tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post8196565191599058827..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Movies Under the Stars: A Tribute to My Favorite Drive-in TheatersRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-73891656602930722002010-09-09T22:43:26.939-04:002010-09-09T22:43:26.939-04:00I fondly remember the dusk till dawn drive-in mara...I fondly remember the dusk till dawn drive-in marathons. Well, I suppose I don't remember some of them since I was usually asleep by 4 or so.Bill Guppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083762920617521098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-2569294379159893862010-09-09T09:13:35.109-04:002010-09-09T09:13:35.109-04:00Yes, Becky, I AM CURIOUS (YELLOW) was Swedish. Its...Yes, Becky, I AM CURIOUS (YELLOW) was Swedish. Its semi-sequel was I AM CURIOUS (BLUE). Why the colors in the titles? Yellow and blue are the colors of Sweden's flag.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-65766144975477814562010-09-09T08:31:53.035-04:002010-09-09T08:31:53.035-04:00Rick, you really triggered a memory about I Am Cur...Rick, you really triggered a memory about I Am Curious (Yellow). I wanted to see that movie so bad, everybody in school did, but my Dad absolutely freaked and put his foot down about that one. I think I was about 15. To this day I still haven't seen it. Wasn't it Swedish or something? We had the Fox Theatre here in Indianapolis, originally a burlesque theatre for striptease, then showing dirty movies when I was growing up and they showed a lot of Swedish films! LOL. I never got to see the inside of that theatre, that's for sure.ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-56213219525404577872010-09-08T23:30:07.444-04:002010-09-08T23:30:07.444-04:00Aki, that's funny about the reels being out of...Aki, that's funny about the reels being out of order (although I'm embarrassed to say I did that once while showing a movie in college). I also saw some of Chuck's movies at a drive-in (including CODE OF SILENCE, which is probably my fave of his films).Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-81802368427048562992010-09-08T23:21:48.214-04:002010-09-08T23:21:48.214-04:00Becky, I loved your story about taking your kids--...Becky, I loved your story about taking your kids--in pajamas in the backseat--to the drive-in! Alas, my family seldom went to the drive-in when I was young. There was a drive-in not far from our house called the Robinhood (it was located on Robinhood Road...my Dad hated that Robin Hood was spelled as one word). We did see THE SON OF CAPTAIN BLOOD there--it starred Errol Flynn's son Sean in the title role (he died while freelancing as a photojournalist in Cambodia). I used to enjoy reading the drive-in movie ads in the newspaper--the outdoor theatres always seemed to get the exciting movies (e.g., I AM CURIOUS (YELLOW)..."Banned in 32 countries!"). Once I saw an ad for an Ingmar Bergman movie (which no doubt surprised some drive-in patrons). I proudly pointed out to my parents that the newspaper had spelled Ingrid's first name incorrectly!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-19265563923851954432010-09-08T23:16:55.692-04:002010-09-08T23:16:55.692-04:00Rick, I love drive-in theatres too. There was one...Rick, I love drive-in theatres too. There was one in the town I live in that was great. Before my husband and I married, the drive-in theatre was a cheap date and we popped our own popcorn to save money. We always saw the double feature. I become a big Chuck Norris fan watching his early movies. Once we were watching a movie in early April and it started snowing. We had to use the wind shield wipers to see the movie. We saw The Sting there too. We thought the movie was moving fast and felt like we missed something. Like Becky said we kissed a lot so that was possible. Then the owner informed everyone the film reels were out of order. We had seen the beginning and end of the movie. We got free passes to go and see it in the correct order. After we married, we took our infant son with us. We would take him in his pajamas and when he went to sleep, we put him in a box in the back seat and watched the movie. He slept through every movie except Poltergeist. He was fussy and didn't fall asleep until the last 10 mins. of the movie. I always think of that whenever I watch that movie. Saddly a tornado destroyed the screen and the owners didn't have any insurance to rebuilt it. I still miss it. I enjoyed your article very much.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037507780056714337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-71609121306452132010-09-08T22:46:38.076-04:002010-09-08T22:46:38.076-04:00Rick, I loved the drive-in theatres and I miss the...Rick, I loved the drive-in theatres and I miss them a lot. There were quite a few in Indianapolis when I grew up and was a teenager and young adult. I can remember seeing The Exorcist for the first time at the Shadeland Drive-In and being scared out of my wits. It was a double feature, but I don't remember what the second movie was because my boyfriend and I spent that movie necking. Those were the innocent, romantic days when a boyfriend and girlfriend would turn the sound on the speaker down and spend hours in the car just kissing until the windows would steam up and you got a rash on your neck. Great times! After I was married and had babies, when my husband was working nights, I would take my baby boys to the drive-ins in their pajamas, with a snack and pillows and blankets. They usually went to sleep in the back and I watched both movies. Those drive-ins are all gone now except for one that I know of which is out far west of Indianapolis. They were wonderful experiences. Wish those times were back...ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-80178233384740561282010-09-08T19:13:15.896-04:002010-09-08T19:13:15.896-04:00Toto, a stuffed pizza at the drive-in sounds aweso...Toto, a stuffed pizza at the drive-in sounds awesome (and very yummy)! Sark, you are so right that drive-in theaers provided the opportunity to see lesser-known films (especially the second and third features of the evening). These days, those movies go straight to video and you never get to see them on a big screen. Plus, I'm not even sure I would have rented a film like THE EVIL (1978). But I saw that Richard Crenna flick as a second feature and it was pretty good. My favorite drive-in doublefeature was when my girlfriend (eventual wife) and I went to a twin drive-in and saw KRAMER VS. KRAMER on one screen and then drove to the other screen to see ENTER THE DRAGON. She had seen KRAMER before and I'd seen DRAGON before. It was fun night!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-24224593545157733282010-09-08T09:38:07.377-04:002010-09-08T09:38:07.377-04:00What a wonderful tribute to the outdoor theater! T...What a wonderful tribute to the outdoor theater! The Starlite is a perfect name for a drive-in and isn't it interesting that both chose to use the spelling "lite" rather than "light"? I really enjoyed the pictures you posted, too. The Elizabethtown picture is especially quaint, despite the double feature!<br />When I was in high school people would talk about going to the outdoor, which of course meant the outdoor theater. My fiance and I used to like to take a pizza and soda with us. There was a restaurant that made a remarkable stuffed pizza that you would have to order an hour in advance. It was awesome and tasted especially good at the outdoor. Great post, Rick!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-74128765966067955332010-09-08T08:15:57.671-04:002010-09-08T08:15:57.671-04:00Rick, my tiny city had a small movie theatre years...Rick, my tiny city had a small movie theatre years ago (my brother saw RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK there), but it unfortunately burned down. So for the longest time, we've only had the Holiday Drive-In. I missed the drive-in heyday, where they'd run small-budgeted indie flicks you might not otherwise have the chance to see, so the only movies shown by the time I was a teen were A-productions courtesy of Hollywood. Still, dropping a five for my wife and I to see a double feature is great, and sitting in a car and watching a film projected on a giant screen is a wonderful experience. The Holiday has threatened to close a number of times, but I'm happy to say that, as of 2010, it's still going strong. Thanks, Rick, for sharing your memories! By the way, your picture of the Starlite is beautiful. GATES OF HELL is the U.S. title of Italian horror guru Lucio Fulci's CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD with Christopher George. The "co-hit," FUNERAL HOME, is one of the many slashers of the '80s, starring Lesleh Donaldson, who also starred in the slashers HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME and CURTAINS.sarkoffagushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922698736476674377noreply@blogger.com