A celebration of America’s greatest icon of youth, freedom and the automobile, this documentary chronicles the drive-in’s birth and development, its phenomenal popularity with audiences of all ages, its tragic decline, and its inevitable comeback as a classic form of Americana.
This film chronicles the drive-in’s birth, development, and its phenomenal popularity with audiences of all ages. Described by Variety as “slick and entertaining”, Drive-In Movie Memories includes photos and footage from the mid-1930s until today, a powerful original music score, and lively interviews with such notables as Leonard Maltin, Barry Corbin, Burton Gilliam, Beverly Garland, Samuel Arkoff, and John Bloom (aka Joe Bob Briggs).
Drive-In Movie Memories covers every aspect of the drive-in movie-going experience: early outdoor projection, the marriage of the car and the movie, architects and drive-in construction, sound projection solutions, food trailers and concession stands, families and entertainment, teenagers and passion, church services, celebrity appearances, exploitation films, the effects of television and the VCR, and the drive-in’s decline and comeback.
An Official Selection at both the Chicago Intl Film Festival and the Telluride Film Festival, the film also won the Gold Award at the Houston WorldFest. During its film festival tour, it played in over 40 festivals across the nation. Drive-In Movie Memories was produced by Don and Susan Sanders, and directed and edited by Kurt Kuenne.
Reviews
Drive-In Movie Memories- 3 1/2 stars
” Covering every aspect of drive-in history, this hour-long documentary features plenty of solid history and nostalgic reminiscences, courtesy of critics and commentators such as Leonard Maltin, John Bloom (a.k.a. Joe Bob Briggs), ’50s “scream queen” Beverly Garland, and the late Samuel Arkoff, whose American International Pictures made a fortune off cheap genre product intended almost solely for open-air exhibition. A fun, affectionate tribute to a mostly bygone institution that had a huge impact on American pop culture, Kurt Kuenne’s film festival award-winning Drive-In Movie Memories is highly recommended.-
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LENGTH: 1 x 60 Minutes
FORMAT: Special
CAMERA: Digibeta
INTERNATIONAL TRACK: Yes
TEXTLESS: Yes
CLOSED CAPTIONS: No
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2003
RELEASE YEAR: 2006
SUPPLIER: Don Sanders Marketing
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
RIGHTS TERRITORY: Worldwide
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