Matinee Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
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A producer sells his new monster movie with gimmicks in Key West, Florida, during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Matinee Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
John Goodman is at his uproarious best as the William Castle-inspired movie promoter Lawrence Woolsey, who brings his unique brand of flashy showmanship to the unsuspecting residents of Key West, Florida. It’s 1962, and fifteen-year-old fan Gene Loomis (Simone Fenton) can’t wait for the arrival of Woolsey, who is in town to promote his latest offering of atomic power gone berserk, Mant! But the absurd vision of Woolsey’s tale takes on a sudden urgency as the Cuban Missile Crises places the real threat of atomic horror just 90 miles off the coast. With the help of Woolsey’s leading lady, Ruth (Cathy Moriarty), the master showman gives Key West a premiere they’ll never forget. Anything can happen in the movies, and everything does in this hilarious tribute to a more innocent (and outrageous) time in American cinema. Matinee Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Bonus Content:
- 4K Restoration from the Original Camera Negative Supervised and Approved by Director Joe Dante
- Audio Commentary by Film Critics Drew McWeeny and Eric Vespe
- Restoration from the Original Camera Negative Supervised and Approved by Director Joe Dante
- Interview with Actress Kellie Martin
- Interview with Actor David Clennon
- Master of the Matinee: Interview with Director Joe Dante
- The Leading Lady: An Interview with Actress Cathy Moriarty
- MANTastic: The Making of a Mant
- Out of the Bunker: An Interview with Actress Lisa Jakub
- Making A Monster Theater: An Interview with Production Designer Steven Legler
- The Monster Mix: An Interview with Editor Marshall Harvey
- Lights! Camera! Reunion!: An Interview with Director Of Photography John Hora
- Paranoia in Ant Vision: Joe Dante Discusses the Making of the Film
- Vintage Making of Featurette
- Behind the Scenes Footage
- Deleted and Extended Scenes
- Still Gallery
Additional information
| MPAA rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions : | 0.52 x 6.81 x 5.44 inches; 3.36 ounces |
| Director : | Joe Dante |
| Media Format : | 4K, Collector's Edition, Subtitled |
| Run time : | 1 hour and 39 minutes |
| Release date : | June 25, 2024 |
| Actors : | Cathy Moriarty, John Goodman, Kellie Martin, Omri Katz, Simon Fenton |
| Producers : | Michael Finnell |
| Language : | English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0), English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1), English (Dolby Atmos) |
| Studio : | SHOUT! FACTORY |
| ASIN : | B0CZ4GFDZK |
| Number of discs : | 2 |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #36 in Drama Blu-ray Discs |
| Customer Reviews: | (978) |
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Richard Harborough –
An Excellent 90’s Film and One of Dante’s Best
All or most of director Joe Dante’s films can be considered fun popcorn movies, something that is for both the kids and the adults, for genre fans and for fans of film in general. Dante gained recognition with the huge hit Gremlins, which Steven Spielberg produced.But in 1993, Dante decided to make a rather personal film, a pseudo-biography of filmmaker and ‘shock-expert,’ William Castle, renamed in the film ‘Matinee’ as Lawrence Woolsey (played with the perfect amount of schlock by John Goodman).The story concerns Woolsey coming to Key West Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 promoting his new film, MANT. While Woolsey is busy promoting his cheapie, a young boy and his little brother have to deal with the fact that their world might end, and that their father, a Navy man, is out on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico on the front lines. The only way to deal with the stress is to escape- – and what better way is there to escape than to the movies?This movie is excellent, remaining one of Joe Dante’s best films, being a more biographical film of his life as well as William Castle. The only disappointment comes at the hands of Universal Studios, who has skimped on the extras here and it is a crime. Most Joe Dante releases have a documentary and a commentary, but Matinee, which also had a film-within-a-film in Mant, lacks all, including the extra ‘complete’ film of Mant. Joe Dante said that he was willing, but that Universal was not. Too bad! Hopefully Universal will correct this mistake with a future Blu Ray.
