
Overview
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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorJoe Dante
WriterCharles S. Haas
Cast

John Goodman
Lawrence Woolsey

Cathy Moriarty
Ruth Corday / Carole

Simon Fenton
Gene Loomis

Omri Katz
Stan

Lisa Jakub
Sandra

Kellie Martin
Sherry

Jesse Lee Soffer
Dennis Loomis

Lucinda Jenney
Anne Loomis
James Villemaire
Harvey Starkweather

Robert Picardo
Howard

Jesse White
Mr. Spector

Dick Miller
Herb

John Sayles
Bob

David Clennon
Jack

Lucy Butler
Rhonda
Georgie Cranford
Dwight
Nick Bronson
Andy
Cory Barlog
Stan's Friend
George Carson
Stan's Friend
Joe Gonzalez
Stan's Friend
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Keywords
floridacold warmilitary basefilm in filmcuban missile crisis1960skey westbomb shelterfilm directorteenage protagonist
Details
Budget
$14M
Revenue
$10M
TMDb Votes
319
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026










