Matinee (1993)
- Directed by
- Joe Dante
- Genre
- comedy film, horror film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 331 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1962 Florida, a showman filmmaker promotes his new horror movie during the Cuban Missile Crisis. A teenage boy and his friends deal with school, family, and the bomb scare while trying to see the premiere.
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What happens
Matinee is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Joe Dante, written by Jerico Stone and Charles S. Haas, and starring John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Kellie Martin, and Lisa Jakub with supporting roles done by Robert Picardo and Jesse White (in his final theatrical film role). Goodman plays a William Castle-type independent filmmaker promoting the premiere of his latest movie during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Despite acclaim, the film was a box office failure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Dark Half (1993)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.