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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 / Kegler |
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Esther Huston | ... | Tina |
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Tina Goetze | ... | Rhonda Sue |
| Jennifer Wood | ... | Monique | |
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David Landon | ... | Bank Pres. Rutherford |
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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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Country:
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19 July 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Doris: Bouillabaisse,it originated on the coast of France.
Lance: I know that.As you know,I'm a gourmet cook.
Doris: Yeah,it shows.
Lance: There is not an ounce of fat on my body! I'm on the metric system!
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This is the only film featuring Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney) in which he is not the title character. See more »Quotes
Lance: [reading from Otto's riddle] "It was he who had an eye,but could not see.It was he who served Bouillabaisse,when he was a she".Doris: Bouillabaisse,it originated on the coast of France.
Lance: I know that.As you know,I'm a gourmet cook.
Doris: Yeah,it shows.
Lance: There is not an ounce of fat on my body! I'm on the metric system!
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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 »Frequently Asked Questions
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This movie is strangely surreal, and if you're an Ernest/Jim Varney fan in the least, you'll really enjoy it. The film starts a bit slow, but really starts to come together when we learn the connection between bumbling hero Lance Sterling (great name!) and pussy-willow-adorned, third-hand-on-his-head villain Dr. Otto. Willie the Robot is also a hoot, what with his changing smiley-face expressions, and Lance's assistant Doris is the brains behind the hero. Auntie Nelda is fall-down funny, especially when she's discussing her "dear, departed nephew Hymie" or clubbing creatures on the floor with a toxin-laden ladle.
There are a lot of little clever bits and dialog that make the movie enjoyable. It may be hard to find, so good luck!