Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand
Seen it?2002 | 65 min | Animation, TV Movie, Action, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Race Across New Zealand was the first of three telefilms made for the Rocket Power cartoon series, first transmitted on Nickelodeon in the US on 16 Feb 2002, during the 2002 Winter Olympics. The plotline entails the Rocket Power gang's trip to New Zealand to participate in "The Junior Waikikamukau Games", with Otto Rocket competing against the son of an athlete who once beat his father Ray at a race in New Zealand (allegedly by cheating), and his sister Reggie's attempts to get herself noticed by Ray, who is constantly cheering for Otto exclusively. Sports featured in this telefilm include zorbing, mountain biking, tubing, dirtboarding, windsurfing, and snowboarding.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 163K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Broni Likomanov, Carol Millican, Jeffrey Scott-Smith
- Joseph AshtonOtto Rocket (voice)
- Shayna FoxReggie Rocket (voice)
- Ulysses CuadraTwister Rodriguez (voice)
- Gary LeRoi GraySam Dullard (voice)
- John KassirRaymundo Rocket / Spectator / Announcer (voice)
- Ray BumataiTito Makani / Spectator (voice)
- Michael WelchTheodore McGill (voice)
- Lombardo BoyarLars Rodriguez (voice)
- Dale DyeLt. Tice Ryan (voice)
- Henry GibsonMerv Stimpleton (voice)