Matinee
Lawrence Woolsey presents the end of civilization as we know it. Make that... Proudly Presents!
1993 · 1h 39m · PG
Comedy
Directed by
Joe Dante
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Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Joe Dante Director
- John Goodman as Lawrence Woolsey
- Cathy Moriarty as Ruth Corday / Carole
- Simon Fenton as Gene Loomis
- Omri Katz as Stan
- Lisa Jakub as Sandra
- Kellie Martin as Sherry
- Jesse Lee Soffer as Dennis Loomis
- Lucinda Jenney as Anne Loomis
- James Villemaire as Harvey Starkweather
- Robert Picardo as Howard
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