Dead End Drive-In (1986)
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33% of users liked it
(1,885 ratings)
The premise in this actioner (set in the 1990s, which probably seemed futuristic at this time) is that the world's economy has hit the skids and in Australia, street punks are looting cars for their spare parts. In order to control the mobs of roaming gangs, the Aussie government rounds them up… More The premise in this actioner (set in the 1990s, which probably seemed futuristic at this time) is that the world's economy has hit the skids and in Australia, street punks are looting cars for their spare parts. In order to control the mobs of roaming gangs, the Aussie government rounds them up and stashes them in prison camps. When Crabs (Ned Manning) takes his girlfriend Carmen (Natalie McCurry) out to a drive-in movie on a date he does not realize he has just pulled into one of these prisons. In no time at all his tires have been stolen and he sees that he's been trapped. The rest of the action (spliced with humor) involves Crabs fending for himself and trying to finds a way out. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Brian Trenchard-Smith
- Written By
- Peter Carey, Peter Smalley
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Aug 22, 1986 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Ian Berriman, SFX Magazine
The film shifts into top gear in the final reel, becoming more explicitly political. And the sticking-it-to-the-man finale has all the fun of a demolition derby.
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Cast
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Ned Manning
as Crabs
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Natalie McCurry
as Carmen
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Peter Whitford
as Thompson
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Brett Climo
as Don
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Ollie Hall
as Frank
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Sandy Lillingston
as Beth
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Lyn Collingwood
as Fay
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Nikki McWatters
as Shirl
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Melissa Davis
as Narelle
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Elspeth Ballantyne
as Mrs. Pascoe
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Alfred Bell
as Geordie
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Terry Camilleri
as Lofty
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Max Cullen
as The pensioner
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Margi di Ferranti
as Jill
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Murray Fahey
as Mickey
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David Gibson McLean
as Dave
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John Godden
as Ockie
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Gandhi MacIntyre
as Indian
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Graham Rouse
as Bellamy
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Jeremy Shadlow
as Jeff
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Desiree Smith
as Tracey
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George Spartels
as Con
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Wilbur Wilde
as Hazza
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Brian Moore
as Oil Company man
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John Frawley
as Sir Oswald
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Bernadette Foster
as Momma
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Bill Lyal
as Cop at Drive-In
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Alan McQueen
as 2nd Cop at Accident
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Ron Sinclair
as News reporter
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Ken Snodgrass
as 1st Cop at Accident
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Garry Weston
as Cop at Drive-In
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John Thompson
as Snitch
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David Jones
as TV newsreader
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John Patterson
as 1st Punk
- Dave Gibson
- Nikki McWaters
- Sandie Lillingston