Im hoping youll indulge me a bit while i go off on a tiny rant i hope thats alright michael winners film was a failure at the box office. Drive in massacre 1977 is a low budget but prettygoodforitstype early. There are some good aspects about the movie though. A halloween massacre at the white house in the fall of 1975 president gerald ford survived two assassination attempts and a car accident.
Drivein massacre 1976 begins w a panning shot of the empty drivein, followed by wonky, twangy rock music. Drive in massacre is a 1977 horror film written and directed by stu segall, and cowritten by john f. Johnson, the cantankerous manager of this gravelcovered venue. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. Lewis work, and some sleazy dialogue hes what you would call a perfect asshole, i just wanted to beat my meat, but features too. Drivein massacre is a technical nightmare on all levels. The baldheaded and sleazy manager, austin robert e. Drivein massacre has got one terrific concept for a slasher film. Massacre starts with the drivein patrons streaming into the venue, the camera settles onto a young couple who are there to do some shagging, the man has parked too far from the speaker and must reach out exposing most of his torso, a sword flashes on the screen and off goes his head, the woman looks out and sees his decapitated body and begins to scream, only to have her screams interrupted. Two police detectives try to catch a serial killer who is stalking a rural california drive in theater, randomly killing people with a sword. Then it kicks into a montage of the drivein filling up with patrons. Every slash, cut and hack is now rendered in beautiful. Predating both halloween 1978 and friday the th 1980, drive in massacre 1977 is a low budget but prettygoodforitstype early slasher film.
Yet, the benefits of its company are somewhat remote. Now, for you poor unfortunate youngsters who,when growing up, were deprived of enjoying an endangered american institution, the drivein theatre, to which i can only say. Home is a monsteroftheweek story, unconnected to the overarching mythology of the xfiles. Season five 3 discs tales from the crypt presents bordello of blood 1996 tales from the crypt presents demon knight 1995 tales from the crypt presents ritual 2001 tales from the darkside. Theres no real doubt that drive in massacre is a shithouse film, its too quiet, poorly acted, has poor dialogue and its honestly slightly boring. Charles milles manson was the leader of the manson family cult, which was responsible for a series of gruesome murders in the 1960s.
Released theatrically in 1977 by gail films and on home video by charles bands cult video in 1982 followed by reissues from magnum entertainment and paragon later in the decade, drivein massacres dvd life has been in the form of extremely soft and murky bootlegs from the likes of cheezy flicks and mill creek. Drivein massacre is a slasher movie released in 1977 in a small rural california town, a dingy local drivein suddenly makes the front page when a teenage couple is brutally butchered there one summer night, the killers weapon of choice appearing to be a sword, of all things. In drivein massacre, hot fun in the summertime turns into bloodcurdling screams, and severin films will release the 1977 slasher on bluray this march. A restless crowd and a bad double feature lead to two brutal killings at the drivein. Fans of bad 70s80s horror synth may find a bit of enjoyment in it, but its really no surprise at all that i was unable to find any composer credit listed for the film. Directed by kim manners, it was written by glen morgan and james wong. The movie tales from the hood taste of blood, a tattooist, the 2007 teeth 2007 tenebre texas chainsaw massacre, the 1974.
That evening, the detectives one of them disguised as a woman go to a screening at the drivein, and spot orville there, even though he had. Inept in every way, drivein massacre may still have some bad movie charm, like in its murder scenes that have bad fx that ring of h. Drive in massacre is a 1976 american bmovie slasher film written and directed by stu segall, and cowritten by john f. The carbine high massacre 1999 dude bro party massacre iii 2015 the fertilichrome cheerleader massacre 1989 the funhouse massacre 2015 general massacre 1973. So far, its just another night at what was once one of americas favorite makeout spots. Two dimwitted police detectives try to catch a serial killer stalking a rural california drivein theater and randomly killing people with a sword. They called it the halloween massacre, in the fall of 1977 when cia director stansfield turner fired about 200 cia employes in an abrupt economy. Its friday the th just about the same year this film was made, i had a blue 59 valiant that went at least 30,000 miles without an oil change and ran great, then i sold it to this guy and told him not to drive it til he got the brakes checked out, and so he gave the keys to his girlfriend, and she immediately drove it to san francisco, and the brakes went out, and the car was totalled. Drivein massacre is a 1976 american bmovie slasher film written and directed by stu segall, and cowritten by john f. This one of the worst horror films of the 1970s as a slasher film this one has. Cherrystone restaurant, mass ave bridge, memorial drive, public garden, charles street, marleys. On august 10th in a california drivein it all began reads the opening text of drivein massacre as the camera pans across a bleakly desolate drivein cinema, howling wind in tow. Two dimwitted police detectives try to catch a serial killer stalking a rural california drive in theater and randomly killing people with a sword.
