Dead End Drive-In

Dead End Drive-In (1986)

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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

Critic Reviews

  • 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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  • Jeff "


    Dead End Drive-In is a terrific low budget action film from Australia. Right from the first shot, you know that you're in for something special. Director Brian Trenchard-Smith takes the advantage of the Exploitation genre to its fullest, and creates something truly memorable.… More

  • Steve K


    Hopelessly outdated 80's Ozploitation is at once unintentionally funny and socio-politically fascinating.

  • ken j


    When a man takes his girlfriend to the movies he never knew just how long this movie would be. When his car stalls and he is stuck overnight he wakes up to find out that he might never leave this drive in again cause it turns out this one just happens to be run by the government to… More

  • Anthony V


    Aussie film has good premise, but is terminally slow.

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