Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie (2013)
85 min
Once a vibrant part of American culture, drive-ins reached their peak in the late 1950s with almost 5,000 dotting the nation. Although drive-ins are experiencing a resurgence, today less than 400 remain. In a nation that loves cars and movies, why haven't they survived? April Wright's lovingly made documentary, filled with archival images of hundreds of open and closed drive-in theaters, interviews with theater owners, operators and cinema luminaries attempts to answer that question.
- Release date
- June 7, 2013
- Country of origin
- Not yet available · likely United States (estimated from cast and crew)
- Music
- Dave Glover, Kate Houle, Rob Houle
Trailer
Cast
- Charles Bruss as Self - Drive-In Historian and Preservationist
- Riley Cooke as Self - Amusement Park Drive-In, MT
- Roger Corman as Self
- Dennis Cozzalio as Self - S. California Drive-In Movie Society
- Bob Deutsch as Self - Outdoor Movies
- Barry Floyd as Self - Stardust Drive-In, TN
- Barb Frankhouser as Self - Super 322 Drive-In, PA
- Bill Frankhouser as Self - Super 322 Drive-In, PA
- Paul Geissinger as Self - Shankweiler's Drive-In, PA
Crew
- Matt Dillon · Archive footage
- April Wright · Director
- April Wright · Writer
- Brion Hambel · Producer
- April Wright · Producer
- Dave Glover · Composer
- Kate Houle · Composer
- Rob Houle · Composer
- Frank McGrath · Editor
- Tom Siiter · Editor