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This is a list of drive-in theaters. A drive-in theater is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand, and a large parking area for automobiles. Within this enclosed area, customers can view films from their cars. This list includes active and defunct drive-in theaters.
This 75-year-old drive-in, about a half-hour east of Tampa, shows first-run movies and double features seven nights a week. The snack bar serves classics such as pizza, corn dogs, nachos, and candy.
Cinema Under the Stars: America's Love Affair With the Drive-In Movie Theater. Cumberland House. ISBN 1-58182-002-X. Sanders, Don and; Sanders, Susan (2000). Drive-in Movie Memories. Middleton: Carriage House. Segrave, Kerry (1992). Drive-in Theaters: a History from Their Inception in 1933. Jefferson: McFarland and Company, Inc.
After the movie, audience members were allowed to disassemble their seats and take them home as souvenirs of the theater. Of the first seven theaters, the downtown Austin theater was unique for being the host of many important film events in Austin, such as the Quentin Tarantino Film Festival and Harry Knowles's annual Butt-numb-a-thon.
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It closed down in the 1980s during a time that few drive-ins were surviving across America. [2] Then, it was purchased, restored, and reopened to play current movies by a local citizen in 2000. The Midway was noted in episode 818 of Texas Country Reporter that aired May 3, 2003. [3] The drive-in ran for over five years until it closed again.
Drive-In is a 1976 American comedy film directed by Rod Amateau and written by Bob Peete. The film stars Lisa Lemole, Gary Lee Cavagnaro, Glenn Morshower , Billy Milliken, Lee Newsom and Regan Kee. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was released on May 26, 1976, by Columbia Pictures .