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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Zotz! (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Walter Karig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Cecil Kellaway
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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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
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| starredActor | Tom Poston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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