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.
▶ Watch Trailer
John Goodman
Lawrence Woolsey
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
James Villemaire
Harvey Starkweather
Robert Picardo
Howard
Director
Joe Dante
Screenplay
Charles S. Haas
Tagline
"Lawrence Woolsey presents the end of civilization as we know it. Make that... Proudly Presents!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$14,000,000
Revenue
$9,532,895
Production
Falcon Productions, Renfield Productions
r96sk
May 22, 2023
A bore! John Goodman almost saves <em>'Matinee'</em>, 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 wi...
Where to Watch
Rent
Buy
Search our entire catalog of thousands of movies across every genre.
