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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zotz! canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10310774 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zotz! Context triple: [Tom Poston, notableWork, Zotz!]
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A.
Taznatit
Taznatit is a Berber language whose features have influenced the development and structure of the Korandje language.
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B.
Tzurulum
Tzurulum is the historical name of the modern Turkish city of Çorlu, a long-inhabited settlement in Eastern Thrace.
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C.
Zog
Zog is a children's picture book by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, about an eager young dragon learning at dragon school.
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D.
La Tzoumaz
La Tzoumaz is a Swiss alpine village and ski resort in the 4 Vallées region, known for its family-friendly slopes and access to extensive interconnected ski terrain.
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E.
Zezuru
Zezuru is a major dialect of the Shona language spoken primarily in central and northern Zimbabwe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zotz! Target entity description: 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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A.
Taznatit
Taznatit is a Berber language whose features have influenced the development and structure of the Korandje language.
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B.
Tzurulum
Tzurulum is the historical name of the modern Turkish city of Çorlu, a long-inhabited settlement in Eastern Thrace.
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C.
Zog
Zog is a children's picture book by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, about an eager young dragon learning at dragon school.
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D.
La Tzoumaz
La Tzoumaz is a Swiss alpine village and ski resort in the 4 Vallées region, known for its family-friendly slopes and access to extensive interconnected ski terrain.
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E.
Zezuru
Zezuru is a major dialect of the Shona language spoken primarily in central and northern Zimbabwe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zotz! Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.