Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

"Hold on to your brain!"

Jul 19 1985 PG 1h 37m
Comedy, Sci-Fi

Evil baddie Dr. Otto Von-Schnick-ick-ick tries to take over the planet by first destroying all of our financial systems, collapsing the world's economy and sending populations across the globe into mass panic! Only one goody-goody can stop him.. or can he? The oblivious Lance Sterling is on the case! With the aid of his underappreciated assistant Doris, will Lance manage to save the day and defeat Doctor Otto before the mad scientist's megalomaniacal plan is fulfilled? Or will the villain succeed in distracting them to their doom with his many convincing costumes, courtesy of his own convenient Changing Coffin? Tune in to find out!

Plot

Ernest P. Worrel tries out a strange contraption he bought cheaply called the Changing Coffin. The machine turns him into his opposite - a mad scientist and supervillain bent on world domination called Dr. Otto. He plans to use his Gloom Beam to render all the computers that keep people's financial records and bank accounts useless which would make him the only one with access to all this dough. Bumbling hero Lance Sterling and his cautious sidekick Doris are sent to Dr. Otto's lair to stop him. There, they must face various scary alter egos of Dr. Otto as well as his manservant, Willie the Robot.

Written by

Daniel Butler, John R. Cherry III, Steve Leasure

Directed by

John R. Cherry III

Cast

Jim Varney, Glenn Petach, Myke R. Mueller

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Studio Productions, Carden & Cherry

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
844
Average Rating
4.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA