Movies

ZOTZ! (1962) Offbeat comedy with a jingoistic cold-war twist. Tom Poston is an absent-minded professor who comes into possession of an ancient coin which gives him magical powers. I was old enough to see it in the theater when it came out but not old enough to remember much but a couple of the more spectacular scenes, though anyone who was a child at that time probably has the word burned into a secret part of their brain. The comedy is on a very basic level, so I found it quite amusing. Includes a cat being chased by a toupee, Margaret Dumont getting a cake in the face, Mike Mazurki as a Russian thug, and a surprise appearance by Louie Nye as the inventor of a death ray. Fun for the whole family. 8/10