After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater

Sep 29, 1995

0h 50m

★ 5.2

Overview

A video documentary/road trip that celebrates the drive-in movie theater's impact on the United States, and pays homage to the people who keep the few remaining ones fully operational. Features interviews with horror movie maker John Carpenter, movie critic John I. Bloom (aka "Joe Bob Briggs"), Michael Wallis, author of "Route 66: The Mother Road," and others.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Janson Media

After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Jon Bokenkamp

Self

Matt Kenagy

Self

Valerian Bennett

Self

Tony Carenzo

Self

John Carpenter

Self

Michael Wallis

Self

Samuel Z. Arkoff

Self

Bob Simpson

Self

John Bloom

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0.0

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5.1

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3.9

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7.1

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