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OmahaBlueDog

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12. Drive-In
Fri Jan 17, 2014, 12:48 PM
Jan 2014

Last edited Fri Jan 17, 2014, 03:04 PM - Edit history (2)

This was a 1976 summer movie. It's a lot of fun -- especially with the movie-within-the-movie, "Disaster '76" -- a spoof of all 70's disaster movies that serves as the backdrop for the main plot of the film -- which is pretty much a typical mid-70s teen comedy. As one IMDB reviewer pointed out, the disaster movie spoof has one aspect that would disturb today's viewer -- a 747 crashing into the World Trade Center.

The whole thing was shot in rural Texas with local talent (most of whom never went on to bigger & better things). It's funny, and features a great Country soundtrack. (E.T.A. and it's like opening a 70s time capsule for those of us of a certain age).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074433/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1



ETA:

Last Year at Marienbad valerief Jan 2014 #1
Haven't seen it. I should. MineralMan Jan 2014 #3
La jetée 1962 Little_Wing Jan 2014 #2
Obscure enough. MineralMan Jan 2014 #4
That's one I keep meaning to see! nt valerief Jan 2014 #5
The Big Bus. The Shanghai Gesture. valerief Jan 2014 #6
A Rage to Live. Citizen Ruth. A Shock to the System. valerief Jan 2014 #7
Loved Citizen Ruth n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2014 #19
La 317eme Section (317 Platoon) aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2014 #8
Welt am Draht Ron Obvious Jan 2014 #9
I know what I'm watching this weekend. Thanks! valerief Jan 2014 #11
I hope I haven't built it up too much... Ron Obvious Jan 2014 #13
Sounds like a fun flick. I prefer that to noise, guns, and fighting. nt valerief Jan 2014 #14
The Gates of Heaven by Errol Morris sweetloukillbot Jan 2014 #10
Drive-In OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #12
Naked flying rabbit Jan 2014 #15
I've not heard of it. I'll have a look. Thanks. MineralMan Jan 2014 #16
A Little Romance - My first choice JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #17
The Outsiders - my second choice JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #18
I liked Tex even better, another S. E. Hinton adaptation n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2014 #20
You just gave me a flashback to the film "Over The Edge" arcane1 Jan 2014 #26
Ahhh I remember that JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #27
I volunteered and worked for a film festival in the 90's TexasBushwhacker Jan 2014 #21
I've seen... valerief Jan 2014 #22
I meant all of John Sayles films TexasBushwhacker Jan 2014 #23
Bwahaha! Good thing I didn't look for a movie named Anything. valerief Jan 2014 #25
I'm glad you brought up John Sayles. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #24
I found it on YouTube! TexasBushwhacker Jan 2014 #29
Go Tell the Spartans Adsos Letter Jan 2014 #28
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