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Matinee

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

1993★ 6.7 · 3321h 39mComedyDrama

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.

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Cast

Naomi Watts
as Shopping Cart Starlet

John Goodman
as Lawrence Woolsey

William Schallert
as Dr. Grabow (uncredited)

Cathy Moriarty
as Ruth Corday / Carole

Kellie Martin
as Sherry

Kevin McCarthy
as General Ankrum (uncredited)

Robert Picardo
as Howard

Jesse Lee Soffer
as Dennis Loomis

Dick Miller
as Herb

Lucy Butler
as Rhonda

Marc Macaulay
as Shopping Cart Crook

Jesse White
as Mr. Spector

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Release date: 1993-01-29

Budget: $14,000,000

Revenue: $9,532,895

Runtime: 1h 39m

Genres

ComedyDrama

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