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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

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02/20/04
Carol Cling
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Sharp and sharply observed period comedy with heart.

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11/26/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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A riot, and Joe Dante's most touchingly personal movie at the same time.

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07/25/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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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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06/10/03
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11/29/02
Paul Matwychuk
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)
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A fun film. I wish they'd bring back some of the lost magic to 'B' movies.

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An affectionate look back at old-school matinee moviegoing.

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Scott Weinberg
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An unknown delight.

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07/25/02
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