When this was released we ran a Driveinn. This film was so bad that my father did not screen the last reel of the film and absolutely nobody noticed. This was the only time he did this in over 50 years as a projectionist. The drive inn was full at the time. I guess it takes all kinds but this is in my opinion was the biggest waste of time and money in cinematic history.
share'Driveinn'..... I guess you must be American. The film isn't popcorn. And nor is it remotely the greatest thing in cinematic history. However, what do you want.., The Monkees.?
I am a big fan of this movie--and an American--so I find your comments pretty idiotic. You sound like one of those half-witts who equates the quality of a film with its country of origin. I'm sure you believe films made in England are inherently superior than films made in the USA. I'll just state that I disagree with that sort of logic.
As for your comments on the Monkees---which is a favorite of mine as well--i'll just question your knowledge of their music. Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork were both very accomplished musicians and song writers, Davy Jones (who BTW is English--was a talented stage performer and solo recording artist, and Micky DOlenz was--well, Micky Dolenz. The song writers for this group consisted of many of the United States very best, and even John Lennon was said to never miss an episode of the show.
What? Nobody in America spells it "Driveinn". It's a drive-in.
The music is great, this movie is a classic
shareThe big joke is that you and your father are such sheep that you couldn't recognize someone standing up for what she believed in and an incredible musical talent. I suppose if it wasn't within your limited range of understanding it MUST be crap.....You admitted that you didn't see the whole film so I suppose my judgement of you is about as accurate as your judgement of a film that you haven't really seen or can not understand....
shareyour father should be forced to watch "gigli" 10x straight. omitting the last reel-- thats stealing. and not very nice. what does he do nowadays with his movie experience, mop up at the adult theater?
sharePity, Dogg, that you weren't in London in 1980. It makes sense the movie wasn't appreciated in "Dunnohowtospell" country - cue "DriveinN". Hope daddy will make up for it by screening Transformer 4.
shareHello Mr. Dogg. What is a driveinn?
shareNo, it isn't the worst film ever made, but yes, it is pretty darn bad. With so many good and even great music films from that same era - both from the UK and elsewhere - there's no excuse for this rather pointless exercise. Not really "film" so much as a "vehicle" to promote Hazel O'Connor.
In its feeblest of defenses, however, I must point out that there have been far, far worse in the genre: check out Susanna Hoffs' dreadful turn as the world's most self-conscious actress in 1987's The Allnighter, Anthony Perkins trying and failing miserably to portray a heterosexual in the Diana Ross disaster Mahogany [an anagram for Ham Agony!], the Spice Girls' 5-
minute cameo in Spice World, Prince's delusional ego-trip Under The Cherry Moon, and Mariah Carey's Glitter, which defies description...
And at least the music was sort-of decent [though the lyrics have dated horribly].
For the flipside of this - a really charming and fun musical from the same era - see the 1982 Aussie sleeper Starstruck! Or if you'd rather stick with UK fare, 1974 David Essex glitter rock "vehicle" Stardust is truly great .. and as hit-the-nail-on-the-head realistic as This Is Spinal Tap...
BTW - the synopsis here is completely inaccurate. Her ambition is thwarted by her "purist" ideals...
I really don' t know how to justify somebody who is into music from that time and not liking this film... It' s fantastic, I just watched it again the other night after a long time, the acting, the music, the style, the vibe of it. I always recommend this film to people who want to watch something related to post punk/new wave.
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