Matinee

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Matinee

1993

Key West, October 1962: Movie-obsessed teen Gene spends most afternoons huddled in a theater with his kid brother. The same day President Kennedy takes to TV to warn of nuclear attack, B-movie producer Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman, modeled after William Castle) rolls into Gene’s town and decides the local atmosphere is ideal for his latest over-the-top creature feature, Mant!, to premiere.

35mm, color, 107 min. Director: Joe Dante. Screenwriter: Charlie Haas. With John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton.

Recommended for ages 10+

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