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Zotz!

  • 19621962
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
866
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Julia Meade and Tom Poston in Zotz! (1962)
Official Trailer
Play trailer2:42
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ComedyFantasy

A professor comes into possession of an amulet with magical powers.A professor comes into possession of an amulet with magical powers.A professor comes into possession of an amulet with magical powers.

IMDb RATING
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866
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  • Director
    • William Castle
  • Writers
    • Ray Russell(screenplay)
    • Walter Karig(novel)
  • Stars
    • Tom Poston
    • Julia Meade
    • Jim Backus
  • Director
    • William Castle
  • Writers
    • Ray Russell(screenplay)
    • Walter Karig(novel)
  • Stars
    • Tom Poston
    • Julia Meade
    • Jim Backus
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Zotz!
    Trailer 2:42
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    Top cast

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    Tom Poston
    Tom Poston
    • Prof. Jonathan Jones
    Julia Meade
    Julia Meade
    • Prof. Virginia Fenster
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Horatio Kellgore
    Fred Clark
    Fred Clark
    • Gen. Bullivar
    Cecil Kellaway
    Cecil Kellaway
    • Dean Joshua Updike
    Zeme North
    Zeme North
    • Cynthia Jones
    Margaret Dumont
    Margaret Dumont
    • Persephone Updike
    James Millhollin
    James Millhollin
    • Dr. Kroner
    Carl Don
    • Josh Bates
    Mike Mazurki
    Mike Mazurki
    • Igor
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Observer on Street
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Arnold
    Phil Arnold
    • Bald-Headed Man
    • (uncredited)
    Ella Mae Brown
    Ella Mae Brown
    • Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Cross
    • Country Club Member
    • (uncredited)
    George DeNormand
    George DeNormand
    • Country Club Member
    • (uncredited)
    Susan Dorn
    Susan Dorn
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Angus Duncan
    Angus Duncan
    • Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Castle
    • Writers
      • Ray Russell(screenplay)
      • Walter Karig(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      William Castle: [gimmick] Upon its initial theatrical release, "Zotz" plastic coins were given to ticket buyers.
    • Goofs
      When Professor Jones is being given directions, the officer tells him that the five sides of the Pentagon building are lettered A through E. This is not correct. The letter designations are given to the five pentagonal "rings", with A the innermost and E the outermost. Ten numbered corridors connect the rings. Offices are designated by floor number, ring letter, corridor and room number, e.g., 4C515, a system that is far less complicated than the one being explained.
    • Quotes

      William Castle: [points at the Columbia logo] Zotz!

      Torch Lady: Zotz? What's Zotz?

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the closing credits, the Torch Lady in the Columbia Pictures logo smiles and says "Zotz all!"
    • Connections
      Features Homicidal (1961)
    • Soundtracks
      You're in the Army Now
      (uncredited)

      Music by Isham Jones

      Lyrics by Tell Taylor and Ole Olsen

      Played in the Pentagon scenes

    User reviews29

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    Featured review
    6/10
    creative
    Here's something that you don't see every day. In "Zotz!", a college professor (Tom Poston) discovers an ancient coin which has three uses for whomever holds it: if you point to someone, the person feels a sharp pain; if you say "zotz" to someone, the person goes into slow motion; if you point to someone and say "zotz", it kills the person. Not only does he start using it throughout town - with some unintended consequences - but the Soviet Union gets wind of the story (so you know what that means).

    Overall, the movie was pretty (seeing him make Jim Backus move in slow motion was something), but the part about the Russian agents trying to steal the coin was sort of silly.
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    • lee_eisenberg
    • May 23, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Зотц!
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • William Castle Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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