Mahogany (1975)

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

I remember seeing Mahogany years ago, but I didn't like it and I can't remember enough about it to recall why. I like this poster, though. 

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[john-holton.livejournal.com]

Diana Ross was in this movie and had a hit with the theme. That's all I know about it...

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Yep, that would be Theme from Mahogany! Better known as "Do You Know Where You're Going To." I don't think most people today who have heard that song know where it came from.

[john-holton.livejournal.com]

I certainly don't think they did in 1975.

[emmabovary.livejournal.com]

This is the last move I ever saw in a drive-in. Must have been around 1976. Not many drive-ins left anymore. Sad.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Sad indeed! There are still a few in my area, but they are pretty run down. I'm convinced that what killed the drive-in was daylight savings time. In the summer, the first feature usually starts after my younger child's bedtime. If you want to stay for the second feature, you might not get out of there until 1:00 a.m. or later. Still, it's better than nothing, but for how long? Several subdivisions have grown up around what was once farmland out in the sticks. I'm worried that once the housing market recovers, the land the drive-in sits on will suffer the same fate, especially now that the original owners are dead. It was closed for an entire season after the former owner died about 2 years ago--probably because of probate issues or something. Not sure how long the heirs will want to keep it going. This is the one we usually go to:

http://www.belmontdrivein.20megsfree.com/

[emmabovary.livejournal.com]

It was definitely the real estate boom which killed off all the drive-ins in my birth state of California. The land just became too valuable. But I remember going to these as a kid, in my pjs, and there was a little swing set we could play on if the movie our parents was watching bored us. (This was California so the weather was always balmy, even at night.)

I'm sure there is a website devoted to listing the few drive-ins which are still around.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

There are! Although there aren't many left, it's amazing how many are still around.

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

Daylight Savings Time has been in common use as long as drive-in movies. I think the real killer was the smaller cars that became popular in the wake of the 1974 gas crisis, along with enhanced auto safety features. I remember our 1969 Ford wagon as having big, sofa-like bench seats that the family could cuddle up in to watch the movie, or, later, were pretty convenient for making out with dates. Bucket seats are not nearly so cozy and they don't offer the same kind of flexibility. Child safety seats also limit the comfort of long viewing periods in the car, not to mention the difficulty of kids in the back seeing over high-backed seats with headrests.

When double bills were still common in the 1960s, we used to frequent a drive-in that showed a children's movie first and then a more mature feature. We'd conk out in the back seat while our parents enjoyed an affordable first-run picture without having to get a babysitter. The rise of home video also did its part to let people enjoy movies with their families for a low price.

[john-holton.livejournal.com]

I agree. Drive-in movies are more or less synonymous with summer time, and summer is daylight saving time. Even though now it starts at the end of winter and ends almost at the end of fall.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, now that the movies can start earlier and end at a decent hour, they never have anything for kids! :(

[msrebecca.livejournal.com]

Remember this movie from when I was little, fell in love with the title theme song and Billy Dee Williams!