Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1985) Online
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.
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jim Varney | - | Dr. Otto / Rudd Hardtact / Laughin' Jack / Guy Dandy / Auntie Nelda / Ernest P. Worrell | |
Glenn Petach | - | Otto's Head Hand | |
Myke R. Mueller | - | Lance | |
Jackie Welch | - | Doris | |
Daniel Butler | - | Slave Willie / Kegler | |
Esther Huston | - | Tina | |
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 | |
Irv Kane | - | Herr Vonschnick | |
Leslie Potter | - | Mme. Vonschnick | |
Bill Middleton | - | Man at Autoteller |
This is the only film featuring Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney) in which he is not the title character.
Doctor Otto is what inspired the villain of The Marvelous M Show (2011), Dr. Mac.
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