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Dead End Drive In (1986)

Starring: Ned Manning, Natalie McCurry Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith Rating: R (Restricted) Format: DVD
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Ned Manning, Natalie McCurry, Peter Whitford, Wilbur Wilde, Dave Gibson
  • Directors: Brian Trenchard-Smith
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
  • DVD Release Date: October 21, 2003
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000AYLJN
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,094 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
  • For more information about "Dead End Drive In" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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In the near future, nuclear accidents, economic collapse and global riots have put the entire world in a state of chaos. Looting is widespread. Cities are wastelands. Violent thugs control the streets. But when working-class guy Jimmy Crabs (Ned Manning) and his voluptuous girlfriend (Carmen Nicholson) are accidentally trapped in a drive-in theater being used as a maximum security prison, they discover a whole new secret society filled with brutality, racism and corruption. Now Jimmy has one desperate shot at escape, a last-chance high-speed plan that will blast him from one hell into another that lies beyond the walls of the "Dead End Drive-In."

Director Brian Trenchard-Smith ("Escape 2000," "The Man From Hong Kong") and co-writer Peter Carey (the award-winning novelist whose works include "Oscar and Lucinda" and "Bliss")pack this '80s Australian thriller with a potent mix of social metaphor, explosive action and gratuitous nudity for one of the most intriguing Down Under cult hits of the decade.



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Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 06/24/2008 Run time: 87 minutes Rating: R

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5.0 out of 5 stars Please replace the speaker on it's stand before leaving....., January 22, 2005
This one has it all.There's violence,sex,car chases,explosions,cheezy '80s music,a '56 Chevy,and most importantly a drive-in! In a futuristic 1990 the government is keeping the unemployed youth locked up in a drive-in and giving them snack bar food,drugs,beer,and all night movies for free.Where do I sign up? Yes it's a bit silly at times,and the premise is unbelievable,but after all it's a "B" film.You just can't expect perfection in films like these,and I (for one) wouldn't have it any other way.There's nothing like stepping back to a simpler time and place.This fine little independent film from Down Under is just like taking a mini vacation in the way back machine.Pop this one in the DVD break out the popcorn and a cold Fosters and enjoy this blast from the past....8)

8/10 on the Drive-in-Freak-O-Meter...ya just gotta check this out!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime Post-Apocalyptic Aussie Trash, December 9, 2005
In the near future (that is, 1994) the world is brought to the brink of anarchy by, for some reason, inflation. This has apparently caused millions of rusted car frames to be scattered around Australia, and forced everyone to dress like hepped up punk rockers and fight with tire irons. Thusly, the government tricks the unemployed people into drive ins and locks them up. This clever ruse works despite the fact that no one in Australia ever returns from the movies. If you like movies which are both painfully bad and jaw-droppingly amazing, this is the film for you. What doesn't it have? There is pointless nudity, vast continuity problems, tire fires, dozens of Mad Max meets the Sex Pistols montages, a fight with cricket bats,a timeless lesson about racism/relationships/junk food, a fight with car parts, amazing hairstyles, a monkey smoking pot, vigilante tow truck squads, and plot holes you could drive one of their combat ready tonka's through. This is an excellent cultural artifact shedding light on the eighties, sub-cultures, and Australian psychoses. Don't expect it to be good, but prepare for it to be amazing.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable fantasy flick from down under, January 30, 2009
Dead End Drive In is an interesting film from genre filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith. It takes place in the not so near future. Unemployment and crime is rampant so the government decides to do something about the unruly population. Crabs, a runty delivery driver get's caught up the madness by being cheap when he's on a date with his runaway girlfriend. Sleaze and violence follows. Remember, it doesn't pay to be be cheap!

Highly recommended.
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1.0 out of 5 stars WORST MOVIE EVER!!!
I saw this movie in the Fresh Meadows, NY movie theater in 1986, I believe. So I was only 15 years old. But I thought this movie was awful and the acting was terrible. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. DELIA

4.0 out of 5 stars Trippy
Those Aussie's can do 80's as well as the next guy and they prove it in this one. It don't really come off the total end of the world, but there is some breakdown of acceptable... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Glen F. Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun and entertaining movie, reminds me of all my friends
This movie is so cool. I was so syched I found it on amazon and snatched my copy right away. Typical Mad Max doomsday end of the world stuff, Jimmy is a character u can identify... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars A funky little B movie but entertaining
I saw this movie in 1987/8 when it was shown on the Canadian pay TV channel and I enjoyed it. It's not a deep or intellectual movie by any stretch of the imagination but it's... Read more
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