Zotz!

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Zotz! is a 1962 fantasy-comedy film directed by William Castle, in which Tom Poston plays a professor who discovers a magical amulet that grants him bizarre powers.

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instanceOf film
basedOn Zotz! (novel) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Walter Karig NERFINISHED
castMember Cecil Kellaway NERFINISHED
Fred Clark NERFINISHED
Jim Backus NERFINISHED
Julia Meade NERFINISHED
Margaret Dumont NERFINISHED
Tom Poston NERFINISHED
characterHasPower Professor Jonathan Jones can cause pain by pointing at people using the amulet
Professor Jonathan Jones can kill by speaking the word "Zotz" while pointing
Professor Jonathan Jones can slow down time using the amulet
cinematographyBy Gordon Avil NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director William Castle NERFINISHED
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Edward Mann NERFINISHED
filmFormat black-and-white
genre comedy
fantasy
hasMagicObject ancient amulet
hasTitleCharacterUtterance The word "Zotz" activates the amulet's powers
language English
mainCharacter Professor Jonathan Jones NERFINISHED
musicBy Bernard Green NERFINISHED
notableFor gimmick promotion typical of William Castle films
plotSummary A professor discovers a magical amulet that grants him bizarre powers.
productionCompany William Castle Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1960s
releaseYear 1962
runtimeMinutes 87
screenplayBy Ray Russell NERFINISHED
setting United States of America
surface form: United States
starredActor Tom Poston NERFINISHED

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Tom Poston notableWork Zotz!