# Matinée (1993)

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**Original title**: *Matinee*
**Runtime**: 99 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Joe Dante
**Written by**: Charles S. Haas, Jerico
**Starring**: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub, Kellie Martin

> *Lawrence Woolsey presents the end of civilization as we know it. Make that... Proudly Presents!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Joe Dante directs this salute to the art of the gimmick. A producer arrives in Key West, Florida, to promote his low-budget monster movie during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It's a nostalgic film that's also self-aware, which is not always a great mix.

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