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1992

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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-.. Read more

Starring	David Clennon, Robert Picardo, John Sayles, Jesse White
Director	Joe Dante
Genres	Comedy

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  No-one seems to know this film, which is a crying shame.
  
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  Love this movie
  
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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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  - 18 Jan 2005 at 11:23
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  A feel good film
  
  A films set during the 1962 missile crisis. Not a good start you think, but how wrong you would be.
  
  John Goodman plays Laurence Woolsey, a character ... read more »
  
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- - 4
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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 »
  
  Report this review
- 65045
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Kate
  - Manchester
  - 18 Jan 2005 at 11:23
- - 1
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  A feel good film
  
  A films set during the 1962 missile crisis. Not a good start you think, but how wrong you would be.
  
  John Goodman plays Laurence Woolsey, a character ... read more »
  
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  - Aberdeen, Scotland
  - 25 Oct 2004 at 14:45
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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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