Old-time theater owners reminisce about the heyday of the drive-in and confront the reality of a dying business. Laced with unusual archival trailers, the tone of the film swings between camp and nostalgia.
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United States 21 October 1987
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12 March 1987
In this open-ended drama, a union leader is confronted with the dilemma of whether to agree to the solution to his company's waste-disposal problem.
29 April 1987
When he inherits the family house and property after his mother's death, aspiring novelist Fane returns home with his bimbo girlfriend Lilas.
13 November 1987
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity.
24 June 1987
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue.
07 October 1987
J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm.
18 December 1987
In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper.
14 September 1987
A young woman marries a rich man and begins a new life in a little town in the Spain of the 20s. Feeling trapped and bored, she begins a relationship with her husband's stepbrother.
01 January 1987
John, a television director, is preparing a show on speed. A phone call from his girlfriend Sophie makes him leave the studio in a hurry.
21 August 1987
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
01 January 1987
A haunting document of what was once the worlds most famous amusement park beach resort. –Naked Eya
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