Matinee (1989) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

After a teenage boy is murdered during a horror movie festival, in the same fashion as the character in the film, the local citizens of the small Canadian town fear the same thing will happen as they prepare to hold another horror festival.

Cast & Crew

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Richard Martin

Gillian Barber

Ron White

Tim Webber

Jeff Schultz

Beatrice Boepple

Film Details

Also Known As

Matinee Massacre, Midnight Matinee

Genre

Comedy

Thriller

Release Date

1989

Production Company

Image Organization, Inc.; Summit Productions L.P.; TTlTfilm Canada

Location

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 30m

Synopsis

After a teenage boy is murdered during a horror movie festival, in the same fashion as the character in the film, the local citizens of the small Canadian town fear the same thing will happen as they prepare to hold another horror festival.

Director

Richard Martin

Cast

Gillian Barber

Ron White

Tim Webber

Jeff Schultz

Beatrice Boepple

Don Davis

R Nelson Brown

Kimelly Anne Warren

William Davis

Walter Marsh

Kerry Sandomirsky

Claire Brown

Stephen E. Miller

Matt Hill

Don S. Davis

Timothy Webber

William B. Davis

Crew

Elizabeth Aird

Patti Allen

Unit Production Manager

Salli Bailey

Lynn Barr

Production Coordinator

Jacques Blackstone

Cyrus Block

Director Of Photography

Tracey Boulton

Costume Assistant

Ted Bradford

Transportation Coordinator

Janet Brown

Script Supervisor

Marco Ciccone

2nd Assistant Camera

Randy Clyne

Graeme Coleman

Robert Comer

Special Effects Assistant

David Cooper

Richard Davis

Executive Producer

Jody Deakin

Garry Derksen

Set Production Assistant

Gordon Deyell

Props Assistant

Lars Ekstrom

Will Ferguson

Stunt Coordinator

Doug Field

Camera Operator

Leonard Fisher

Generator Operator

Richard Gagne

Richard Gagne

Ellen Gram

Post-Synchronization Editor

Paul Guenette

1st Assistant Camera

Daniel Guimond

David Hetherington

David Hetherington

Jim Jastrzebski

Casting (Vancouver)

Bruce Lang

Mari Laughlen

Property Master

Jim Lewko

Robert Logevall

Robert Logevall

Pearl Louie

Richard Martin

Kevin Mcbride

Kevin Mcbride

Patrick Mccord

Michael Mclellan

Michael Mclellan

Nina Mcpeek

Nick Misura

Irving Mulch

Brian Neumann

Lonnie Oakes

Chilliwack Liaison

Bob Olsen

2nd Assistant Director

Gary Paller

Special Effects

Patrick C Paterson

Patrick C Paterson

Diane Patrick

Location Manager

Andrew Pereszlenyi

David J Prowse

Casting Associate

Peter Reynolds

Michael Rosati

1st Assistant Director

Debra Rurak

Assembly Editor; Editor

Carl Schumacher

Brian Shell

Construction Coordinator

Shane Shemko

Kim Steer

Kim Steer

Production Designer

Bev Sutton

Production Coordinator Assistant

Bart Van Der Linde

Rose Waddell

Assistant (To Producers)

Susan Wagner

Sheila White

Costume Designer

Shiela White

Costume Designer

Ron Williams

Paul J Wilson

Construction Coordinator

Film Details

Also Known As

Matinee Massacre, Midnight Matinee

Genre

Comedy

Thriller

Release Date

1989

Production Company

Image Organization, Inc.; Summit Productions L.P.; TTlTfilm Canada

Location

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1989

Released in United States August 28, 1989

Released in United States October 1989

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Panorama Canada) August 28, 1989.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 9 & 10, 1989.

Feature film directorial debut for editor Richard Martin, son of comedian Dick Martin.

Began shooting October 18, 1988.

Completed shooting November 20, 1988.

Released in United States 1989

Released in United States August 28, 1989 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Panorama Canada) August 28, 1989.)

Released in United States October 1989 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 9 & 10, 1989.)

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