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Matinee - Die Horrorpremiere

Original title: Matinee
  • 1993
  • 12
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
12K
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John Goodman in Matinee - Die Horrorpremiere (1993)
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The teenage son of a navy sailor newly stationed in Key West gets some excitement with his friends when a small-time film producer comes to town to premiere a kitschy horror film during the ... Read allThe teenage son of a navy sailor newly stationed in Key West gets some excitement with his friends when a small-time film producer comes to town to premiere a kitschy horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.The teenage son of a navy sailor newly stationed in Key West gets some excitement with his friends when a small-time film producer comes to town to premiere a kitschy horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

  • Director
    • Joe Dante
  • Writers
    • Charles S. Haas
    • Jerico Stone
  • Stars
    • John Goodman
    • Cathy Moriarty
    • Simon Fenton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joe Dante
    • Writers
      • Charles S. Haas
      • Jerico Stone
    • Stars
      • John Goodman
      • Cathy Moriarty
      • Simon Fenton
    • 90User reviews
    • 82Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    John Goodman, Robert Picardo, Kellie Martin, and Omri Katz in Matinee - Die Horrorpremiere (1993)
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    John Goodman in Matinee - Die Horrorpremiere (1993)
    John Goodman in Matinee - Die Horrorpremiere (1993)
    Kellie Martin, Omri Katz, and James Villemaire in Matinee - Die Horrorpremiere (1993)
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    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Lawrence Woolsey
    Cathy Moriarty
    Cathy Moriarty
    • Ruth Corday…
    Simon Fenton
    Simon Fenton
    • Gene Loomis
    Omri Katz
    Omri Katz
    • Stan
    Lisa Jakub
    Lisa Jakub
    • Sandra
    Kellie Martin
    Kellie Martin
    • Sherry
    Jesse Lee Soffer
    Jesse Lee Soffer
    • Dennis Loomis
    • (as Jesse Lee)
    Lucinda Jenney
    Lucinda Jenney
    • Anne Loomis
    James Villemaire
    James Villemaire
    • Harvey Starkweather
    Robert Picardo
    Robert Picardo
    • Howard - Theater Manager
    Jesse White
    Jesse White
    • Mr. Spector
    Dick Miller
    Dick Miller
    • Herb Denning
    John Sayles
    John Sayles
    • Bob
    David Clennon
    David Clennon
    • Jack - Sandra's Father
    Lucy Butler
    Lucy Butler
    • Rhonda - Sandra's Mother
    Georgie Cranford
    • Dwight - Sherry's Brother
    Nick Bronson
    • Andy
    Cory Barlog
    Cory Barlog
    • Stan's Friend
    • Director
      • Joe Dante
    • Writers
      • Charles S. Haas
      • Jerico Stone
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For "Mant", the movie-within-the-movie, Joe Dante cast actors who had appeared in 1950s-era science fiction movies. These included Kevin McCarthy, Robert Cornthwaite, and William Schallert.
    • Goofs
      The Aurora model kit of "The Mummy" seen in Gene and Dennis' room was manufactured in 1963, one year after the movie takes place.
    • Quotes

      Gene Loomis: Y'know, it's hard to believe you're a grown-up.

      Ruth Corday: No kidding.

      Lawrence Woolsey: You think grown-ups know what they're doing? That's just a hustle, kid. Grown-ups are making it up as they go along, just like you. You remember that, and you'll do fine.

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits are complete, there is a quick snippet from "MANT" with the Cathy Moriarty character pining, "Oh, Bill".
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Matinee/Alive/Body of Evidence/Sniper (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      The Lion Sleeps Tonight
      Written by Hugo Peretti, Albert Stanton, George David Weiss & Luigi Creatore

      (based on a song by Solomon Linda and Paul Campbell)

      Performed by The Tokens

      Courtesy of the RCA Records label of BMG Music

    User reviews90

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Tribute to those old horror films of the 50's and 60's
    I felt that the advertising for this movie was somewhat misleading. I expected to see a film about John Goodman portraying a loose characterization of showman William Castle. Instead, the main focus of the film is a young boy, Gene Loomis, whose father is a soldier who is dispatched to active duty during the Cuban missile crisis, which is the time period in which this film is set. You have your typical coming-of-age themes revolving around Gene and his friends as they discover their own emerging adolescence, and this consists largely of tired material that has been done to death.

    Somewhat in the background we have John Goodman as old-fashioned showman Lawrence Woolsey, a vaudevillian stuck in the age of cinema who wants to put the show back in picture shows. He is tied into the film because Gene enjoys Woolsey's showmanship as a way to forget about the world around him which seems to be on the brink of self-destruction. Woolsey pulls such stunts as having his girlfriend (Cathy Moriarty) dress a a nurse and ask patrons to sign a waiver releasing Goodman's character from liability in case they die of fright during the movie. This is based on a similar stunt by William Castle and his movie "Macabre". Woolsey also wires the seats to produce a mild electric shock during a key moment in a film, which he labels "Atomo-Vision." That antic is based on what William Castle did during the showing of "The Tingler". Then he rigs still another device to shake things up as buildings on the screen are tumbling and calls it "Rumble-Rama." Again, these are all very similar to the showman-like stunts of William Castle during the 50's and 60's.

    The best part of the movie is when Woolsey comes up with an atomic-age monster movie entitled "Mant" that is a composite of cheesy 50's horror films such as "The Fly," and "Them!". "Mant" is about a mutant that is half-man and half-ant and is a total riot. Woolsey's schlock merchant displays just the right mix of con-man materialism and childlike glee at his own bogus movie magic. It's too bad that Goodman's character and his showmanship weren't the main focus of the movie - Goodman was truly born to play the part of Lawrence Woolsey.

    Watching this movie really made me happy that some of William Castle's films have finally been coming out on DVD in the last couple of years, through both traditional DVD releases and through the Warner Archive manufacture on demand program. At any rate, enjoy.
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    • Feb 6, 2011

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 29, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Matinee
    • Filming locations
      • Key West, Florida Keys, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Renfield Productions
      • Falcon Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,532,895
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,601,015
      • Jan 31, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,532,895
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1(original & negative ratio)

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