Matinee
Lawrence Woolsey presents the end of civilization as we know it. Make that... Proudly Presents!
Production
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.
Trailers & Videos
Matinee (1993) - Official Trailer
Mant!
The Sirens
Gene And Woosley
Illeana Douglas on MATINEE
The Arrow Video Story
Cast
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, the Theater Manager
Jesse White
Mr. Spector
Dick Miller
Herb Denning
John Sayles
Bob
David Clennon
Jack
Lucy Butler
Rhonda
Belinda Balaski
Stan's Mom
Mark McCracken
Mant / Bill
Archie Hahn
Shopping Cart Star
Naomi Watts
Shopping Cart Starlet
Allison McKay
Teacher
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Reviews
r96sk
A bore! John Goodman almost saves 'Matinee', 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', 'Mant!', 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, but I just didn't dig the vast majority of it unfortunately.
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