6 people found this helpful
Amazon Customer –
Good movie
Movie was a cute John Goodman movie, and seemed like a classic
Michael Paul pagliaro –
Fun
Great fick for kids and adults
Jeff –
William Castle, sort of.
Unfortunately I could only give Matinee a fair rating, portions of it were simply too draggy for me. John Goodman as usual was good and humourus in his way playing a William Castle like director rigging the theater with buzzing seats, electro seats etc. The movie takes place in Key West, Fl. during the Cuban missle crisis. The movie picks up once the Saturday showing of Goodman’s movie starts but up until then it is a little draggy, otherwise it is a good film and there some laughs to be had during the movie within the movie. Not a bad way to spend an hour and 20 min.
pj –
Excellent
Great movie indeed
One person found this helpful
K. Reynolds –
When movies used to be fun …
It’s been a long time since I’ve watched “Matinee” starring John Goodman (a favorite.) But it popped into my attention last week and I just had to see it again. Based on the life of the great producer/writer/actor Roger Corman, a marketing marvel (“The Tingler”) IMDb trivia says, “A running gag in Hollywood was that Corman could negotiate the production of a film on a pay phone, shoot the film in the booth, and finance it with the money in the change slot.” That could be true. Charming, funny, full of nostalgia and historic details (Cuban missile crisis), “Matinee” is a great way to pass the evening. – K. Reynolds
2 people found this helpful
Steve_M –
Really nice nostalgic film
I was very pleased when I learned Shout! Factory was releasing this on Blu-Ray, so I knew I had to get it as soon as it was available.Not disappointed at all. I remember seeing this film when it was first released in the theater and thought it should have received a lot more attention than it did. It’s a really nice peek into both the world of the Schlock Sci-Fi and Horror films of the late 50’s / early 60’s as well as a good look of the Cold War paranoia that seemed to hit a peak during the Cuban Missle Crisis. All of this happened before I was born, but it’s very interesting to see a somewhat idyllic time period thrust into panic by the threat of nuclear war. All of the performances were well-done both in the movie and the “movie within a movie” known as “Mant”.I especially love John Goodman’s role in this film as a cheesy film-maker who also genuinely loves his audience and really feels as if he’s doing the world a service by serving up scary but mostly harmless movies. The way he plays temporary surrogate father to young Gene (whose Dad is serving in the Navy aboard a Blockade Ship during the crisis) is also rather heart-warming. He proves to be a genuinely good guy despite the somewhat underhanded lengths he goes to in order to promote his film.And let’s not forget the other star of this film – Mant! The move within a movie is genuinely entertaining and a great homage to the “Atomic Age” horror films like “Them!”, “The Fly” and more.Shout! Factory, as usual, has done a good job on the blu-ray transfer as well as provide some really good features such as cast and crew interviews, behind the scenes footage and even a view of “Mant” from beginning to finish.If anything from this bygone era sounds even remotely appealing, this film is recommended. You won’t be disappointed.
3 people found this helpful
William Sommerwerck –
“As the ant’s saliva reached Bill’s brain, he received a dose of X rays — a form of radiation measured in roentgens.”
This is the kind of release we wish the major studios would give us all the time — a beautiful transfer and plenty of supplemental material.I’ve had the LV and two (I think) DVDs, but this one outclasses them. The main transfer appears to come from a near-perfect print, with (to be honest) overly high saturation, the color popping. (The supplemental materials have a more-natural saturation.) The image is sharp, and (depending on how you adjust your TV’s “motion” settings) can be made a bit sharper, without the image looking like video.The supplements vary in quality. Cathy Moriarty’s interview isn’t too revealing, but Joe Dante’s tells us about the process the script went through until someone agreed to finance it. We also get a better understanding of why he directs children so well — and how he got the adult actors to deliver “bad” performances. Movie geeks will get a kick out of learning how the costumes were created and operated. (And by the way — Dr Grabow is a pipe brand. Look it up.)The crown and glory, of course, is the complete “Mant!” sequence, shot in real B&W before the main filming started. The image quality is disappointing — inferior to the same material in the composite film. Sharpness isn’t as good, grays are muddy, and highlights are often burned out.”Matinee” comes close to needing a PG-13 rating. The poetry-spouting, near-psychotic Harvey Starkweather is named after Charles Starkweather, a serial killer of the late ’50s. (Am I the only one who’s noticed this?) At one point he grabs Sherry and threatens to slit her throat with a knife.”Matinee” is both a satire of bad movies, and of early-’60s social and political attitudes. As one reviewer said “”Part spoof, part nostalgia trip, and part primer in exploitation-pic ballyhoo, Matinee is a sweetly resonant little movie-lovers’ movie”. I assume this edition will not be part of Shout Factory’s permanent offerings. If you want it, grab it now.
