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Drive-In Massacre

R Released Dec 20, 1976 1h 18m Horror List
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A madman with a machete surprises viewers at a drive-in movie.

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Sean McGeady Radio Times Those who respect their time are advised to steer clear; but die-hard film freaks, may get some mileage from Drive-in Massacre's trashy atmosphere, crazed turn from genre icon George "Buck" Flower and inspired gimmick ending. Rated: 2/5 Aug 17, 2024 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy This offers a few gory kills in between countless scenes of two hefty cops trying to ascertain (via mucho mumbling) who's hanging out at the local drive-in theater garroting unsuspecting customers with a sword. Rated: 2/4 May 24, 2022 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com In fact, it's a bad film. Rated: 1.5/4.0 Sep 6, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Proto slasher good at slashing not at character. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/10/23 Full Review Carlos I Tres schlocky, but what can you expect from a Grindhouse flick like this?! The acting is horrendous, and the special effects are a bit groan-worthy, but I still had quite a bit of fun with it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review justin t Oh dear this is bad. I don't know if it was the lighting or the transfer but it looked terrible and the dialogue sounded rubbish. It had potential but that was crushed very quickly. Bad acting with the odd funny bit and obvious mistakes. Thankfully extremely short but even so definitely not worth watching. Big-budget film fans should stay very well clear, low-budget film fans should also avoid! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review kevin c The idea of this is much better than the execution.  
A maniac armed with a sword is murdering unsuspecting couples at the local drive in.  
Two veteran cops on the case investigate.  
The gore is decent but everything is done in such darkness it's hard to make out what's going on most of the time. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review andy f There are plenty of B movie gems out there, sadly this isn't one of them. Has the odd moment of horror inventiveness but 70s glorious kitsch aside this one is mainly very forgettable. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member 75% "That's a lie! I couldn't do that, I just wanted to beat my meat!-Orville (Norman Sherlock) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A madman with a machete surprises viewers at a drive-in movie.
Director
Stu Segall
Production Co
SAM Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 20, 1976, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 2, 2016
Runtime
1h 18m
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