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“Lawrence Woolsey presents the end of civilization as we know it. Make that... Proudly Presents!”

6.7/ 10 316 votes 1993-01-29 1h 39m 2 popularity

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.

Director: Joe Dante

Budget

$14M

Revenue

$10M

Cast

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John Goodman

John Goodman

Lawrence Woolsey

Cathy Moriarty

Cathy Moriarty

Ruth Corday / Carole

Simon Fenton

Simon Fenton

Gene Loomis

Omri Katz

Omri Katz

Stan

Lisa Jakub

Lisa Jakub

Sandra

Kellie Martin

Kellie Martin

Sherry

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