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Matinee (1993) is a comedy and drama film directed by Joe Dante, released on January 29, 1993 with a runtime of 1h 39m. It stars John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton and Omri Katz. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 340 ratings.
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John Goodman
as Lawrence Woolsey
Cathy Moriarty
as Ruth Corday / Carole
Simon Fenton
as Gene Loomis
Omri Katz
as Stan
Lisa Jakub
as Sandra
Kellie Martin
as Sherry
Jesse Lee Soffer
as Dennis Loomis
Lucinda Jenney
as Anne Loomis
James Villemaire
as Harvey Starkweather
Robert Picardo
as Howard
Jesse White
as Mr. Spector
Dick Miller
as Herb
Directed by Joe Dante, written by Charles S. Haas, Charles S. Haas and Jerico, produced by Michael Finnell.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 340 ratings.
A bore! John Goodman almost saves <em>'Matinee'</em>, he's good, but not quite. I personally didn't care for the characters of Key West and their stories, especially the parts with those portrayed by Kellie Martin, Omri Katz and James Villemaire. The story shoots off into quite a few directions, but I was genuinely not into any of it apart from the scenes with Goodman's Woolsey. The 'film within a film',…
Reviewed on May 22, 2023
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Matinee (1993) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Matinee (1993) includes John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz and Lisa Jakub. The film was directed by Joe Dante. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Matinee was released on January 29, 1993 and runs for 1h 39m.
Matinee (1993) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 340 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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