Zaat

Zaat
Theatrical poster
Directed by
  • Don Barton
  • Uncredited:
  • Arnold Stevens
Written by
  • Don Barton
  • Ron Kivett
  • Lee O. Larew
Produced byDon Barton
StarringMarshall Grauer
CinematographyJack McGowan
Edited byGeorge Yarbrough
Music by
  • Jamie DeFrates
  • Barry Hodgin
  • Jack Tamul (electronic)
Production
company
Barton Films
Distributed byAquarius Releasing
Release date
  • January 1971 (1971-01) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50,000[1]

Zaat is a 1971 American independent science fiction horror film produced and directed by Don Barton, and co-written by Barton, Lee O. Larew and Ron Kivett. Produced on a $50,000 budget, the film stars Marshall Grauer as a mad scientist who aims to transform himself into a mutation to seek revenge on those who spurned him.

Critical reception has been predominantly negative, with criticism directed at the film's script, acting, and poor monster design. Cited as one of the worst films ever made, it gained significant exposure when it was used in an episode of the movie-mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 in May 1999, under its alternate title Blood Waters of Dr. Z.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jacksonville was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ TV Guide (2005). TV Guide: The Ultimate Resource to Television Programs on DVD. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 171. ISBN 0-312-35150-X. A human and two robots poke fun at egregiously B-rate sci-fi movies in this underground comedy series.

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