Down Among the Z Men poster

Down Among the Z Men( 1952)

TV-MAComedy
51%
User
Score

Overview

The Goon Show hits the big screen. Professor Pure Heart absent-mindedly loses the top secret formula in Harry Jones' Grocery Shop. "Bats of the Yard", as Harry calls himself, finds it and attempts to return it to the Professor.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Peter Sellers

      Major Bloodnok

    2. cast image

      Spike Milligan

      Pvt. Eccles

    3. cast image

      Harry Secombe

      Harry Jones

    4. cast image

      Michael Bentine

      Prof. Osrick Pureheart

    5. cast image

      Robert Cawdron

      Sergeant Bullshine

    6. cast image

      Graham Stark

      Spider

    7. cast image

      Miriam Karlin

      Woman in Shop

    8. cast image

      Sidney Vivian

      Landlord

    9. cast image

      Howell Evans

    10. cast image

      Eunice Gayson

      Officer's Wife

    11. cast image

      Carole Carr

      Carole Gayley

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    4
    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Sep 09 2022
    I was never a great fan of any of the "Goons" so approached this with quite a bit of trepidation. Sadly, it is all rather silly and presented in such a stilted fashion as to appear to have been rehearsed to within an inch of it's life - totally devoid of anything that looked convincingly genuine or spontaneous. There is a storyline involving a rather flaky professor who leaves a top secret formula in a grocer's shop. When he attempts to return it, he is mistaken for one of the "Z" (British army reservists) men, dragooned into the army and soon exposed to criminals who are also after this scient...

    Media

    Videos 1Backdrops 1Posters 3

    Recommendations

    1. The Punch and Judy Man

      The Punch and Judy Man78%

    2. Bonanza: The Return

      Bonanza: The Return65%

    3. Darkland: The Return

      Darkland: The Return64%

    4. Detective Knight: Independence

      Detective Knight: Independence54%

    5. Shame

      Shame75%

    6. Attack on Titan

      Attack on Titan60%

    7. Dead of Night

      Dead of Night72%

    8. Role Play

      Role Play60%

    9. Johnny Guitar

      Johnny Guitar74%

    10. Muriel, or the Time of Return

      Muriel, or the Time of Return69%

    11. South Park: Joining the Panderverse

      South Park: Joining the Panderverse76%

    12. Star!

      Star!69%

    13. The Trapped 13: How We Survived The Thai Cave

      The Trapped 13: How We Survived The Thai Cave63%

    14. Return of the Living Dead III

      Return of the Living Dead III66%

    15. The No Man Zone. The Movie

      The No Man Zone. The Movie63%

    16. Don't Sleep

      Don't Sleep55%

    17. Little Dixie

      Little Dixie58%

    18. Studio 666

      Studio 66659%

    19. Close Your Eyes

      Close Your Eyes71%

    20. Rise

      Rise74%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • madcap comedy