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Zotz!

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Zotz!
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1hr 27min
Genres:
Comedy,Sci-Fi
Release:
1962
Directors:
William Castle, Ray Russell
Starring:
Tom Poston, Julia Meade, Jim Backus  ...more
Synopsis: TV actor Tom Poston stars as Prof. Jonathan Jones in this early feature-film appearance, a standard comedy-fantasy oriented to the youngsters. The good professor has come into possession of "zotz," a coin that has three magical properties. It can either cause intense pain if its bearer points an accusing finger at an intended victim or it can make things move in slow-motion, with the right command. If the accusatory finger and the command are used simultaneously, the victim dies. Naturally, just ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Zotz!, William Castle's adaptation of Walter Karig's satirical allegory, comes across as Castle's version of a live-action Disney film of the period. It's family-friendly; has a naïve hero thrust in the middle of chaotic action; and features silly professors, too-professional government agents, and even wily foreign evildoers (although these are very definitely Russian, rather than undefined, as was ... Full Review
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Tom Poston
Prof. Jonathan Jones
Julia Meade
Prof. Virginia Fenster
Jim Backus
Horatio Kellgore
Fred Clark
Gen. Bulliver
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