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Tankeryanker · 05-17-2021, 10:37 AM

Thread spin-off from Beaver movie thread.

I snuck in or snuck others into the drive-in movies a lot. Mostly for the B movies like Piranha.

Cx · 05-17-2021, 01:08 PM

I never did. I never wanted to see a movie so much that I'd risk an even small chance of getting caught, and the attendant hell I'd catch if I was.

Torgo · 05-17-2021, 02:04 PM

Nope. And B movies like Piranha is exactly the kind of movie I would spend money on.

HuntingtonM15 · 05-17-2021, 02:07 PM

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Nope. And B movies like Piranha is exactly the kind of movie I would spend money on.

My thoughts exactly. Those are also precisely the films that need and count on every ticket sale they can get.

stevea · 05-17-2021, 04:31 PM

My cheapskate uncle, my mother's brother, had my cousin and me crouch down in the back seat, to get us into the drive-in as under 12.

This man got off the Merritt or Wilbur Cross Parkways, went thru a town, and got back on to avoid what were probably quarter toll booths.

Tankeryanker · 05-17-2021, 05:03 PM

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My cheapskate uncle, my mother's brother, had my cousin and me crouch down in the back seat, to get us into the drive-in as under 12.

That is how they got us in. I would not call anyone in my group a cheapskate though as we were all teens. More like poor. If the driver had not come, the drive-in would not even have that fare.

I don't think we ever had a sold-out show.

Later, my girlfriend and I would sit in the alley next to the screen, while sitting on our horses and watch movies. Fast Times at Ridgemont High was one of the movies.

Dude111 · 05-17-2021, 06:17 PM

I have slipped in after my movie was over but I didnt stay

CosmicCharlie · 05-17-2021, 11:44 PM

at 16 I was Head Usher at the local cinema and left the back door open for many friends - until I got fired for it - was sick of the job anyway ...

I was also working at the local drive in theater in the concession stand and my friends were working the gate letting other friends in for free ...

I was ONCE in a car trunk to sneak in a drive in and was in a panic to get out ASAP - (dark & hot & stuffy & claustrophobic - not good)

Drive In's later charged by the car / not by the person - much better

CosmicCharlie · 05-17-2021, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

That is how they got us in. I would not call anyone in my group a cheapskate though as we were all teens. More like poor. If the driver had not come, the drive-in would not even have that fare.

I don't think we ever had a sold-out show.

Later, my girlfriend and I would sit in the alley next to the screen, while sitting on our horses and watch movies. Fast Times at Ridgemont High was one of the movies.

Thats COOL !

Tankeryanker · 05-18-2021, 08:44 AM

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Thats COOL !

https://www.playingtoday.com/maderadrivein

Its still a dump of a drive-in.

CosmicCharlie · 05-18-2021, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

https://www.playingtoday.com/maderadrivein

Its still a dump of a drive-in.

From my house in Mass to Cali Drive In
47 hr
3,162 miles
via I-90 W and I-80 W
47 hr without traffic
This route has tolls.
Your destination is in a different time zone.

There are probably a dozen Drive Ins in New England still operating seasonally - and ALL are dumps - some more fun than others +-
We even had "X" Rated drive ins in the 70's - those were more a keg party toward the rear than for seeing a movie -

I saw that you have a El Toro Loco Supermarket in your town LOL - whats up with that ? lol

Tankeryanker · 05-18-2021, 06:10 PM

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I saw that you have a El Toro Loco Supermarket in your town LOL - whats up with that ? lol

Madera is no longer my town. I moved away years ago. It is now full of hispanics. It went from 10,000 people when I lived there to 60,000 today all from mass immigration.

OH Nuts! · 05-18-2021, 07:12 PM

No, I was too much of scaredy cat.

biffbronson · 05-19-2021, 06:06 AM

No. But with other kids, we went under the fence of the high school football stadium once and played in there -- and could've been in real trouble for trespassing.

Scrabjan1 · 05-30-2021, 08:58 AM

Me too I was ‘escared.’ I liked to go to a double feature and stay through the second showing. The first movie anyway. All excited about Mark of the Devil where you got a complimentary barf bag as a gimmick. Anyone remember that? As for the drive-in they were fun until the mosquitoes snuck in. Once we went to Georgetown X-rated Drive-in and one of the films went on fire it was neat. Imagine a family going to the drive-in and letting the kids go play at the playground without worrying about pedophiles.

05-17-2021, 10:37 AM	#1
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,051	Did you ever sneak into the movies? Thread spin-off from Beaver movie thread. I snuck in or snuck others into the drive-in movies a lot. Mostly for the B movies like Piranha.

05-17-2021, 02:04 PM	#3
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,044	Nope. And B movies like Piranha is exactly the kind of movie I would spend money on.
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05-17-2021, 01:08 PM	#2
Cx Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 01, 2020 Posts: 209	I never did. I never wanted to see a movie so much that I'd risk an even small chance of getting caught, and the attendant hell I'd catch if I was.

05-17-2021, 04:31 PM	#5
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,974	My cheapskate uncle, my mother's brother, had my cousin and me crouch down in the back seat, to get us into the drive-in as under 12. This man got off the Merritt or Wilbur Cross Parkways, went thru a town, and got back on to avoid what were probably quarter toll booths.

05-17-2021, 06:17 PM	#7
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,768	I have slipped in after my movie was over but I didnt stay

05-17-2021, 11:44 PM	#8
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,452	at 16 I was Head Usher at the local cinema and left the back door open for many friends - until I got fired for it - was sick of the job anyway ... I was also working at the local drive in theater in the concession stand and my friends were working the gate letting other friends in for free ... I was ONCE in a car trunk to sneak in a drive in and was in a panic to get out ASAP - (dark & hot & stuffy & claustrophobic - not good) Drive In's later charged by the car / not by the person - much better

05-18-2021, 07:12 PM	#13
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	No, I was too much of scaredy cat.

05-19-2021, 06:06 AM	#14
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,547	No. But with other kids, we went under the fence of the high school football stadium once and played in there -- and could've been in real trouble for trespassing.

05-30-2021, 08:58 AM	#15
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	Me too I was ‘escared.’ I liked to go to a double feature and stay through the second showing. The first movie anyway. All excited about Mark of the Devil where you got a complimentary barf bag as a gimmick. Anyone remember that? As for the drive-in they were fun until the mosquitoes snuck in. Once we went to Georgetown X-rated Drive-in and one of the films went on fire it was neat. Imagine a family going to the drive-in and letting the kids go play at the playground without worrying about pedophiles.