Intermission Videos
The concession stand, also called a snack bar, is
where the drive-in makes most of its money. As a
result, much of a drive-in's promotion is oriented
toward the concession stand. The typical snack
bar offers any food that can be served quickly,
such as hot dogs, pizza, hamburgers, popcorn,
soft drinks, candy and french fries.
To send patrons to the concessions stands,
trailer advertisements called snipes were
projected before the feature and during any
intermissions. Now a great source of nostalgia,
these memorable concession commercials often
featured animated food such as dancing chili
dogs and talking boxes of popcorn. These ads
were collected in 1993 for a video, Hey Folks, It's
Intermission Time (distributed by Something
Weird Video), and the 1978 film Grease has a
scene in a drive-in showing such an ad during
the song "Sandy".
where the drive-in makes most of its money. As a
result, much of a drive-in's promotion is oriented
toward the concession stand. The typical snack
bar offers any food that can be served quickly,
such as hot dogs, pizza, hamburgers, popcorn,
soft drinks, candy and french fries.
To send patrons to the concessions stands,
trailer advertisements called snipes were
projected before the feature and during any
intermissions. Now a great source of nostalgia,
these memorable concession commercials often
featured animated food such as dancing chili
dogs and talking boxes of popcorn. These ads
were collected in 1993 for a video, Hey Folks, It's
Intermission Time (distributed by Something
Weird Video), and the 1978 film Grease has a
scene in a drive-in showing such an ad during
the song "Sandy".
* American Drive-In
* Beethoven
* Buster and Billie
* Back to the Future Part III (Pohatchee Drive-In—
fictitious, propped for the film in Monument Valley,
California.)
* Blue Thunder (Pickwick Drive-In in Burbank,
California, now gone)
* Cars (Pixar animated feature, chase through drive-in,
also depicted in promo trailers.)
* Cecil B. Demented (Bengies Drive In—Baltimore,
Maryland, open)
* Dead End Drive-In
* Explorers
* Grease (Pickwick Drive-In in Burbank, CA., now gone)
* Lone Star
* Mischief
* Natural Born Killers (Cut scene features lead
characters Mickey and Mallory at a drive-in movie after
they have sustained snakebites)
* One Crazy Summer
* Pee Wee's Big Adventure
* Poetic Justice (90's John Singleton drama starring
Janet Jackson and Tupac features a shooting in a
drive in)
* Puberty Blues
* Red Dawn (Fictional drive-in outside of town turned
into a detention center )
* Sivaji (during the car fight scene)
* Ski Party (Victory Drive-In in North Hollywood,
California, now gone)
* Spies Like Us (Lancaster Drive-In in Lancaster,
California, now gone)
* Sweet Dreams
* Targets (Reseda Drive-in, Reseda CA, now gone)
* The Flamingo Rising (Drive-In constructed at
Marineland of Florida—9600 Ocean Shore Boulevard,
Marineland, Florida, USA)
* The Flintstones
* The Lords Of Flatbush
* The Lost Boys (Skyview Drive In Theater, Santa Cruz,
California, now gone)
* The Outsiders (Admiral Twin Drive-In in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, still in operation)
* Twister (Galaxy Drive-In scene filmed at the Beacon
Drive-In in Guthrie, Oklahoma, still in operation)
* Beethoven
* Buster and Billie
* Back to the Future Part III (Pohatchee Drive-In—
fictitious, propped for the film in Monument Valley,
California.)
* Blue Thunder (Pickwick Drive-In in Burbank,
California, now gone)
* Cars (Pixar animated feature, chase through drive-in,
also depicted in promo trailers.)
* Cecil B. Demented (Bengies Drive In—Baltimore,
Maryland, open)
* Dead End Drive-In
* Explorers
* Grease (Pickwick Drive-In in Burbank, CA., now gone)
* Lone Star
* Mischief
* Natural Born Killers (Cut scene features lead
characters Mickey and Mallory at a drive-in movie after
they have sustained snakebites)
* One Crazy Summer
* Pee Wee's Big Adventure
* Poetic Justice (90's John Singleton drama starring
Janet Jackson and Tupac features a shooting in a
drive in)
* Puberty Blues
* Red Dawn (Fictional drive-in outside of town turned
into a detention center )
* Sivaji (during the car fight scene)
* Ski Party (Victory Drive-In in North Hollywood,
California, now gone)
* Spies Like Us (Lancaster Drive-In in Lancaster,
California, now gone)
* Sweet Dreams
* Targets (Reseda Drive-in, Reseda CA, now gone)
* The Flamingo Rising (Drive-In constructed at
Marineland of Florida—9600 Ocean Shore Boulevard,
Marineland, Florida, USA)
* The Flintstones
* The Lords Of Flatbush
* The Lost Boys (Skyview Drive In Theater, Santa Cruz,
California, now gone)
* The Outsiders (Admiral Twin Drive-In in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, still in operation)
* Twister (Galaxy Drive-In scene filmed at the Beacon
Drive-In in Guthrie, Oklahoma, still in operation)
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Top 10 Reasons Why The Drive-In Is BETTER!
1. A great way to spend quality time with the entire family.
2. You do not have to pay for a babysitter.
3. You can smoke.
4. You can talk in the car.
5. You do not have to walk in front of other people to get
out of your seat.
6. You can bring your pets.
7. You can enjoy a beautiful star filled sky.
8. You can get lots of fresh air.
9. A night out at the drive-in is not just a 90 minute movie.
10. Lots of great food and great entertainment on the
screen and under the screen.
1. A great way to spend quality time with the entire family.
2. You do not have to pay for a babysitter.
3. You can smoke.
4. You can talk in the car.
5. You do not have to walk in front of other people to get
out of your seat.
6. You can bring your pets.
7. You can enjoy a beautiful star filled sky.
8. You can get lots of fresh air.
9. A night out at the drive-in is not just a 90 minute movie.
10. Lots of great food and great entertainment on the
screen and under the screen.
