Drive-In Massacre (1976) **
Drive-In Massacre (1976) was one of a few non-porn films made by porn film director Stu Segall. It's a not very good slasher with a few nice kills, terrible acting, laughable dialogue, awkward pacing, poor editing, and a weird, mostly out of place score (including one track that actually sounds like a cue from Halloween (1978)—one of the few impressive parts of this film, as it predates that one).
Speaking of John Carpenter—George "Buck" Flower, bit player in five of the director's films, randomly crops up in an uncredited appearance, along with his real-life daughter Verkina Flower, in an, um...memorable scene.
The carnival scenes got me a bit nostalgic for my first job (when I was 15), working games booths at Whalom Park (also where the video for "Touch And Go" by one of my favorite bands, The Cars, was filmed), as a lot of the same rides (The Yo-Yo!) were featured in Massacre.
A fun one to watch with folks who appreciate bad films, but no lost classic by any means.
Speaking of John Carpenter—George "Buck" Flower, bit player in five of the director's films, randomly crops up in an uncredited appearance, along with his real-life daughter Verkina Flower, in an, um...memorable scene.
The carnival scenes got me a bit nostalgic for my first job (when I was 15), working games booths at Whalom Park (also where the video for "Touch And Go" by one of my favorite bands, The Cars, was filmed), as a lot of the same rides (The Yo-Yo!) were featured in Massacre.
A fun one to watch with folks who appreciate bad films, but no lost classic by any means.
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