Zapped was released on demand and Watch Disney Channel on June 23, 2014. It made its debut on June 27, 2014 on Disney Channel in the United States,{{cite news | url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-disney-channel-sets-girl-meets-world-premiere-date-20140501,0,6602271.story | title=Disney Channel sets 'Girl Meets World' premiere date | first=Yvonne | last=Villareal | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=May 2, 2014 | access-date=May 3, 2014 | archive-date=May 3, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503130933/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-disney-channel-sets-girl-meets-world-premiere-date-20140501,0,6602271.story | url-status=live }} and Family Channel in Canada.{{cite web|title=Zapped Watch the PREMIERE Friday June 27 at 8pm et/pt!|url=http://www.family.ca/zapped/|publisher=Family Channel|access-date=May 31, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Disney Channel (UK and Ireland) broadcast the film on July 18, 2014.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DisneyCh_UKNews/status/482834875381456896|title=Disney Channel UK on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=February 25, 2015|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213059/https://twitter.com/DisneyCh_UKNews/status/482834875381456896|url-status=live}}

Reception

The premiere garnered 5.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched broadcast on cable that night.{{cite press release |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/28/disneys-zapped-draws-5-7-million-girl-meets-world-premieres-to-5-2-million/277835/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630233413/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/28/disneys-zapped-draws-5-7-million-girl-meets-world-premieres-to-5-2-million/277835/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2014 |title=Disney's 'Zapped' Draws 5.7 Million; 'Girl Meets World' Premieres to 5.2 Million |publisher=Disney Channel |via=TV By The Numbers |date=June 28, 2014 |access-date=August 13, 2016}} In the United Kingdom, it got 320,000 viewers including timeshift.{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10|title=Weekly Top 10|work=BARB|access-date=December 23, 2014|archive-date=July 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718204656/http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10|url-status=live}}