5.4
“Lawrence Woolsey presents the end of civilization as we know it. Make that... Proudly Presents!”
Matinee (1993)
January 29, 19931h 39mEN
6.7
316 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Joe DanteWriters
Where to Watch
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$14.0M
Revenue
$9.5M
Production Companies
Falcon ProductionsRenfield Productions
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User Reviews
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5.0A 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 within a film', <em>'Mant!'</em>, is great though - it actually amused me a fair bit, which was a stark contrast to what the real comedy (or lack thereof) achieved. I appreciate what it was going for, b…
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