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Dead End Drive-In is a 1986 Australian action-horror film about a teenage couple trapped in a drive-in theater which is really a concentration camp for societal rejects. The inmates, many of whom sport punk fashion, are fed a steady diet of junk food, new wave music, drugs, and bad films. The film was directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. It stars Ned Manning and Natalie McCurry as the captive couple, and Peter Whitford as the manager of the drive-in. Mad Max 2 stuntman Guy Norris did some of the stunts. The soundtrack includes contemporary popular music performed by such bands as Kids in the Kitchen and Hunters and Collectors. The song during the rolling credits is "Playing With Fire" by Lisa Edwards. It was included in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!, a documentary film about Ozploitation.
Original Release
05/13/1986
US Release
08/22/1986
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ned Manning | Crabs / Jimmy 'Crabs' Rossini |
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 | Narelle / Norelie |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ned Manning | Crabs / Jimmy 'Crabs' Rossini |
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 | Narelle / 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 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Damien Parer | Producer |
Andrew Williams | Producer |