Matinee
“Lawrence Woolsey presents the end of civilization as we know it. Make that... Proudly Presents!”
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
68 people
John Goodman
Lawrence Woolsey
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Cathy Moriarty
Ruth Corday / Carole
Known for
Raging Bull
Casper
Simon Fenton
Gene Loomis
Known for
Band of Brothers
The Power of One
Omri Katz
Stan
Known for
Hocus Pocus
Eerie, Indiana
Lisa Jakub
Sandra
Known for
Mrs. Doubtfire
Independence Day
Kellie Martin
Sherry
Known for
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Taz-Mania
Jesse Lee Soffer
Dennis Loomis
Known for
Chicago P.D.
In Time
Lucinda Jenney
Anne Loomis
Known for
Rain Man
Thelma & Louise
James Villemaire
Harvey Starkweather
Known for
Gate II
Interview
Robert Picardo
Howard
Known for
Star Trek: Voyager
Dickinson
Jesse White
Mr. Spector
Known for
Harvey
The Bad Seed
Dick Miller
Herb
Known for
The Terminator
Gremlins
Joe Dante Director · Charles S. Haas Screenplay Jerico Story
Worldwide gross $9.5M · Budget $14M · United States release January 29, 1993
Box office
Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,532,895
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Falcon Productions
Production
Renfield Productions
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 29, 1993
Theatrical
United States · April 21, 1993
Physical · VHS
United States
July 29, 1998 · Physical · DVD
Australia
December 4, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Czechia
January 1, 1995 · Physical
France
July 28, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
June 26, 1993 · Premiere
South Korea
February 19, 1994 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 30, 1994 · Physical · VHS
May 25, 1997 · TV · Kanal 5
March 1, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
June 18, 1993 · Theatrical
September 12, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
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