Matinee (1993 film)

Matinee
Matinee
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joe Dante
Screenplay by	Charles S. Haas
Story by	Jerico Stone; Charles S. Haas;
Produced by	Michael Finnell
Starring	John Goodman; Cathy Moriarty; Simon Fenton; Omri Katz; Kellie Martin; Lisa Jakub;
Cinematography	John Hora
Edited by	Marshall Harvey
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	January 29, 1993 (United States);
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$14 million
Box office	$9.5 million

Matinee is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Joe Dante. It is about a William Castle-type independent filmmaker, with the American home front during the Cuban Missile Crisis as a backdrop. The film stars John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub, Robert Picardo, Kellie Martin, and Jesse White (in his final theatrical film role). It was written by Jerico Stone^[2] and Charles S. Haas, the latter portraying Mr. Elroy, a schoolteacher. Despite critical acclaim, the film was a box office failure.

^ "Matinee". AFI. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
^ Stone, Jerico (12 July 1998). "Same Old, Same Old". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 May 2017.