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The adventures of a group of teenagers at a drive-in theatre in Texas one weekend night.

Top Cast

  • Glenn Morshower

    Glenn Morshower

    Orville Hennigson

  • Billy Milliken

    Billy Milliken

    Enoch

  • Lisa Lemole

    Lisa Lemole

    Glowie Hudson

  • Trey Wilson

    Trey Wilson

    Gifford

  • Jessie Lee Fulton

    Jessie Lee Fulton

    Mom

  • Bill McGhee

    Bill McGhee

    Dr. Demars

  • Gordon Hurst

    Gordon Hurst

    Will Henry

  • Kent Perkins

    Kent Perkins

    Bill Hill

  • Hank Stohl

    Hank Stohl

    Sherman Vance

Overview

The adventures of a group of teenagers at a drive-in theatre in Texas one weekend night.

Rating

5.1 / 10
20 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • Wuchak
    Wuchak
    7 Oct 18, 2024

    **_Drive-in shenanigans in the mid-70s_** Several different sets of people, young and older, go to a drive-in outside of Dallas on Friday night. Some just want to enjoy a cheesy 70’s disaster flick while others want to romance or rumble. A couple even want to rob. “Drive-In” (1976) is basically “American Graffiti” set at a drive-in in Anytown, USA, except that it throws in some hammy humor, unlike that more popular coming-of-age flick. I had a ‘meh’ attitude for the first half hour, although it wasn’t bad; I just had a bad attitude. However, when people started to arrive at the drive-in in their vehicles there are three laugh-out-loud jokes one after the other, which won me over. From there on, I just rolled with what the movie had to offer and had a good time. The leader of the wannabe thieves is reminiscent of Brian Johnson, who would go on to helm AC/DC less than five years after this was shot in mid-October, 1975. Meanwhile Glenn Morshower emerges as the main protagonist, Orville. This was his first feature film and he went on to a prolific second-tier acting career. Brunette Lisa Oz (Glowie) and redhead Michelle Franks (Omalee) stand out on the beauty front. Blonde Linda Larimer is also worth a mention as the cashier at the entrance to the drive-in. At the end of the day, I’d watch this over the overrated “American Graffiti” any day. It runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in Terrell, Texas, which is a half hour drive east of Dallas. GRADE: B

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