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A year before the slasher boom really hit its stride with John Carpenter's legendary trendsetter HALLOWEEN, there was DRIVE-IN MASSACRE - an early slice and dice protoype that is finally achieving its rightful reappraisal courtesy of a brand new 2k scan from the splatter movie addicts at 88 Films! This worldwide HD debut indicates that DRIVE-IN MASSACRE was, in many ways, ahead of its time - spinning a sleazy story about a clueless police investigation into a madman who is carving up spectators at outdoor cinemas across California! Introducing the sort of giallo framework that the post-FRIDAY THE 13th teenkill genre would later take as its own, DRIVE-IN MASSACRE was directed with the expert grindhouse touch of Stu Segall, the man who oversaw Marilyn Chambers in INSATIABLE (1980) before producing such hit TV series as RENEGADE. A lively and lacerating bout of lunatic slasher energy. SPECIAL FEATURES: New HD Transfer from 2 sources, graded at Pinewood Studios. Bonus 61 Minute TV cut of the film. Making the Massacre: Interview with Director Stu Segall Murder at the Drive-In: Interview with Slasher Expert Justin Kerswell Theatrical Trailer TV Spot 88 Films Trailer Reel Reversible Sleeve featuring VHS artwork TECHNICAL SPECS: Region Code: B Picture Format: HD 1080p 1.78:1 Audio Format: LPCM Mono Language: English Certification: 18 Running Time: 74 Mins Approx.
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Drive-In Massacre (1976)
74 min
Two police detectives try to catch a serial killer who is stalking a rural California drive-in theater, randomly killing people with a sword.