Dead End Drive-In (1986)

Directed by

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Genre

action film, post-apocalyptic film, dystopian film, science fiction action film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 122 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a dystopian future, a teenage couple visits a drive-in theater but discovers it is actually a prison for young misfits. They must find a way to escape the compound where inmates are kept docile with junk food and movies.

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What happens

Dead End Drive-In is a 1986 Australian dystopian action film about a teenage couple trapped in a drive-in theatre which is really a concentration camp for societal rejects. The inmates, many of whom sport punk fashion, are placated with a steady diet of junk food, new wave music, drugs, and exploitation films. The film was directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and stars Ned Manning and Natalie McCurry as the captive couple, and Peter Whitford as the manager of the drive-in. Mad Max 2 stuntman Guy Norris performed some of the stunts. The soundtrack includes contemporary popular music performed by such bands as Kids in the Kitchen and Hunters and Collectors. The song during the rolling credits is "Playing With Fire" by Lisa Edwards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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