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TheCreep		#61	[-]
Jul 28 10 11:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Saturday8pm wrote: [quote="TheCreep"]My first real scare, came in 1973 when I was 9, and I was introduced to "Night Of The Living Dead." My mom and dad in the front, and my grams and me in the back. The car was loaded with people, but I was scared anyhow. Making it worse, was some guy in the car next to us must have been on a bad trip..during the "garden trowel" scene, he started screaming at the top of his lungs and thrashing around in the car, and he totally flipped out. That didn't help my mood that night, on top of the movie knocking seven shades out of me.. LoL!!! a dude who drops acid for THAT movie is asking for one ... [/quote] Well if he was asking I guess he got what he wished for. Given the early 70's and the fact that a lot of folks were coming down from the 60's, this would have been my best bet for his reaction. He was screaming "Oh GOD!!!" over and over too, and screaming "NOOO!!!" too. It was really nasty. What a night, to say the least..
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Squashpants	Time Once Again To Resurrect Old Threads	#62	[-]
Jun 19 11 2:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	bipolarber wrote: The last drive in movie I went to was with a group of friends to the "88" in Aurora, Colorado. The buzz was that the drive in was going to be closing, and the owners had the last of their "1950's blowout" nights. It was co-sponsored by several car clubs, including a local hearse club, hot rod club, and VW club... there were some beautiful vehicles on the lot that night! The triple feature couldn't have been better, either... "Invasion of the Saucermen", "Earth Vs. Flying Saucers" and "I was a Teenage Frankenstien." I miss that place. Man, I wish I coulda been there, BPB! "Men, there's a drive-in movie full of juicy people! Wow! " - PIC Mosquito Coil Ad
notredamehesamightybozo		#63	[-]
Jul 18 11 12:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	As a teenager I worked at the downtown theatre in Webster City, Iowa. I was the projectionist apprentice and for a short time ran the old carbon-arc Simplex machines. I never ran the family-owned Corral Drive In projectors, but I did spend a good part of the summer of of 1978 painting the speaker posts at the drive in. I got to drive a small, red World War II jeep with the painting supplies all over the deserted lot during the daytime. Cool job... hot sunburn. I wore a tank top... smart move. Saw many flicks there... "Halloween", "Airplane", "The Mountain Men" with Charlton Heston... etc. Watched a lot of Friday night flicks there with my buddies Fat Tommy and Danny G. Good, greasy food at the food stand and yeah, they did still show the old dancing hot dog advertisments. Playground at the screen base and the most ancient criss-cross timber supports holding up the screen, the same screen my mom and grandmother saw old time movies on as kids. Even when the screen got tore up in the late 70's (we all though it'd close) the Downard family that owned the theatres spent the bucks to get it fixed with new, metal supports. It lasted until 1988, I believe. My son has some drive in memories since we go to the Wisconsin Dells each summer and enjoy the Sky Twin Drive In there. Saw "Freddie Vs. Jason" when he was little and he thought Freddie was going to reach into the car with those wicked gloves and slice him up. He crouched down low in the seat and rolled the window up! If you go, be sure to thank the wonderful family for keeping this thing alive. And remember to get a Mamaburger with the fried onions. It's the best fried onion treat this side of a Chicago dog at Wrigley Field! Saw "Salt" last summer and we're going again in a couple of weeks. It's just too bad that land values made the Drive In a thing of the past. There are some still operating and we should be thankful for that. Did you ever hear anyone not have a good time at the drive in? It's
cadmandd		#64	[-]
Jul 23 11 11:03 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The cars back in the day were suited for the drive-in. They were roomy, most did not have some sort of console separating the front seat. I drive a small Dodge Neon these days. Nice on gas but not a good car for the drive-in. A trip to the concession stand was always special too.
Monster Jungle Xray		#65	[-]
Aug 28 11 1:09 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I wasn't old enough in the 70s that my parents would take us to see many horror films so most of my Drive-In memories revolve around Disney films, and seeing Star Wars around nine times. I do have vivid memories of seeing the Frank Langella DRACULA though so that probably counts as my first horror theater experience. The one Drive-In we used to frequent had a flea market every weekend during the day which was cool as I would score stacks of comic books there. Years ago it was turned into one of those huge 24 theater megaplexes. We still have one Drive-In left in Georgia which plays first run double features, but every once in a while they'll do monster film festivals. http://starlightdrivein.com/#/movies/
Rick		#66	[-]
May 28 12 10:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Some drive-ads from days gone by... There are 17 movies being offered in those ads, and there are really only two or three that I like much at all. But if they were playing at local drive-ins right now, I'd be there every night, soaking up the whole mess. I miss that stuff.
pringly		#67	[-]
May 28 12 11:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There are still two operating Drive-ins (Becky's and Shankweller's) close enough to my home to make a pilgrimage maybe two times a summer with the family. Its pretty cool; they still have the old time snack bar comercials (I love the pickle one) and other old time public service announcements. They seem to do a very good business, so hopefully, they'll be around for some time. This weekend I was going to go up with the kids and see Men in Black III.
