Apparently 'Dead End Drive-in' is based on a short story. Personally, I think it would have worked better as a short instead of a feature film.
'Dead End Drive-in' is classified as a horror. The only horror here was the premise, and having to sit through it. Had it been better motivated, it might have been more believable. This was just weird and inconceivable.
So, Jimmy and his girlfriend, Carmen, goes to the Star Drive-in. While having sex in the car during the movie, their wheels are stolen. Complaining to the owner, Thompson, they are told there is nothing that can be done, and that they can't leave and has to stay the night. The next morning, they find there are hundreds of cars still. The story goes, there is no transport to and from the drive-in, and there is no phone. (Also remember there were no mobile phones when the movie was made.) They are also not allowed to walk on the freeway, so they - and hundreds of others - are stranded.
With an electric fence around the drive-in, there's no way out. Most of the people don't want to return to their 'previous lives', and prefer to stay at the drive-in. They live in shelters, and there's a restaurant, hairdresser, shower facilities, etc. People are actually living at the drive-in, and prefer it that way. They should have given a reason for this. Being a dystopian future, maybe there could have been something evil lurking outside, and they felt safer at the drive-in. They should have given us something, at least. Any explanation would have sufficed. Instead, they simply just said they don't want to return to where they came from.
Many of the characters (and vehicles) look like they've stepped off the 'Mad Max 2' set. The film felt like a claustrophobic version of 'Mad Max 2' - just not as good. I must admit, the final act was quite good.
Would I watch it again? No.
'Dead End Drive-in' is classified as a horror. The only horror here was the premise, and having to sit through it. Had it been better motivated, it might have been more believable. This was just weird and inconceivable.
So, Jimmy and his girlfriend, Carmen, goes to the Star Drive-in. While having sex in the car during the movie, their wheels are stolen. Complaining to the owner, Thompson, they are told there is nothing that can be done, and that they can't leave and has to stay the night. The next morning, they find there are hundreds of cars still. The story goes, there is no transport to and from the drive-in, and there is no phone. (Also remember there were no mobile phones when the movie was made.) They are also not allowed to walk on the freeway, so they - and hundreds of others - are stranded.
With an electric fence around the drive-in, there's no way out. Most of the people don't want to return to their 'previous lives', and prefer to stay at the drive-in. They live in shelters, and there's a restaurant, hairdresser, shower facilities, etc. People are actually living at the drive-in, and prefer it that way. They should have given a reason for this. Being a dystopian future, maybe there could have been something evil lurking outside, and they felt safer at the drive-in. They should have given us something, at least. Any explanation would have sufficed. Instead, they simply just said they don't want to return to where they came from.
Many of the characters (and vehicles) look like they've stepped off the 'Mad Max 2' set. The film felt like a claustrophobic version of 'Mad Max 2' - just not as good. I must admit, the final act was quite good.
Would I watch it again? No.