Matinee
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Matinee is a 1993 comedy film directed by Joe Dante that satirizes Cold War-era America through the story of a showman premiering a gimmicky horror movie during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matinee canonical | 8 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy film
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film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| character | Lawrence Woolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | John Hora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Cold War-era America
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nuclear anxiety ⓘ |
| director | Joe Dante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Marshall Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmWithinAFilm | Mant! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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coming-of-age film ⓘ period film ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasPart | Mant! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ cinema ⓘ film exhibition ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | showman premiering a gimmicky horror movie ⓘ |
| notableElement |
gimmicky theatrical effects
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homage to 1950s monster movies ⓘ |
| portrays | Lawrence Woolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Joe Dante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | January 29, 1993 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 99 minutes ⓘ |
| satirizes |
Cold War paranoia
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exploitation filmmaking ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charles S. Haas
NERFINISHED
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Jerico Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime | 1962 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Key West, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Cathy Moriarty
NERFINISHED
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Jesse White NERFINISHED ⓘ John Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Kellie Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Jakub NERFINISHED ⓘ Omri Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Picardo NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Fenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.