Matinee is a loving homage to all the cheesy sci-fi matinees I imagine director Joe Dante (and really, one would assume most of the adult actors in the film as well) attended as a child. The story centers around two boys who get moved around from Army base to Army base each year, before they ever really have a chance to make friends. They seek comfort at the local theater, where they can lose themselves in the fantasy worlds shown each weekend afternoon. John Goodman plays Lawrence Woolsey, a character that will seem awfully familiar to William Castle fans. Woolsey's gimmicks finally go awry during a screening of his new movie, MANT! Let the hilarity and heart-warming ensue.
Gee whiz! This movie is just one more reminder that I was born about 30 years too late! I am seriously SO jealous of anyone who ever got to experience a movie in this way in the 50s/60s. I feel like we as moviegoers today are really missing out. All I need is a flux capacitor, a Doc Brown, and a DeLorian that can go at least 88 MPH...
Best Line: "You think grownups have it all figured out? That's just a hustle, kid. Grownups are making it up as they go along, just like you. You remember that, and you'll do fine. " -Lawrence Woolsey
Grade: A
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