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Matinee (1993)
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Reviews Counted: 23
Fresh: 21
Rotten:2
Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: It's 1962 and 15-year-old horror film fan Gene Loomis (Simon Fenton) is the new kid in a small Key West town; the Cuban Missile Crisis is happening in his own backyard; an intriguing girl (Lisa Jakub) is actually looking his way, and best of... It's 1962 and 15-year-old horror film fan Gene Loomis (Simon Fenton) is the new kid in a small Key West town; the Cuban Missile Crisis is happening in his own backyard; an intriguing girl (Lisa Jakub) is actually looking his way, and best of all, master showman Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman) is in town promoting his latest sci-fi horror flick. Gene and his friends eagerly gather at the local theater for the debut of MANT!, a terrifying tale of one man's mutation into a demonic ant. At the theater they experience the thrill of a lifetime, as the threat of nuclear war looms overhead. John Goodman is at his uproarious best as the larger-than-life horror promoter who revels in the creation of one-of-a-kind shock and terror as the nation waits for its fate to be revealed. MATINEE is a masterful homage to B-movie science fiction classics of the 1950s and '60s that ingeniously combines science fiction shock and suspense with the real life horror of the Cuban Missile Crisis. [More]
Starring: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz
Starring: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Kellie Martin, Lisa Jakub, Lucinda Jenney, Jesse Lee, John Sayles, David Clennon, Lucy Butler, Naomi Watts, Robert Picardo, Jesse White
Director: Joe Dante
Director: Joe Dante
Screenwriter: Charles S. Haas
Producer: Michael Finnell
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Reviews for Matinee
Captures the spirit and joy of growing up on cheesy old horror movies. One of the best pieces of nostalgia ever made.
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