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Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

1985Movie⏱️ 1h 37mPG
ComedySci-Fi
4.9
IMDB Rating
844 votes

Dr. Otto grows a hand out of the top of his head and tries to destroy the world.

Director
John R. Cherry III
Writers
Daniel Butler, John R. Cherry III, Steve Leasure
Stars
Jim Varney, Glenn Petach, Myke R. Mueller
Release Date
July 19, 1985
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Jim Varney
Jim Varney
as Dr. Otto
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Glenn Petach
as Otto's Head Hand
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Myke R. Mueller
as Lance
Jackie Welch
Jackie Welch
as Doris
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Daniel Butler
as Slave Willie
👤
Esther Huston
as Tina
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Tina Goetze
as Rhonda Sue
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Jennifer Wood
as Monique
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David Landon
as Bank Pres. Rutherford
Mac Bennett
Mac Bennett
as V.P. #1

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Fall Creek Falls State Park, Spencer, Tennessee, USA
Production
Carden & Cherry, Studio Productions, Sweet Equities

🏷️ Keywords

cult filmrobotinsanityriddledoomsday machine

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedySatireComedySci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

That was odd
by ericstevenson2018-07-29
6/10

"This is officially the first film in the long running Ernest series. It was based on a series of commercials. Ernest himself actually only has two minutes of screen time in the entire movie. He turns into this supervillain named Dr. Otto. At least I think that's him or does he turn into Ernest? He tries to take over the world by destroying the economy. A lot of this seems to be filmed in the dark, but it also surprisingly has a lot of color. My favorite part is when there's a newspaper that says "Francs Collapse", only for a guy named Frank to literally collapse. I thought..."

💡 Did You Know?

At one point, the producers were contemplating making a sequel called "Dr Otto and the Song of the Tarantula Women", which would've featured an exploitation director who was attempting to make his latest film in a small town which would've had the mentioned females, who were scantily dressed women with a spider motif to their costumes. Dr. Otto also would've been involved somehow, as would an overweight biker gang that sang gospel music.

📖 Synopsis

Dr. Otto grows a hand out of the top of his head and tries to destroy the world.