How does Matinee end?

In the final act ("Rescue, Collapse & Evacuation"): Harvey is arrested, but the Rumble-Rama speakers threaten to collapse the balcony. Woolsey uses a trompe-l'œil projection to evacuate the audience safely before the crisis ends.

Matinee (1993) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Matinee
Genre: comedy, drama
Released: 1993
Rating: 6.7

Plot Analysis Summary

A producer exploits the Cuban Missile Crisis to promote his horror film, while teenagers navigate romance and chaos during a premiere night.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Cuban Tensions & Cinema Hype

School Drama & Staged Protests

Premiere Chaos & Shelter Trap

Rescue, Collapse & Evacuation

A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extravaganza combining film effects, stage props and actors in rubber suits in this salute to the B-movie.

Directed by

Joe Dante

Key Cast

John Goodman — Lawrence Woolsey
Cathy Moriarty — Ruth Corday / Carole
Simon Fenton — Gene Loomis
Omri Katz — Stan
Lisa Jakub — Sandra

Rating: 6.7/10 (323 votes)