Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
Hold on to your brain!
Science FictionAdventureComedymad scientistmad doctorfinancial crisisfinancial ruinmultiple rolesfinancial crashadventure comedyindependent filmabsurd
A campy, absurdist 1980s adventure comedy that uses a world-threatening financial crisis as a cartoonish backdrop for broad, playful mayhem and multiple-role hijinks.
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!
Essence
Ensemble
Jim Varney
Dr. Otto VonSchnick / Rudd Hardtact / Laughin' Jack / Guy Dandy / Auntie Nelda / Ernest P. Worrell
Glenn Petach
Otto's Head-Hand
Myke R. Mueller
Lance Sterling
Jackie Welch
Doris Talbot
Daniel Butler
Slave Willie
Esther Huston
Tina Nelson
Tina Goetze
Rhonda Sue
Jennifer Wood
Monique
David Landon
Bank Pres. Rutherford
Mac Bennett
V.P. #1
Winslow Stillman
Lance's Dad
Mary Jane Harvill
Lance's Mom
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