In 1962, in Key West, the local movie theater has scheduled the preview of the low budget "Mant" about a man transformed in ant after a nuclear accident. The B-Horror Movie producer Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman) and the lead actress Ruth Corday (Cathy Moriarty) come themselves to the town to promote the film. Meanwhile, there is the Cuban Missile Crisis affecting the lives of the locals. Woolsey brings state-of-art equipment for special effects that cause havoc among the residents that believe Cuba might be attacking Key West.
"Matinee" is a delightful 1993 film directed by Joe Dante. The plot is a tribute to the horror and sci-fi B-movies from the 50's, with a movie-within-the movie and entwining TV broadcast from 1962 with the story. The sub-plots with the youngsters are also wonderful. There is a short scene after the credits with Cathy Moriarty. The bad boy and poet James Villemaire (Harvey Starkweather) steals the movie. Curiosity: The boy Dennis Loomis is Jesse Lee Soffer, Jay Halstead from Chicago P. D. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Matinee: Uma Sessão Muito Louca" ("Matinee: A Very Crazy Session")
"Matinee" is a delightful 1993 film directed by Joe Dante. The plot is a tribute to the horror and sci-fi B-movies from the 50's, with a movie-within-the movie and entwining TV broadcast from 1962 with the story. The sub-plots with the youngsters are also wonderful. There is a short scene after the credits with Cathy Moriarty. The bad boy and poet James Villemaire (Harvey Starkweather) steals the movie. Curiosity: The boy Dennis Loomis is Jesse Lee Soffer, Jay Halstead from Chicago P. D. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Matinee: Uma Sessão Muito Louca" ("Matinee: A Very Crazy Session")