Stars: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, David Clennon, Robert Picardo, John Sayles, Jesse White, Naomi Watts, Lisa Jakub, Lucy Butler, Lucinda Jenney, Jesse Lee, Kellie Martin

Director: Joe Dante

Summary: The citizens of Key West, Florida get the fright of their lives when horror genius Lawrence Woolsey brings his latest low-budget movie to town.

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-fi horror flick. Gene and his friends eagerly gather at the local theatre for the debut of MANT!, a terrifying tale of one man's mutation into a demonic ant. At the theatre they experience the thrill of a lifetime, as the threat of nuclear war looms overhead. John Goodman is at his uproarious best as the larger-than-life horror promoter who revels in the creation of one-of-a-kind shock and terror as the nation waits for its fate to be revealed. MATINEE is a masterful homage to B-movie science fiction classics of the 1950s and '60s that ingeniously combines science fiction shock and suspense with the real life horror of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Aspect Ratio:	1.33 Full Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Original Theatrical Trailer, Scene Access, Interactive Menus
Year:	1992
Release Date:	June 30, 2003
Runtime:	94 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P 8711 D V D
Keywords:	Comedy, General, Matinee
Genre:	Comedy