Matinee

Movie

1993

1h 39m

English

Comedy, Drama

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A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extravaganza combining film effects, stage props and actors in rubber suits in this salute to the B-movie.

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Matinee

Movie

1993

1h 39m

English

Comedy, Drama

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Cast

Lawrence Woolsey

Ruth Corday / Carole

Gene Loomis

Stan

Sandra

Sherry

Dennis Loomis

Anne Loomis

Harvey Starkweather

Howard, the Theater Manager

Mr. Spector

Herb Denning

Bob

Jack

Rhonda

Dwight

Andy

Stan's Friend

Stan's Friend

Stan's Friend

Stan's Mom

Mr. Elroy

Mant / Bill

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Shopping Cart Starlet

Directed By: Joe Dante

Written By: Charles S. Haas (Screenplay), Jerico (Story)

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r96sk says...

11 months ago

A bore! John Goodman almost saves 'Matinee', he's good, but not quite. I personally didn't care for the characters of Key West and their stories, especially the parts with those portrayed by Kellie Martin, Omri Katz and James Villemaire. The story shoots off into quite a few directions, but I was genuinely not into any of it apart from the scenes with Goodman's Woolsey. The 'film within a film', 'Mant!', is great though - it actually amused me a fair bit, which was a stark contrast to what the real comedy (or lack thereof) achieved. I appreciate what it was going for, but I just didn't dig the vast majority of it unfortunately.

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Buck Flower Sings says...

6 years ago

Fun 50s/60s homage, with an interesting horror take. Good for a watch but easy to see why this doesn't normally make too many 'favorite' lists.

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sage020 says...

2 years ago

Fun movie set to B horror films and the Cuban missile crisis. A feel good movie that’s easy to watch but won’t likely stay in the memory bank for the long run.

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AuralRevolt says...

3 years ago

**A fun ode to film lovers and horror schlock.** Cathy Moriarty and John Goodman are great in this.

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r96sk

11 months ago

A bore! John Goodman almost saves 'Matinee', he's good, but not quite.

I personally didn't care for the characters of Key West and their stories, especially the parts with those portrayed by Kellie Martin, Omri Katz and James Villemaire. The story shoots off into quite a few directions, More

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Whitsbrain

7/10 2 years ago

"Mant". That was the name of the movie that Lawrence Woolsey unleashed on a small town theater in Key West, Florida. Woolsey's timing couldn't be better according to his own logic. The premier of "Mant" occurs during the Cuban Missile Crisis. On top of that, Woolsey is prepping the theater with More

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