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Jimmy, the Boy Wonder (1966)

Jimmy, the Boy Wonder poster
Directed by
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 09m
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy discovers he has the power to stop time. He uses this ability to have fun and avoid trouble.

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What happens

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 two children's features directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis, the other being The Magic Land of Mother Goose, who is better known for his gory splatter films. It was described as a "glorious bomb" by the Scarecrow Video Movie Guide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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