Victor Frankenstein		#68	[-]
May 29 12 9:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Where at, Pringly? I'd totally check those out!
pringly		#69	[-]
May 30 12 12:23 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yo Vic, Here are there websites: Becky's: http://www.beckysdi.com/ Shankweller's: http://www.shankweilers.com/ Check them out for schedules. Both are around Allentown. Shankwellers is about an hour away and Becky's is a little farther (you do get to go over the bridge that was featured in The Deer Hunter if you go to Becky's). You have to take the turnpike and then the northeast extenstion. You should get there a little early though because they will sell out. Becky's is by far the better place. Stadium parking and attractions for the kids until the movies start. Bring your own food because the consessions are horrible (except the popcorn). Shankweller's is really old, I think one of the oldest in the nation (so they say). Still, if your up for a drive and movie's under the stars, you cant go wrong. Who knows how long these will last?
Victor Frankenstein		#70	[-]
May 30 12 7:21 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Awesome! Stupid question, but are you required to turn your car off? I'd totally have my A/C blasting if I went in the middle of the summer...
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luluthebeast		#71	[-]
May 30 12 10:18 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There's still a drive-in in Door County, WI that was fun to hit.
pringly		#72	[-]
May 30 12 11:45 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Victor Frankenstein wrote: Awesome! Stupid question, but are you required to turn your car off? I'd totally have my A/C blasting if I went in the middle of the summer... Yes, I believe you can leave them on. I usually don't, however. I bring a few lawn chairs and a radio and watch outside the car.
Robert Laughlin		#73	[-]
Jul 16 12 3:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	For me, the thing that stands out about going to the drive-in is how little opportunity there is to do it now. When I moved to Sacramento in the seventies, there were thirteen drive-ins in town. Now there is just one left.
TheLizard		#74	[-]
Jul 17 12 12:02 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here in Fayetteville, Arkansas we still have one of the only drive-ins that is still up and running. I regret to say though, in my decade living here I've not once been able to make it out there. Before I just never had money, now I'm just too busy to go to the movies, usually. That, and most of the movies that play there don't appeal to me. I wish they'd show some classics around Halloween...
Squashpants		#75	[-]
Jul 19 12 3:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Since we have moved to Northfield, Minnesota, I have found that there are two drive-ins within an hour of us. I am just waiting for something halfway decent to open at one or the other. I'll have to get some PIC for the dashboard, though, unless there is enough of a breeze to blow away the mosquitoes. "Men, there's a drive-in movie full of juicy people! Wow! " - PIC Mosquito Coil Ad
Spoiler II		#76	[-]
Jul 24 12 7:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Monster Jungle Xray wrote: I wasn't old enough in the 70s that my parents would take us to see many horror films so most of my Drive-In memories revolve around Disney films, and seeing Star Wars around nine times. I do have vivid memories of seeing the Frank Langella DRACULA though so that probably counts as my first horror theater experience. The one Drive-In we used to frequent had a flea market every weekend during the day which was cool as I would score stacks of comic books there. Years ago it was turned into one of those huge 24 theater megaplexes. We still have one Drive-In left in Georgia which plays first run double features, but every once in a while they'll do monster film festivals. http://starlightdrivein.com/#/movies/ Besides the obvious STAR WARS, JAWS,SUPERMAN holy trinity of the 70's,i too also saw Langella's DRACULA at our local drive-in paired up with THE ISLAND. my dad wasn't too thrilled with DRACULA and he bailed on it before it was over,ruining my night.
rvoyttbots		#77	[-]
Jul 25 12 11:03 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I saw that DRACULA at a drive-in in Hawaii on a double bill with MESSAGE FROM SPACE. I didn`t like DRACULA at all and MFS was just a so-so STAR WARS rip-off. There is a drive-in about 45 min to an hour drive from where I am. The first movie is usually a new release but the second feature is a movie that was the new release one or more weeks before. Last Edited By: rvoyttbots Jul 25 12 11:08 PM. Edited 1 times.
Spoiler II		#78	[-]
Jul 26 12 5:16 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	rvoyttbots wrote: I saw that DRACULA at a drive-in in Hawaii on a double bill with MESSAGE FROM SPACE. I didn`t like DRACULA at all and MFS was just a so-so STAR WARS rip-off. There is a drive-in about 45 min to an hour drive from where I am. The first movie is usually a new release but the second feature is a movie that was the new release one or more weeks before. In this day and age where drive ins offer the same big summer blockbuster fare as everybody else,i would kill to see something like MESSAGE FROM SPACE!
M F Berry		#79	[-]
Jul 26 12 7:50 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	When I was a kid, my family would always go to the drive-in on the Fourth of July. On the Fourth every year, the Twin City Drive-In, located (as per the name) about half way between the hamlets of Cave City and Horse Cave, Kentucky, would have a double feature with a pretty nice fireworks display in between the pictures. Trying to remember some of the movies they showed, there wasn't much in the way of sci-fi/fantasy/horror, let's see ... True Grit, Kelly's Heroes, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, Crazy Mama (oooh, that one had a flash of Linda Purl in the altogether!), something called Ride in a Pink Car, Winterhawk, Corvette Summer, and, uh ... hmph. That bothers me, that I can't remember more titles than this; maybe some more will come to me. At any rate, while we enjoyed almost all the movies, the actual choice of movies was not the most important factor -- it was just the fun of the outing, the "looking forward to it" (remember that sensation? Children have a wonderful capacity to enjoy looking forward to special occasions), and of course my Mom would make and pack a great picnic meal for us, with homemade egg salad and tuna salad sandwiches, and potato chips (with dip made from onion soup mix), and our favorite cookies, and grape Kool-aid. Man, it doesn't seem like that was more than three decades ago. Hey, what's my keyboard doing wet ...?
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