Dead End Drive-In
January 11th 2009 23:02
It’s set in the future of the last decade of the 20th Century, and civilisation is crumbling. Rioting and massacre have caused massive upheaval and law and order have taken a turn for the worse. In a similar wasteland social realm to that of Mad Max (1981), it’s every man and woman for themselves in a police state where chaos and disorder are lurching around every corner, food is in short supply
Ned Manning as Crabs and Natalie McCurry as Carmen
Car-boys in cruise'n'lootin' mode
Crabs and Carmen the morning after their drive-in date
Peter Whitford as drive-in head honcho Thompson
Dead-End Drive-In was made on the stench of an oily rag, but it wears its limitations on its lube-stained sleeves. Director Trenchard-Smith keeps the energy revving, despite the movie’s ability to stall on frequent occasions. There’s too much dialogue for a start. More action, less conversation Mr. Trenchard-Smith and screenwriter Peter Smalley, ‘cos that’s where George Miller excelled with Mad Max. Let the social commentary speak, but in hushed tones.
The drive-in bully boys ...
... and a coupla rev-head chicks
It ain't a Brian Trenchard-Smith flick unless something there's a big blow-up
Hold onto your hats
Here's the original U.S. trailer:
Dead End Drive-In DVD is courtesy of Madman Entertainment, many thanks!
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Comment by Damo
Man from Hong Kong was a good movie. Turkey Shoot was reputed to be so bad that the critics walked out on its premier. Philip Adams apparently lead the revolt after Linda Stoner got speared in the breast.
This movie I cannot even remember. I never made t to the made cinema. Yet it looks like a blast of pure insanity.
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
I'd never heard of it either until I saw the OZploitation doco, but then most of these B-grade Aussie flicks never made it across the Tasman to NZ. Mad Max was even banned in NZ for many years.