Drive-In Movie Memories (2001)

  • NR
  • 08/31/2001 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 57m

Overview

A nostalgic, informative history of drive-in movie theaters, featuring extensive archival photographs and interviews with Leonard Maltin, John Bloom, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Barry Corbin and many others... Drive-In Movie Memories is a film celebration of America's greatest icon of youth, freedom and the automobile. What began as an auto parts owner's business venture to make some easy money accidentally became a magical place where romance, fun and a sense of community flourished. This film 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.

Kurt Kuenne

Director

Cast

Leonard Maltin's headshot

Leonard Maltin

Samuel Z. Arkoff's headshot

Samuel Z. Arkoff

Barry Corbin's headshot

Barry Corbin

Ewing Miles Brown's headshot

Ewing Miles Brown

Jeanne Carmen's headshot

Jeanne Carmen

Robert Fuller's headshot

Robert Fuller

Beverly Garland's headshot

Beverly Garland

Burton Gilliam's headshot

Burton Gilliam

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