Drive-In
1976 | 96m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Rod Amateau |
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| Writer: | Bob Peete |
| Staring: |
| The adventures of a group of teenagers at a drive-in theatre in Texas one weekend night. | |
| Release Date: | May 26, 1976 |
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| Director: | Rod Amateau |
| Writer: | Bob Peete |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | drive-in |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Glenn Morshower | Orville Hennigson |
| Billy Milliken | Enoch |
| Lisa Lemole | Glowie Hudson |
| Trey Wilson | Gifford |
| Jessie Lee Fulton | Mom |
| Bill McGhee | Dr. Demars |
| Gordon Hurst | Will Henry |
| Kent Perkins | Bill Hill |
| Hank Stohl | Sherman Vance |
| Ashley Cox | Mary Louise |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rod Amateau | Director |
| Bob Peete | Writer |
| Robert C. Jessup | Director of Photography |
| Gary Chason | Casting |
| Danny Buck | Gaffer |
| Bernard Caputo | Editor |
| Guy Scarpitta | Editor |
| Terry Croghan | Second Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tamara Asseyev | Producer |
| Harry N. Blum | Associate Producer |
| Robert S. Bremson | Associate Producer |
| George Litto | Executive Producer |
| Alexandra Rose | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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**_Drive-in shenanigans in the mid-70s_** Several different sets of people, young and older, go to a drive-in outside of Dallas on Friday night. Some just want to enjoy a cheesy 70’s disaster flick while others want to romance or rumble. A couple even want to rob. “Drive-In” (1976) is basical ... ly “American Graffiti” set at a drive-in in Anytown, USA, except that it throws in some hammy humor, unlike that more popular coming-of-age flick. I had a ‘meh’ attitude for the first half hour, although it wasn’t bad; I just had a bad attitude. However, when people started to arrive at the drive-in in their vehicles there are three laugh-out-loud jokes one after the other, which won me over. From there on, I just rolled with what the movie had to offer and had a good time. The leader of the wannabe thieves is reminiscent of Brian Johnson, who would go on to helm AC/DC less than five years after this was shot in mid-October, 1975. Meanwhile Glenn Morshower emerges as the main protagonist, Orville. This was his first feature film and he went on to a prolific second-tier acting career. Brunette Lisa Oz (Glowie) and redhead Michelle Franks (Omalee) stand out on the beauty front. Blonde Linda Larimer is also worth a mention as the cashier at the entrance to the drive-in. At the end of the day, I’d watch this over the overrated “American Graffiti” any day. It runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in Terrell, Texas, which is a half hour drive east of Dallas. GRADE: B