Nel 1962, durante la crisi dei missili a Cuba, il produttore Lawrence Woosley presenta in anteprima il film dell’orrore “Mant!” in cui sono presenti alcuni impressionanti effetti speciali, contribuendo ad alimentare l’isteria collettiva.

Matinee is Joe Dante’s (Gremlins) celebration of all things trash and low budget. John Goodman stars as a schlock-horror director in this loving homage to kitsch auteur William Castle, which also acts a prescient parody of the escapist potential of B-movies in difficult political times.