If you’re a fan of the work of sensation-meister William Castle, you’ll love Joe Dante’s homage to him. John Goodman does an excellent job playing the inventor of such devices as Percepto (sort of a joy buzzer for theater seats), and even the parade of subplots (ranging from teen romance to the Cuban missile crisis) all seem to flow together pretty well. The scene where Lawrence Woolsey (Goodman) explains the magic of exploitation films is not to be missed. Buy the tape
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