Bikini Drive-In

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Bikini Drive-In
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Directed by Fred Olen Ray
Produced byexecutive
Jim Wynorski
Starring Ashlie Rhey
Richard Gabai
Cinematography Gary Graver
Production
company
American Independent Productions
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bikini Drive-In is a 1995 American film directed by Fred Olen Ray. [1]

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Plot

A girl inherits a drive-in movie theater.

Cast

Production

The film is said to have been shot in 6 days at Ray's house. [2]

Reception

Bikini Drive-In is considered part of 1980s trend to include drive-in in film. [3] It also is said to exemplify "100 low-budget features, mostly soft-core porn, often with “Bikini” in the title, often straight to video" in Ray's production. [4]

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References

  1. "Bikini Drive In". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. "Bikini Drive-In (1995) – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 2015-03-07. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  3. Barefoot, Guy (2023-11-16). The Drive-In: Outdoor Cinema in 1950s America and the Popular Imagination. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN   978-1-5013-6591-1.
  4. Roberts, Jerry (2009-06-05). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-6378-1.