Theaters gave away zotz coins at the initial release of the film. William castle at columbia, volume two coming from. The movie was heavily hyped for kids when first released, and pleased audiences at the time. Ray russell 4 september 1924 15 march 1999 was an american writer of short stories, novels, and screenplays.
The holder of a magic coin can will people dead by uttering zotz. Castle returned to the cold war with frightened girls. Bhorror movies like house on the haunted hill, the tingler, and macabre, and the gimmicks that often went along with those movies. William castle list of movies and tv shows tv guide. William castle at columbia volume two indicator uk blu. A professor comes into possession of an amulet with magical powers. He attempts to make the secret available to the us government, but is brushed off as a lunatic. Jones learns the secret powers of zotz in his backyard just before a bolt of lightning destroys the disc. I was so up for a william castle film that eschews the macabre and goes for something much lighter in tone. William castle at columbia, volume two powerhouse films. Bluray 1962 william castle cult horror classic indicator uk bluray 2 zotz.
Mamma roma 1962 wings 1927 shack out on 101 1955 three faces west 1940 things to come 1936 lured 1947 zotz. May the golden horse film festival and awards are officially founded by the taiwanese government august 5 hollywood legend marilyn monroe is found dead of a drug overdose september 7 filming of sergei bondarchuks war and peace begins and will continue for another 5 years october 5 dr. He apparently keeps these superhuman abilities for life. Jim backus of gilligans island fame and margaret dumont of marx bros. With tom poston, julia meade, jim backus, fred clark. This marked one of the final screen appearances for dumont, longtime leading lady in marx brothers films. William castle at columbia, volume two classic horror film. No launches the james bond series, the second longestrunning film franchise of. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, cult film and melancholic films with plots about magic, disorder, storytelling, culture clash, vengeance, adaptation and fantasy world mostly in comedy, fantasy and romance genres. Todays film is one of castles excursions into comedy, 1962s zotz. William castle at columbia, volume 2 mondo digital. In this particular case, he chose comedian tom poston for the lead as prof. He translates its inscription, which gives him three powers. Now it plays like a disney version of an ealing comedy, such as the.
Directed by william castle, the film features a cast that includes tom poston, julia meade, jim backus and fred clark. William castle at columbia, volume two le lime wood media ltd. The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with lawrence of arabia the years topgrossing film as well as winner of the academy award for best picture. So instead of a to z, well do it dungeon style, z to starting with tonights feature from 1962, zotz william castle would fit in real good around here because he was a hoaxter and a jokester. Jonathan jones tom poston comes into possession of an old coin with a strange inscription upon it. Hes sent via mail a pottery obelisk inscribed in an ancient language. Jonathan can cause pain, slow time or kill, all through the mystical coin and a special word. Professor jones tom poston is an absentminded scholar of ancient languages. Soon, hes pursued by enemy spies who have learned about the magic coin. The final scene at the lincoln memorial was evocative of a frank capra film. Both a comedy and cautionary tale, the movie was made during the cold war when fears of. But thats the extent of what happens in the hour and 40 minutes of this film. Professor jonathan jones tom poston is given an ancient coin that provides him with new abilities.
Professor jones tom poston is an absentminded scholar of ancient languages who comes across a rare old coin. The film starred tom poston, julia meade, jim backus and cecil kellaway and was castles first and only attempt to soften his reputation as the producer of films like house on haunted hill, macabre, ghosts and homicidal, and introduce moviegoers to a more gentle kind of entertainment for the entire family. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, cult film and melancholic films with plots about magic, disorder, storytelling, culture clash, vengeance, adaptation and fantasy world mostly in comedy, fantasy and. Not rated 1h 27min comedy, fantasy july 1962 usa jonathan jones. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years of. Sardonicus 1961 ghosts 1960 the tingler 1959 house on haunted hill 1958 macabre 1958 science fiction. Jonathan is, well, lets just say hes wired a bit differently than most people.
Bluray 1962 william castle cult horror classic indicator uk bluray. Oct 11, 2018 william castle at columbia, volume two zotz. Starting just after the 4 films from the previous set films. This is powerful stuff and once word gets out, rival governments also want the amulet, of course. Full movie in hd visit jonathan jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancie. The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Trailer from william castles 1962 horrorcomedy zotz. Ray russell project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Jonathan can cause pain, slow time or kill, all through the mystical coin. The coin possesses the power to inflict pain or slow motion on the intended victim. Thanks to the marvelous william castle film collection, after nearly 50 years i have finally gotten a chance to see a movie that fascinated me as a child. Gimmick film producerdirector william castle shows a flair for light, suspenseful comedy in this film, based on the novel by walter karig. The film centers on a language professor named jonathan jones tom poston. The 1962 columbia pictures and william castle pictures comedy film zotz. While by no means a complete collection of castles film outputhe continued to. He translates the inscription and now finds himself gifted or cursed with 3 powers. The plot is about a man obtaining magical powers from a god of an ancient civilization. A middling cold war comedy starring tom poston, it offered only a plastic coin to patrons as its promotional tiein. The complete works of william shakespeare abridged 2000 the family man 2000 looney tunes racing 2000. Dec 14, 2012 castle, however, did venture into some other genres.
Beautiful janette scott day of the triffids is the seemingly. It stars tom poston, julia meade, jim backus, fred clark, and cecil kellaway. Mar 23, 2009 mamma roma 1962 wings 1927 shack out on 101 1955 three faces west 1940 things to come 1936 lured 1947 zotz. Zotz is a typical 1960s comedy that was well done for its time. The film starred tom poston, julia meade, jim backus and cecil. Housekeeping new bluray special ed, uk import for sale. The william castle film collection features all eight of his columbia pictures including the tingler 1959, ghosts 1960 homicidal 1961, mr. Or perhaps he needed to make a film like this to prove that he wasnt just a lowrent p. When i think of director william castle, i usually think of two things. During the initial theatrical run, theater patrons received a fullsize plastic replica of the amulet as a promotional item. The black and white film then reveals vibrant red blood pouring from the faucet, as well as a bath drawn of blood, with an arm reaching out from the mucky crimson stuff. A rather quirky movie from my youth is the william castle b movie from 1962, zotz. Castle, however, did venture into some other genres. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for zotz.