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The one I vividly remember was Jaws; I was 4 or 5 years old… I know my folks are weird. It scared the bejezzus at out me; even going to the bathroom was terrifying :-)
If that fake looking shark did such an impression on me I can’t even fathom a kid today watching a well produced horror movie in 3D. yikes

We lived in the water when we were kids so the fear of looking silly in front of your friends overcame the fear of giant sharks, but I do remember being uncomfortable in the water after that movie. Especially when we would go down and swim off the wharf at night when it was particularly hot.

Truly, the constant jellyfish were our only real danger. I was stung so much by them that by the age of 13 I was almost completely immune to their fiery stings unless I got it on the face.

I didn't see jaws until they put it on TV, but I have too admit, whenever I see large cheezy rubber sharks swimming around the boat when I'm out fishing, it gives me the Hee-Bee-Gee-Bees.

This Joe Walsh interview was posted here on the boards not too long ago but Murph your 'poster' comment right away reminded me of this interview ... 'I remember the posters'

"Just because you wrote it, doesn't mean you can play it!"

I remember my daughters first movie was "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" at a drive-in.

I remember the opening night of "Star Wars" ( I was on a traveling crew in Saginaw, Michigan).

My first movie don't recall ....

but I do remember in high school setting up a youth fund raiser with the owner of the local drive-in, I wanted the film, The Monterey International Pop Music Festival with CSN, and got it, plus some other low budget film of the day.... I showed up with my GF and beer, it all went downhill from there.

















at the Drive in

That was FUNNY!!!

We need more Drive-ins. Those were good times.


Except the time it rained and the window came out of it's track on my '69 Mustang.

For the past 10 years, there were 3 within 45 minutes of where I live. We are now down to one. My wife keeps saying if somebody would open one up, they would make a fortune......

Rob, we used to have loads of them in Southern Ontario as well but they all got swallowed up by the developers. Now there's homes and business parks built on all of them. I can't say I blame the drive-in owners for selling and making good money, but it's sad to see something disappear that so many enjoyed and grew up with. I suppose if someone were to build a drive-in, it would have to be pretty far from any city, otherwise the cost of the land would be prohibitive.

There may be one or two left in Ontario(not sure), but you don't really hear much about them anymore. Up North towards cottage country I recall seeing an overgrown drive-in still in it's pastel paint colours with weeds growing through the pavement, billboard display still up...I guess the owner hadn't run it for years and was just sitting on the property, waiting for the right offer from a land developer.