21 people found this helpful
Clement –
A real treat
This movie really surprised me. It gets generally good reviews, but so do a lot of films these days that I don’t think much of. So I wasn’t expecting too much, not wanting to be disappointed again. Man, what a shock! …Or should I say, Mant, what a shock!What’s best about Matinee is that it is pure unadulterated fun. Yes, the teen romances seem to drag at the beginning, but the storyline about the Cuban missile crisis, and your curiosity about just exactly what this John Goodman character is up to, have already established an underlying tension that sticks with you and holds your attention.Your patience is rewarded, because when the long balyhooed Key West preview of “Mant” finally begins, this movie ROCKS! Yes, a lot of what happens in this flick is not exactly like things were in the early ’60s, but who cares? Personally, I noticed several errors in dialog — expressions being used that did not exist in 1962, but again, who cares! This comedy is fun, fun, fun and just keeps going and going, right up to the end of the world! (on screen, at least)By the way, much is made of “Mant,” the movie within this movie, and rightfully so. It is almost as riveting as the main movie, which of course is “Matinee.” Getting confused? — look closely near the end and you will see a movie within a movie within a movie!!! This all gets very complicated, in a way, and there are several side stories going on too, but it all moves so fast and blends so well, you really don’t mind, because no one in the movie knows what’s going on either! It’s just total chaotic entertainment.I haven’t enjoyed a movie this much in a long time. I like it so much, I bought a second copy as a backup. It’s not Citizen Kane, but it’s a ton of fun, and also rather charming in its own way, so it gets a rare five stars from me.
7 people found this helpful
James C Girasa –
Excellent release with loads of extra’s for parody of 50’s & 60’s Sci-Fi and Horror movies
This review is for the Collectors Edition of ‘Matinee’ released by Shout! Factory in January, 2018.I’m giving this release 5 stars for the release which contains a large amount of extra content.The movie itself has some issues which I’ll go into below. I’m giving the movie just 3 stars. It is decent but not great. So if you just want to see the movie and don’t care about the extra’s be aware that this was not a commercially successful movie and it’s intended audience was movie goers in the 50’s and 60’s. It is heavily influenced by not only 50’s movies but movies by promotional legend, William Castle.For those who don’t have much knowledge in 60’s horror, the main character played by John Goodman, Lawrence Woolsey, is based heavily on the producer and director William Castle. Among castles most famous movies are ‘House on Haunted Hill,’ ‘The Tingler,’ ‘Mr. Sardonicus,’ etc. He is famous for his extraordinary promotions and gimmicks. If you have any interest, look up a biography on him, it is quite amazing to read about the stuff he came up with. My favorite one….forcing movie goers to sign a waiver before watching the movie in case you died of fright!EXTRA’S: There are a plethora of extra’s. They are as follows: – MANT! – This is the full version of the black & white movie featured at the movie theater. It is about 18 minutes in length and contains a bunch of material not shown in the full length movie. There is a lead in that last about 5 minutes.- New MANTastic! – The Making of MANT- Master of the Matinee – An interview with Joe Dante- The Leading Lady – An interview with star, Cathy Moriarty- Out of the Bunker – An interview with child co-star Lisa Jakub- Making a Monster Theatre – An interview with production desiger Steven Legler- The Monster Mix – An interview with editor Marshall Harvey- Lights! Camera! Reunion! – An interview with director of photography – John Hora- Paranoia in Ant Vision – Making of ‘Matinee’ with Joe Dante- ‘Making of’ featurette- Behind the Scenes footage- Deleted and Extended Scenes- Stills Gallery- Theatrical TrailerPLOT/SUMMARY: The story is simple…..Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman) and his wife, are in Key West, Florida to promote his latest science fiction movie. He has been doing poorly and is hoping to stir up interest. He has booked a movie theater to show Mant!, a movie about a man who turns into a giant ant. It is 1962 and the theater is 90 miles away from Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.The story focuses on several high school kids who are planning on seeing the movie. One of the kids has a father who is out on ship blockading Cuba. Woolsey has hired a couple of goons (one of which is Dick Miller, a character actor who has appeared in an incredible amount of ‘B’ movies) to pretend to be outraged at the content of the movie despite having not seen it. Woolsey has planned numerous gimmicks for the showing of MANT!. Chaos ensues when the gimmicks are confused with a missile attack.You have a little bit of teen dating drama and that’s about it.COMMENTS: Before watching this I had never seen this movie. About 5 or 6 years ago I became a big fan of 50’s and 60’s science fiction and watched over 200 movies from the time period (just about everything worth mentioning!) This includes all the William Castle movies. I have seen probably every movie that was featured on a movie poster or marketing material in the background throughout the movie.I have mixed feelings about the main story itself. I think what Joe Dante did is excellent but I feel like it was missing something. It’s as if this movie wasn’t sure if it wanted to be a ‘tribute’ movie or a comedy or parody or some combination. I certainly ‘get’ just about all the references. What I wasn’t so sure about was the comedy aspect. I expected this movie to be much funnier than what it is. Therein lies the problem. The material is taken very seriously and it takes place during one of the scariest times in our countries (if not the world) history. Which on the one hand is good but it’s easy to see why this movie wasn’t a success. If it had been funnier, it probably would have done better. From a marketing aspect this movie appeals to a younger crowd. Probably many people that watched this movie did not pick up on the historical aspect of it or understand the material being parodied.The plot is very shallow and I can see how someone who is not a fan of old sci-fi would get bored in this movie. This was not the case with me because I was spending a lot of time examining the detail in the background. That said, I am a big fan of old sci-fi.This movie could have been set anywhere. Even with the Cuban Missile Crisis going on. After all a missile could have struck anywhere in America and the movie theater shenanigans would have been the same.Mant! is obviously influenced by several movies, most notably, ‘The Fly’, Them!, and ‘The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.’ There are many other references to other movies. According to Joe Dante, parts of the dialogue are exactly the same as from movies of the time period.You really have to be a hardcore fan to pick up on a lot of the jokes. But if you are a huge fan of these movies then you will be rewarded and get a lot more out of it. For example, The general played by Kevin McCarthy of ‘Invasion of the Body Snatcher’ fame, is named General Ankrum. This is a reference to Morris Ankrum, a character actor who played a general in many early science fiction films.While watching the extra’s we learn that Joe Dante had his production people make the costume for the featured movie, MANT! using 1950’s low budget technology. He instructed them to make it look as good as they could under the same constraints of the original production teams. He also told the actor’s to ‘don’t act good.’ In her interview Cathy Moriarty said she found it difficult to act ‘bad.’Naomi Watts has a bit part in ‘MANT!’The bomb drill held during high school hours is an accurate representation of the times.RECOMMENDATIONS: If you are a fan of Joe Dante’s movie then go ahead and pick this one up. Certainly you will want it if you are fan of William Castle or 50’s science fiction.I’m giving the movie only 2 1/2 to 3 stars. The extra’s are 5 stars. The release if 5 stars because you would be very hard pressed to improve on what’s here. There is just about everything you can think of.
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