Fantastic Video Essay on Joe Dante's MATINEE "The Most Overlooked Movie About Movies"
Director Joe Dante’s 1993 film Matinee is a great movie and it’s also a ridiculously underrated movie! There are so many people that have never even seen this movie, and it’s a shame because it’s such a fun and entertaining movie! This is a movie I find myself recommending to people all the time. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a must-watch!
Today I’ve got a video essay for you to watch from editor Andrew Saladino, who creates movie video essays for his YouTube channel The Royal Ocean Film Society. This video is titled “Matinee: The Most Overlooked Movie About Movies” and he breaks down the film and offers some interesting insight on the movie and what makes it so good.
The movie is set in October 1962, “the Cuban Missile Crisis occurs and the menace of nuclear war looms over the American South. Low-budget filmmaker Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman) is in Key West, Fla., debuting his new film ‘Mant!’ and thinks the prevailing mood of fear surrounding the premiere is perfect to stir up some excitement. A group of local teenagers prepare for the film's opening night, experiencing small crises of their own.”
Enjoy the essay, and there’s a good chance it will inspire you to revisit the film if you haven’t seen it in a while.
Via: Firstshowing