

Matinee
1993-01-29 · 99 min · ★ 6.7
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Joe Dante
- Production companies
- Falcon Productions, Renfield Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 14,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 9,532,895
Top Cast
John GoodmanLawrence Woolsey
Cathy MoriartyRuth Corday / Carole
Simon FentonGene Loomis
Omri KatzStan
Lisa JakubSandra
Kellie MartinSherry
Jesse Lee SofferDennis Loomis
Lucinda JenneyAnne Loomis
Robert PicardoHoward
Jesse WhiteMr. Spector
Dick MillerHerb
John SaylesBob
David ClennonJack
Lucy ButlerRhonda
Cory BarlogStan's FriendTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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