Its a new month and that means new titles coming to netflix, amazon and hulu from a new season of patriot act with hasan minhaj and queer eye to classics like the notebook, there are. Goff and george buck flowers screenplay breathes life into its surprisingly dimensional characters, which arent the usual generic mob of horny teenagers, and the acting is unexpectedly good for such a. If only the film had more drivein moments and less talky sequences with the police tracking down the killer, this could have been a much more entertaining movie. Drivein massacre 1976 r 12201976 us mystery, horror 1h 14m user score.
The 1977 atocha massacre was a terrorist attack committed by gunmen associated with a farright movement nearby the atocha train station in the center of madrid on the evening of january 24, 1977, within the framework of the socalled latefranco terrorism in spain. What about the machete maniac determined to cleanse his soul in a bath of blood. On march 14th, severin films invites you to load up your car and race as fast as you can to the drivein massacre, newly restored from the original camera negative recently discovered in the ruins of the sky view drivein near oxnard. Although this might have been an amusing novelty when actually shown at a drivein, its just a dreary mess.
Home is the second episode of the fourth season of the american science fiction television series the xfiles, which originally aired on the fox network on october 11, 1996. Drivein massacre 1977, where the early demise of two teens leads us through 72 minutes of whodunit slasher fun, and driller killer 1979 where we find a young artist who hates music and paying bills, so he takes off on a killing spree across new york, with his trusty drill in hand. Lisa aus murder has been called one of hawaiis biggest. A series of police procedural sections connected and forwarded by a series of cool, bloody sword murders at the drive in. Now normally the drivein would be shut down, most likely for the season but no, the. A couple go to a drivein theater in a rural california town, and are butchered by an unseen assailant, who uses a sword to decapitate the man, and skewer the woman through the neck. Comments off on drivein massacre 1977 29 august 2017.
Drivein massacre is a 1977 exploitationhorror flick produced and directed by stu segall, director of the marilyn chambers humpfest, insatiable, as well as the producer of multiple successful television series, such as renegade, hunter, and silk stalkings. Now, the film fails because it really has no plot development and the film is slow. A protoslasher full of blood red herrings and terrible production values. His mother was kentuckyborn runaway kathleen maddox, who was 16 years old at the time of his birth and didnt name. Two police detectives try to catch a serial killer who is stalking a rural california drivein theater, randomly killing people with a sword. According to, severin films will release drivein massacre on bluray beginning march 14th. Drivein massacre is a 1977 horror film written and directed by stu. Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps. Pearson, credited as newton naushaus cool name, bro, furiously takes money. Bruce kimball i bruce kimball was born on january 25, 1930 in san diego, california, usa as bruce rockwell kemp. Drive in massacre r 1h 14min horror, mystery 7 january 1977 usa two police detectives try to catch a serial killer who is stalking a rural california drivein theater, randomly killing people with a sword.
Drivein massacre is fun when the action takes place at its central location. The oakland child county killer murdered four children between 1976 and 1977. Whats new on netflix, amazon and hulu for march abc news. Identify all themes of interest from this film block. Detectives koch and oleary assemble a cast of suspects that would make charlie chan cringe. Ive written enough here at the last drivein, to sort of feel more relaxed about letting it rip sometimes. Drivein massacre working our way backs profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates.
Drivein massacre 1976 a madman with a machete surprises viewers at a drivein movie. Goff, steve vincent, douglas gudbye, verkina flower. Two detectives are hellbent on capturing a demented killer who has been stalking a california drivein. Find movie and film cast and crew information for drivein massacre 1976 stu segall, stuart segall on allmovie. He is an actor and assistant director, known for drive in massacre 1976, cains way 1970 and rollercoaster 1977.
Drivein massacre has been deemed by an independent film board to. If you like drive in massacre you are looking for scary, serious and suspenseful movies about with serial killer, psychopath, murder, slasher, police detective, violence and crimes themes of horror and mystery genre shot in usa. Severin films to release drivein massacre on bluray. This week we have two 70s classics for your enjoyment. Rapper tupac shakur was killed in a driveby shooting in las. Two police detectives try to catch a serial killer who is stalking a rural california drivein. The naive, suburban carter family decide to drive off the beaten path into the. Drive in massacre has got one terrific concept for a slasher film.
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