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67% Critic Match
Matinee
“Lawrence Woolsey presents the end of civilization as we know it. Make that... Proudly Presents!”
6.7 / 10• 1993• 1h 39m•PG• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
John Goodman
Lawrence Woolsey
Lead
Cathy Moriarty
Ruth Corday / Carole
Simon Fenton
Gene Loomis
Omri Katz
Stan
Lisa Jakub
Sandra
Kellie Martin
Sherry
Jesse Lee Soffer
Dennis Loomis
Lucinda Jenney
Anne Loomis
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joe Dante's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Matinee is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
