I saw this movie for the first time today. Thought it was awful, yet I couldn't change the channel. The story kind of lags and goes no where, the acting is pretty terrible. I had to remind myself it was the 80's so it was okay. If you get really high before watching this I think you will love it. I wish I was high when I watched it. I have to have 10 lines of text to tell you how awful this movie was. On TV it blurred the boobs. The weed looked better then they had at the time. There were mice swimming in some kind of suits. Is this 10 lines? I guess not. So you want me to tell you more about this movie? Well..... It has that guy from Charl....10 lines...DOne.

Sort of a MODERN PROBLEMS of the teen set or a racy update of the Disney DEXTER films, ZAPPED stars Scott Baio as a brainy scientific high school whiz kid Barney. After womanizing rich kid Peyton, played by future CHARLES IN CHARLES co-star Willie Aames, pours beer into a potion that explodes in the laboratory, Barney's able to move things around at will: ranging from bullies to girl's skirts and not in that order.Too silly for the college crowd and too dirty for kids, the lighthearted tale never quite knows where it's going, or why. But the banal venture is not without merit. Felice Schachter's spectacled beauty Bernadette, as a snoopy journalist student, is a good love interest, providing a conscious for our hero, eventually using his power to gamble.Scenes involving Barney's skills to save his troublesome friend out of sticky situations, mostly involving ingénue hottie Heather Thomas and her jerky college beau, are engaging with dated yet somewhat impressive special effects. As are the segments where Barney causes a ventriloquist dummy to stalk his religious zealot mother (Mews Small).Okay, so it's no comedy classic, but all the hijinx magic, leading to homage of CARRIE – Barney turning the prom into a frantic tornado – is fun enough to keep you entertained. And what else do you expect from a film with this title? For More Reviews: www.cultfilmfreaks.com

This highly under-rated film of the early 80's is not only a masterpiece but a film of immense cultural significance. One that really should be studied in any film course that is on offer at tertiary institutions around the world. It not only shows good versus evil it has such grand themes as science versus nature and a meditation on the religious right that is often over looked by the more carefree viewer.These grand precepts joined with a killer soundtrack just reinforce this film as a piece of cinematic wizardry.Furthermore the cast and the special effects contribute to these points and it is imperative that when one views this motion picture these underlying themes and points are taken on board to ensure a true appreciation of possibly the greatest film ever produced.A must see!

I regret that the story had to be resolved by ruining a senior prom--i.e., using a sledgehammer for a flyswatter job. I regret that others were punished for what Peyton did. :( That is to say, that other kids were suddenly undressed (and the musicians fled) after Peyton's subterfuge was exhibited--the naked picture he subtly took of the girl. Then she stunned Barney with a hunk of watermelon. Silly me. I always thought that a culprit should be punished for his own deeds; oh, well, I guess the producers thought that the audience would consider it hilarious: "Better them than me..."