Dr. Otto grows a hand out of the top of his head and tries to destroy the world.
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Title: Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1985)
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Cast
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| Jim Varney | ... | Dr. Otto / Rudd Hardtact / Laughin' Jack / Guy Dandy / Auntie Nelda / Ernest P. Worrell | |
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Glenn Petach | ... | Otto's Head Hand |
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Myke R. Mueller | ... | Lance |
| Jackie Welch | ... | Doris | |
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Daniel Butler | ... | Slave Willie / Aide #1 - Kegler |
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Esther Huston | ... | Tina |
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Tina Goetze | ... | Rhonda Sue |
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Jennifer Wood | ... | Monique |
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David Landon | ... | Bank Pres. Rutherford |
| Mac Bennett | ... | V.P. #1 | |
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Winslow Stillman | ... | Lance's Dad |
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Mary Jane Harvill | ... | Lance's Mom |
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Irv Kane | ... | Herr Vonschnick |
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Leslie Potter | ... | Mme. Vonschnick |
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Bill Middleton | ... | Man at Autoteller |
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Ernest P. Worrel tries out a strange contraption he bought cheaply called the Changing Coffin. The machine turns him into his opposite - a mad scientist and supervillain bent on world domination called Dr. Otto. He plans to use his Gloom Beam to render all the computers that keep people's financial records and bank accounts useless which would make him the only one with access to all this dough. Bumbling hero Lance Sterling and his cautious sidekick Doris are sent to Dr. Otto's lair to stop him. There, they must face various scary alter egos of Dr. Otto as well as his manservant, Willie the Robot.
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Music by Shane Keister
Lyrics by Shane Keister, John R. Cherry III (as John Cherry) & Coke Sams
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Most copies of this film that are available are of very low visual quality. Because of this, some fans have been campaigning for the film to receive a new scan from the original 35mm film negatives. This might prove very difficult as all the negatives and prints of this film no longer exist. A few prints were, however, sold to private collectors within the last few years. So the chances for a digital remaster of the film are possible, but very low. See more »Quotes
Tina: My makeup's running,my hair's a mess,and I'm gonna die! Why? Because I didn't listen to my mother,and fell for a foreign accent with a hand growing out of his head!See more »
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[Closing message] We're sorry Elmo - if we get to film another one, we'll make it up to you. See more »Soundtracks
The RiddleMusic by Shane Keister
Lyrics by Shane Keister, John R. Cherry III (as John Cherry) & Coke Sams
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
19 July 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dr. Otto See more »Company Credits
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A dark comedy, a twist that is somewhere between Ernest and Tim Burton, very cheaply made but well done, surrealistic plot with very cool characters made especially by the man Jim Varney. This movie is like watching a dream and then waking up not having any idea what to think, what a great flick.