Zotz!

1962
Approved
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

963

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Julia Meade and Tom Poston in Zotz! (1962)

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Comedy Fantasy

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.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

963

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

Cop
(uncredited)

Leon Alton

Observer on Street
(uncredited)

Phil Arnold

Bald-Headed Man
(uncredited)

Ella Mae Brown

Maid
(uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Country Club Member
(uncredited)

George DeNormand

Country Club Member
(uncredited)

Susan Dorn

Nurse
(uncredited)

Angus Duncan

Sergeant
(uncredited)

Director
- William Castle
Writers
- Ray Russell
- Walter Karig
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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

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Review

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.