Product Details

• Actors: Bill Adler, Cynthia Wood, Dennis Bowen, Melissa Prophet, David Hayward (II)
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Bci / Eclipse
• DVD Release Date: August 8, 2006
• Run Time: 175 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FVQYOU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,868 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Starlite Drive-In Theater: Van Nuys Blvd./Little Laura & Big John" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

This collection presents a double feature of 1970s drive-in classics: VAN NUYS BLVD. (1979) follows the wacky exploits of a small-town teen who moves to L.A. to cruise the city's main drag; while LITTLE LAURA & BIG JOHN (1973) dramatizes the real-life story of the criminal Ashley gang who roared through the 1920s in a blazing trail of bank robberies rumrunning and murder.System Requirements:Running Time 175 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER Rating: NR UPC: 787364716999

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Drive-In Double Feature, April 17, 2008

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Trevor William Douglas (Gorokan, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starlite Drive-In Theater: Van Nuys Blvd./Little Laura & Big John (DVD)

The best uncut print I have ever seen of Little Laura And Big John (1972).
It would have been nice to see Karen Black and Fabian Forte have a reunion
or even a commentary. Van Nuys Blvd. on the other hand has a very informative commentary and also an excellent print.
Nice additions to your dive-in collection.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Drive-In Stuff!, January 23, 2007

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Mr Doug Gordon (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starlite Drive-In Theater: Van Nuys Blvd./Little Laura & Big John (DVD)

I was surprised to see that this movie was released on DVD. It's been out-of-print on VHS for about 7 years. I was a little hesitant to buy this movie when I saw that it was released by Brentwood. Most of the time, their releases look good, but some of them are pretty crusty looking. For this DVD however, Brentwood have excelled! The movie is presented in it's original theatrical format and looks great! The sound is loud and clear. I would have given this movie 5 stars, but the fact that it's a double-sided disc with "Little Laura & Big John" on the other side, lost points with me. I would have preferred this movie to be on a single disc because double disc DVDs have a tendency to experience DVD rot when the glue that bonds the 2-sides starts breaking down. Other than this, it's a nice trip back to the '70s! You have the option of watching the movie with drive-in sound effects or you can just watch the movie regular. If you like movies like "The Pom, Pom Girls", "The Van", or "Malibu Beach", then it's guaranteed that you will like this blast from the '70s past, with bad disco music to boot!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When you only needed a van to be popular with the ladies, September 19, 2006

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joseph Corey "party favors columnist" (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starlite Drive-In Theater: Van Nuys Blvd./Little Laura & Big John (DVD)

Van Nuys Blvd is classic Crown International. The basic plot, Bobby gets bored with his life in a small town. Sure he's got a cute girlfriend and a mobile home. He wants more. He sees a news report about kids cruising Van Nuys Blvd. He gets in his van and heads out to LA for fun. He shows up at a drive in burger joint with his beat up van and still gets lucky with the ladies. It's amazing. And so plotless that it's like watching a documentary about SoCal culture in the 70s. I can't get enough of this film.

The same can't be said about Little Laura. it has a great cast and yet is very annoying. it wants to be an artsy version of Bonnie and Clyde. But the crimes are mostly against viewers. Such is the fate of a double feature. Get worked up watching Van Nuys and get it on with your date during Little Laura.