Jimmy, the Boy Wonder
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Jimmy, the Boy Wonder is a 1966 children's musical film
about a boy (played by Dennis Jones) who successfully stops time
. The film is one of a handful of children's features directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
, better known for gory horror film
s. It was described as a "glorious bomb" by the Scarecrow Video Movie Guide.
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
about a boy (played by Dennis Jones) who successfully stops time
Time
Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....
. The film is one of a handful of children's features directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon Lewis is an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter film" subgenre of horror...
, better known for gory horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
s. It was described as a "glorious bomb" by the Scarecrow Video Movie Guide.
External links
- Synopsis at KiddieMatinee.com