ZENON: GIRL OF THE 21st CENTURY

Starring: Kirsten Storms, Raven-Symone
Original Airdate: 1999
Type: Adventure

Zenon Carr is just like you and me. Except for the fact that she lives in the year 2049 and resides on a space station. Zenon loves her space-station life, but she's a regular rebel, always getting into trouble. Her parents warn her that she'd better shape up, and she agrees. But then one day, while collecting recyclables in the station's garbage disposal to use in the making of stellar jewelry, Zenon stumbles across a sinister plan. Somebody who definitely should not be there has broken into the main control room. Has he done something to the space station's main computer? Zenon picks up a computer chip Sinister Guy has dropped. And then -- security alert! Guess who's caught in front of the control-room door? Zenon!

Despite Zenon's protests that she was not the intruder, nobody believes her. Her parents are so fed up with their rebel-rousing daughter, they decide their only option for punishment is to send Zenon down to Earth to live with her aunt. Zenon is devastated. She hasn't lived on Earth since she was five! It's gross and smelly down there! And she'll miss her friends on the space station and her ultra-glam life!

Down on Earth, Zenon is definitely a fish-out-of-water. The Earth kids laugh at Zenon's spandexy clothing and lack of knowledge about all things Earthy. At first, Zenon totally hates Earth. But before long, she's discovering things that she could never have encountered on that high-tech space ship... she goes swimming... she rides a horse... she eats fast food....

Okay, so Earth isn't half bad after all. But Zenon still misses her parents and friends. What's more -- she knows that the guy who broke into the control room may have sabotaged the space station in order to assist with his boss's nefarious purposes! The Bad Guys are now on Earth, and they know Zenon has the computer chip... and they'll do whatever it takes to get it back. Nobody on the space station believes Zenon's sabotage theories. But when bad things start happening on the station, Zenon knows it's up to her to prove everybody wrong and save the day. With the help of her new Earth boyfriend, Zenon manages to stow away on a transport ship, make it back to the space station, and...

Can she fix everything before it's too late?!

Well, considering that this movie was followed by two sequels, what do you think?

Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century was a Disney Channel Original movie. It is available on VHS.






10/16/2005
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