Directed by:
Brian Trenchard-SmithScreenplay:
Peter SmalleyCinematography:
Paul MurphyComposer:
Frank StrangioCast:
Ned Manning, Natalie McCurry, Sandie Lillingston, Murray Fahey, Brett Climo, Melissa Davis, Gandhi MacIntyre, Garry Who, Lyn Collingwood, Peter WhitfordVOD (1)
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Australia in the not-too-distant future: the economy has collapsed, unemployment has reached epidemic proportions, looting is widespread and violent ‘carboy’ gangs run amuck in the streets. To combat the teen crime wave the authorities have converted the Star drive-in theatre into a maximum-security prison camp for delinquent youth! Wrongly incarcerated in this juvenile lockup are working class guy Crabs (Ned Manning) and his spunky, streetwise girlfriend Carmen (Natalie McCurry). Unlike most of the inmates, who are happy to live on a steady diet of junk food and exploitation movies, Crabs is determined to do whatever it takes to break out. Boasting hordes of post apocalyptic punks, fist fights, car chases and world record breaking stuntwork - all accompanied by a soundtrack of new wave Aussie classics - Dead End Drive-In stands proudly as Quentin Tarantino’s favourite Trenchard-Smith movie, with the celebrated filmmaker declaring it “an exceptional piece of work”. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Ned Manning
Best movies:
The Shiralee (1987) (TV movie)
Dead End Drive-In (1986)
The Farm (2001) (series)
Natalie McCurry
Australia
Best movies:
Oyster Farmer (2004)
Dead End Drive-In (1986)
Official Denial (1993) (TV movie)
Sandie Lillingston
Best movies:
Dead End Drive-In (1986)
Dangerous Game (1988)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Murray Fahey
Best movies:
Dead End Drive-In (1986)
Cubbyhouse (2001)
Brett Climo
Australia
Best movies:
Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here (2011) (TV movie)
Blessed (2009)
Archer (1985) (TV movie)
Melissa Davis
Best movies:
Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989)
Dead End Drive-In (1986)
The River Rat (1984)
Gandhi MacIntyre
Sri Lanka
Best movies:
Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV movie)
Bangkok Hilton (1989) (series)
The Salute of the Jugger (1989)
Garry Who
Best movies:
You Can't Stop the Murders (2003)
Fair Game (1986)
Dead End Drive-In (1986)
Lyn Collingwood
Best movies:
Annie's Coming Out (1984)
Archer (1985) (TV movie)
Dead End Drive-In (1986)
Peter Whitford
Australia
Best movies:
Phar Lap (1983)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)