Drive-In Movie Memories (2001)
A nostalgic, informative history of drive-in movie theaters, featuring extensive archival photographs and interviews with Leonard Maltin, John Bloom, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Barry Corbin and many others... Drive-In Movie Memories is a film celebration of America's greatest icon of youth, freedom and the automobile. What began as an auto parts owner's business venture to make some easy money accidentally became a magical place where romance, fun and a sense of community flourished. This film chronicles the drive-in's birth and development, its phenomenal popularity with audiences of all ages, its tragic decline, and its inevitable comeback as a classic form of Americana.
Director: Kurt Kuenne
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Leonard Maltin as |
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Samuel Z. Arkoff as |
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Barry Corbin as |
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Ewing Miles Brown as |
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Jeanne Carmen as |
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Robert Fuller as |
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Beverly Garland as |
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Burton Gilliam as |
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Michael Granberry as |
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Ann Robinson as |
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Chill Wills as |
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John Bloom as Himself |
| Directing | Kurt Kuenne | Director |
| Camera | Kurt Kuenne | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kurt Kuenne | Editor |
| Sound | Kurt Kuenne | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Don Sanders | Producer |
| Production | Susan Sanders | Producer |
| Production | Jon Bokenkamp | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Kurt Kuenne | Sound Designer |