Movie: After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater

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Jon Bokenkamp
Jon Bokenkamp

Narrator (voice)

Matt Kenagy
Matt Kenagy

Self

Valerian Bennett
Valerian Bennett

Self

Tony Carenzo
Tony Carenzo

Self

John Carpenter
John Carpenter

Self

Michael Wallis
Michael Wallis

Self

Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff

Self

Bob Simpson
Bob Simpson

Self

John Bloom
John Bloom

Self

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    After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater

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    A video documentary/road trip that celebrates the drive-in movie theater's impact on the United States, and pays homage to the people who keep the few remaining ones fully operational. Features interviews with horror movie maker John Carpenter, movie critic John I. Bloom (aka "Joe Bob Briggs"), Michael Wallis, author of "Route 66: The Mother Road," and others.

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    1995-09-29

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    5.2

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