Matinee

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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Joe Dante directed Matinee in 1993. See Joe Dante's full filmography, where to start with Joe Dante, or where to go after you've seen everything by Joe Dante.

Matinee was released in 1993 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.