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(William Castle, 1962, 86 mins) Release date: 20 May 2024 Standard Edition Blu-ray Tom Poston (The Old Dark House) and Julia Meade (Pillow Talk) star in Zotz!, an outrageous Cold War comedy from director William Castle (13 Ghosts). Eccentric professor Jonathan Jones (Poston) discovers a magical amulet which can be used to slow down time, inflict pain, or bring about instant death. When foreign agents seek to steal the amulet for their own gain, Jones, accompanied by his colleague Professor Fenster (Meade), must protect it. With support from Jim Backus (Rebel Without a Cause) and Margaret Dumont (Duck Soup), and a screenplay by Ray Russell (Mr. Sardonicus), Zotz! is a delightful mixture of slapstick and satire. INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with Diabolique magazine's editor-in-chief Kat Ellinger Stephen Laws Introduces ‘Zotz!’ (2018, 6 mins): personal appreciation by the acclaimed horror author The Horror of It All (2018, 24 mins): career-spanning appreciation of horror author and Zotz! screenwriter Ray Russell by Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies Isolated music & effects track Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing #PHISE098B BBFC cert: PG REGION FREE EAN: 5060697924473
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Zotz! (1962)
87 min
Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He translates its inscription, which gives him three powers: to inflict pain, slow down time or kill. Soon, he's pursued by enemy spies who have learned about the magic coin.