Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie Page #6

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computerized, and we have shot

many, many drive-in trailers -- the "Let's All Go to the Lobby," the famous

dancing hot-dog trailer -- on this camera. - Let's all go to the lobby Let's all go to the lobby -Whenever you see

a drive-in clip in a movie or whatever

that everybody has, that's the most popular. - Sandy [ "Alone at a Drive-in Movie"

plays ] In "Grease," in particular, it's actually shown

on a 35-millimeter projector during the live production. -Oh, Sandy. -Motion-picture film production

came down in cost, and it was more advantageous to actually shoot 35-millimeter

in black and white. -And the luscious treasure of your favorite ice cream

as you like it. -And then eventually it led

to color in the '50s. -They're kind of quirky,

kitschy. -Cigarettes. Get the kind you prefer,

and enjoy them thoroughly. -And a lot of drive-ins

still show them. - Let's all go to the lobby To get ourselves a treat -The Remco Movieland drive-in

theatre is straight ahead! It looks terrific, Timmy. -Drive right in and park. Turn the film knob, and see

six exciting film features. -This Remco Movieland

drive-in theatre has everything! Its own giant screen... -Projection booth... -Marquee that changes... -Ticket window... -And six beautiful cars. -Remember, every boy

wants a Remco toy. -And so do girls. -People just started to love

the idea of going to a drive-in. -There was only a few shows

in town, literally. - ...Out of sight Ooh, ah We're goin' to the drive-in Ooh, ah Goin' to the drive-in You're cruisin'

for a bruisin' Even tryin' to sneak in That old man Jenkins

sure gets under my skin [ Singing indistinctly ] Call the cops,

have them throw away the key Ooh, ah Goin' to the drive-in Ooh, ah We're goin' to the drive-in [ Guitar solo ] -Once they knew they could draw

off of large populations, drive-ins got bigger and bigger. - At the end of the night,

we get a starry streak We all watched the movie,

and we thought it was great The movie was a thriller,

yeah, a really good fright... -The 41 Twin in Milwaukee was one of the largest drive-ins

in the country. It held about 2,000 cars. It was quite rare. A double screen, and you could actually drive

right through the screen tower. -Maybe it's just something about car culture

in the U.S. and Hollywood, and these things kind of jelled, and it was just

a very American thing. There are a couple spots around

the globe that have drive-ins, but it just wasn't

quite the same car culture in other countries. - Ooh, ah Goin' to the drive-in -Once they started

springing up everywhere, it got to the point

where a lot of drive-in theaters were competing

against each other. Sometimes they were

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