It's 1962 and 15-year-old horror film fan Gene Loomis (Simon Fenton) is the new kid in a small Key West town; the Cuban Missile Crisis is happening in his own backyard; an intriguing girl (Lisa Jakub) is actually looking his way, and best of all, master showman Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman) is in town promoting his latest sci-.. Read more
| Starring | John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz |
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| Director | Joe Dante |
| Genres | Comedy |
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It's 1962 and 15-year-old horror film fan Gene Loomis (Simon Fenton) is the new kid in a small Key West town; the Cuban Missile Crisis is happening in his own backyard; an intriguing girl (Lisa Jakub) is actually looking his way, and best of all, master showman Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman) is in town promoting his latest sci-fi horror flick. Gene and his friends eagerly gather at the local theatre for the debut of MANT!, a terrifying tale of one man's mutation into a demonic ant. At the theatre they experience the thrill of a lifetime, as the threat of nuclear war looms overhead. John Goodman is at his uproarious best as the larger-than-life horror promoter who revels in the creation of one-of-a-kind shock and terror as the nation waits for its fate to be revealed. MATINEE is a masterful homage to B-movie science fiction classics of the 1950s and '60s that ingeniously combines science fiction shock and suspense with the real life horror of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
| Starring | John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, David Clennon, Robert Picardo, John Sayles, Jesse White, Naomi Watts, Lisa Jakub, Lucy Butler, Lucinda Jenney, Jesse Lee, Kellie Martin |
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| Director | Joe Dante |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 34 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1992 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 30 Jun 2003 |
An enjoyable celebration of the nuclear-inspired, gimmicky horror movies of the 50s, brilliantly parodied; but it is hampered by a teen romance, presented without apparent irony, which might have been lifted from any drive-in movie of the period.
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John Goodman on top form
No-one seems to know this film, which is a crying shame.
John Goodman is well cast as the film director, luring his audiences to the cinemas using ... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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Love this movie
Watched it when I was a kid and have fond memories of how it made me feel at the time. Easy to watch, natural, different, natural acting and when they get ... read more »
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John Goodman on top form
No-one seems to know this film, which is a crying shame.
John Goodman is well cast as the film director, luring his audiences to the cinemas using ... read more »
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