Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1993 · 1h 39m

Matinee

Matinee poster
Director
Joe Dante
Cast
John Goodman as Lawrence Woolsey Cathy Moriarty as Ruth Corday / Carole Simon Fenton as Gene Loomis Omri Katz as Stan Lisa Jakub as Sandra Kellie Martin as Sherry
Crew
John Hora — Director of Photography Marshall Harvey — Editor Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer Charles S. Haas — Screenplay Charles S. Haas — Story Jerico — Story
Tagline

Lawrence Woolsey presents the end of civilization as we know it. Make that... Proudly Presents!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Matinee — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
floridacold warmilitary basefilm in filmcuban missile crisis1960skey westbomb shelterfilm directorteenage protagonist
Key Collaborators
Joe Dante Director John Hora Director of Photography Marshall Harvey Editor Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer Charles S. Haas Screenplay Charles S. Haas Story Jerico Story Michael Finnell Producer Steven Legler Production Design Isis Mussenden Costume Design
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