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User Rating:
5.3/10   391 votes
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Writers:
Peter Carey (story)
Peter Smalley (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
August 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
There's a party every day, a movie every night, and all the junk food you can eat. What more can a kid want... except to get out. more
Plot:
In the near future, drive-in theatres are turned into concentration camps for the undesirable and unemployed... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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User Comments:
An explosive sci-fi thriller, above average. more (20 total)

Cast

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Ned Manning ... Crabs
Natalie McCurry ... Carmen
Peter Whitford ... Thompson
Wilbur Wilde ... Hazza
Dave Gibson ... Dave
Sandie Lillingston ... Beth
Ollie Hall ... Frank
Lyn Collingwood ... Fay
Nikki McWaters ... Shirl
Melissa Davis ... Norelie
Margi Di Ferranti ... Jill
Desirée Smith ... Tracey
Murray Fahey ... Mickey
Jeremy Shadlow ... Jeff
Brett Climo ... Don
Alan McQueen ... Accident cop
Ken Snodgrass ... Accident cop
Bill Lyle ... Drive-In cop
Garry Who ... Drive-In Cop
Bernadette Foster ... Momma
Ron Sinclair ... News reporter
Gandhi MacIntyre ... Indian (as Ghandi McIntyre)
David Jones ... TV newsreader
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Directed by
Brian Trenchard-Smith 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Peter Carey  story
Peter Smalley  written by

Produced by
Damien Parer .... co-producer
Andrew Williams .... producer
 
Original Music by
Frank Strangio 
 
Cinematography by
Paul Murphy 
 
Film Editing by
Alan Lake 
Lee Smith 
 
Production Design by
Lawrence Eastwood  (as Larry Eastwood)
 
Art Direction by
Nicholas McCallum  (as Nick McCallum)
 
Costume Design by
Anthony Jones 
 
Makeup Department
Annette Adams .... assistant makeup artist
Lloyd James .... makeup artist
Patricia Newton .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Anne Bruning .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lisa Harrison .... third assistant director
Adrian Pickersgill .... first assistant director
John Titley .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Ricki Albert .... muralist
Brett Blenkin .... carpenter
Vladimir Chevepanoff .... muralist
Ray Fowler .... props
Andrew Gardiner .... carpenter
Colin Holt .... muralist
David Humphreys .... muralist (as David Humphries)
Rodney Monk .... muralist
John Parker .... construction manager
Rob Robinson .... assistant art director
George Zammit .... stand-by props
 
Sound Department
Les Addess .... sound editor
Sue Blainey .... assistant sound editor
Les Fiddess .... sound effects editor
John French .... sound engineer
Robert Heaton .... sound transfer
John Herron .... sound re-recording mixer
Mario Krastev .... assistant sound editor
Glen Lord .... assistant sound engineer
Martin Oswin .... sound mixer
Troy Porter .... adr mixer
David Rawlinson .... consultant: Dolby
Simon Smithers .... assistant sound editor
Lee Smith .... sound editor
Leo Sullivan .... sound recordist
Mark Van Kool .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Peter Evans .... special effects
Alan Maxwell .... special effects
Chris Murray .... special effects supervisor
 
Stunts
Dee Arlen-Jones .... stunts (as Dee Jones)
Danny Baldwin .... stunts
Glenn Boswell .... stunts (as Glen Boswell)
Barry Bransen .... stunt rigger
Phil Brock .... stunts
Danial Donai .... utility stunts
Bob Duncan .... stunt assistant
Michael Longhurst .... stunt assistant
Rocky McDonald .... stunts
Robin Menzies .... stunt assistant (as Robyn Menzies)
Guy Norris .... stunt coordinator
Ron Payne .... stunt rigger
Arch Roberts .... stunts
Glenn Ruehland .... stunts (as Glen Ruehland)
Greg Stuart .... stunt assistant
Antony Szeto .... stunts (as Tony Szeto)
Don Vaughn .... stunts
Fred Welsh .... stunts (as Fred Walsh)
Peter West .... stunt double
Peter West .... stunt driver
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Colin Chase .... gaffer
Chris Fleet .... best boy
Robbie Gribble .... still photographer
Brett Keeping .... electrician
Andrew Lesnie .... additional photographer
Kevan Lind .... camera operator
John Lomax .... focus puller
Wayne Marshall .... assistant grip
Noel McDonald .... key grip
Mick Morris .... gaffer
John Platt .... clapper loader
John Tate .... assistant grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shauna Flenady .... assistant costume designer
Devina Maxwell .... stand-by wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Sue Blainey .... first assistant editor
Arthur Cambridge .... grader
Miriam Cortes .... negative matcher (as Miriam Cortez)
Noelleen Westcombe .... second assistant editor
 
Music Department
Phil Matthews .... music advisor
 
Transportation Department
Barry Bransen .... vehicle coordinator
 
Other crew
Mark Abicht .... unit runner
Harry Clark .... projectionist
Robert Coleby .... armorer (as Robert Colby)
Michele Day .... assistant accountant
Judy Ditter .... production coordinator (as Judith Ditter)
Sian Fatouros .... continuity
Peter Gibbs .... assistant mechanic
Ian Goddard .... location manager
Barbara Mather .... nurse
William Maynard .... solicitor
Annette Patterson .... production secretary
Richard Piorkowski .... laboratory liaison
Lyn Quayle .... publicist
Michael Sergi .... intern
Mark 'Harry' Ward .... head mechanic
Valerie Williams .... production accountant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dead End (USA) (short title)
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Runtime:
88 min | USA:92 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Company:
New South Wales Film Corp. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Two of the films playing at the drive-in in the film are The Man from Hong Kong (1975) and Turkey Shoot (1981), also directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. more
Quotes:
[first title card]
Title Card: SYDNEY, January 26th. 1988 Bicentennial celebrations spark 'The Rocks Riot', 51 die
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) more
Soundtrack:
My Heart's on Fire more

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User Comments

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
An explosive sci-fi thriller, above average., 24 June 1999
Author: Anthony Hutchinson (GC-9) from Princeton Jct. NJ

I really enjoyed Dead End Drive In. This is a sci-fi film with great looking sets, decent acting and an illogical story line. Put it all together and add a few explosions and you have a fantastic ride.

The film tells the story of Crabs a young man who borrows his brother's car and goes to the drive in with a date. Then the government steals his tires and he is forced to live at the Drive In with about a hundred other teens who are also stuck there. It is never clearly explained WHY the government wants them to stay there (or even which government). Director Brian Trenchard-Smith makes the most of the story and pulls off some rather clever camera work. An aside from a racism subplot that is never really resolved, the story never drags. The sets are very extravagant and include some very funny touches (a poster for Rambo 8 hangs in one scene). Overall, the film is fun and is really good for anyone who likes futuristic, tongue in cheek sci-fi flicks.

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