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Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (infosec.pub)
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Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam is a 1985 American science fiction comedy film starring Jim Varney. It was written and directed by John Cherry. It is the first film to feature the Ernest P. Worrell character, but it has a slightly darker tone than his later films. It was shot in Fall Creek Falls State Park, Boxwell Scout Reservation, and Nashville, Tennessee.

https://archive.org/details/dr.-otto-and-the-legend-of-the-gloom-beam-with-intro

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TslqIrV4Rus&pp=ygU0RHIuIE90dG8gYW5kIHRoZSBsZWdlbmQgb2YgdGhlIEdsb29tIEJlYW0gd2l0aCBpbnRybw%3D%3D

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[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 hours ago

Woah! I've never heaed of this one, and I thought I was an Ernest fan!

There's something so charming about the early Cherry Ernest movies. I'll have to give this a watch!