Matinee proudly presents a DVD
Joe Dante’s 1993 homage to William Castle is being re-released on DVD on May 4, 2010. No word on extra features or if there is going to be a Blu-ray.
Synopsis: John Goodman’s full-throttle performance as a William Castle-inspired schlockmeister propels Joe Dante’s delightful and charming comedy Matinee. The film takes place during the fall 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, a time when America’s innocence began to crumble. Goodman plays film producer Lawrence Woolsey, who is in Key West to premiere his latest horror epic, “Mant,” the story of a man who turns into a giant insect (“Half Man! … Half Ant! … All Terror!”). He’s busy rigging the local movie theater with all manner of gimmicks, such as Atomo-Vision and Rumble-Rama, and stationing a buxom nurse — played by Woolsey’s girlfriend and leading lady Ruth (Cathy Moriarty) — in the lobby to assist potential heart attack victims. Amidst all the hubbub, a quartet of local teenagers gear up for the big premiere: Gene (Simon Fenton), a Navy brat whose father is on alert for the duration of the crisis; Stan (Omri Katz), Gene’s friend who has a furious crush on Sherry (Kellie Martin); and Sandra (Lisa Jakub), the daughter of two beatnik free-thinkers. As the premiere of “Mant” gets closer and Soviet-U.S. tensions increase, the four teenagers’ problems and desires also mount to the boiling point.
Source: DVD Empire
Awesome news. I remember seeing this in the theater and liking it. I was young, so I’m sure I would be able to like it more now knowing the history.
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Oh. F*ck. Yeah. It’s been OOP forever.
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