Thursday, July 2nd was the last day that Lynn Drive-In was showing this classic pairing of Fast Times at Ridgemont High & An American Werewolf in London. It has been a fairly hot day out, but that wasn't going to stop us as it was also the only day Angie, J.D. and I could all go see these flicks on the Big Screen together, so that worked out perfect. We left a bit early to get a good spot on the field and we brought our lawn chairs, skeeter spray, snack foods, water, and a boom box to tune into Lynn's airwaves.
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| The Marquee at Lynn Drive-In |
Lynn Drive-in is the oldest Drive-in here in Ohio and the second oldest in the world. It opened in 1937 as Boyers Auto Theater before changing owners. They changed the name to Lynn after their daughter in the mid-'50s. Movies played on a single screen until 1967 when they added a second screen and it became a twin drive-in. Although FM Stereo transmitters were installed in 1996, the original speakers are still out on the field and some still work.
(I wouldn't mind having a set of Drive-in speakers as a display set or a conversation piece here at the Media Crypt), now that we settled down and set up, we went off to the concession stand to see what was available, but we didn't buy anything...
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| Signs on the Concession booth. |
We are all seated in our chairs and talking away about movies and what classic pairings that we would love to see happen at any other drive-ins in the coming days. As the sun is winding down, it is starting cool off a bit... Just waiting for darkness to arrive...
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| Sun is waning... waiting for darkness... |
The first feature is Fast Times at Ridgemont High, this is a great flick, I have always enjoyed watching this film over the years on cable T.V. or on some sort of physical media. This is the first time we all watched this classic teen sex comedy on the Big Screen.
When this was over, there were no Intermission reels or anything, the screen was left blank till the next feature was up...
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| Opening Feature... |
The second feature is An American Werewolf in London, a long time favorite of mine. I saw this film along with my good friend Shawn Gingerich when it came out at the movie theater and many other times when it was on cable T.V. and own it on various media formats. This is the first time I am seeing it at a Drive-In. Now folks, if you are reading this and have "NEVER SEEN THIS FILM"... pull your thumb out of your ass and go watch it however you can! David Naughton and Jenny Agutter are great in this movie. The special FX done by Rick Baker is amazing, this has possibly the best werewolf transformation scene ever, the effects still holds up well today!
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| Second Feature of the night... Beware the Moon! |
It was a perfect night under the stars... the evening was a nice temperature after a hot day, the sky was clear and you could see the constellations. I tried to get a picture of the Big Dipper but the phone camera just wasn't cutting it. In closing... no matter how easy it is to watch a film at home whether you can stream it or own a copy... there is nothing like getting away spending a few bucks and watching classics like these on the big screen under the stars with some of your loved ones or friends... even though there are new big-budget films waiting to be played, I still hope Drive-ins will continue to play classics throughout the year... and where ever the classics are playing, I will be planning to hit them up. If anyone wants to chat about drive-in experiences, Just message me here.
Mr.Fright
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| The Marquee at night. |
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