"The Shining" (1980)

Red Coat and Black Coat celebrate Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, the movie that pisses off Stephen King and is held together by a solid performance from Shelley Duvall.

"Like Father Like Son" (1987), "Vice Versa" (1988), "18 Again!" (1988)

During the late 1980's, there was a plague of body-switching movies. Red Coat Black Coat take a look at Kirk Cameron and Dudley Moore in Like Father Like Son, Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage in Vice Versa, and George Burns who's barely in 18 Again!

Like Father Like Son plays at the Can-View Drive-In in November of 1987

18 Again! plays as the supporting feature for The Wrong Guys at the Can-View Drive-In in May of 1988

Vice Versa plays as the supporting feature for The Karate Kid Part III at the Can-View Drive-In in June of 1989

"Bachelor Party" (1984) Tom Hank's Dirty Movie

The beloved Tom Hanks stars in the 1984 raunchy sex comedy Bachelor Party, alongside hookers, porno flicks, and donkey shows.

Bachelor Party plays at the Can-View Drive-In's Holiday Marathon June 1984

"Perfect" (1985)

Jamie Lee Curtis transitions from scream queen to sex symbol in 1985's Perfect, a goofy aerobics movie. Laraine Newman outshines John Travolta. Jann Wenner disgraces his own magazine for screen time.

Perfect plays at the Can-View Drive-In in June 1985, alongside Rambo, Richard Pryor, and Chevy Chase

The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

A bizarre opening sequence is the highlight of Hammer Film's first and only werewolf movie, starring Oliver Reed.

The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

Red Coat and Black Coat take a look at the grotesque and baffling The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover.

Hellraiser (1987)

Banned in Ontario, endorsed by Stephen King, Clive Barker's cinematic debut Hellraiser turns 30 years old.

Hellraiser is part of the holiday 4 feature marathon at Can-View Drive-In October 1987

Mork and Mindy (1979) - Mork Meets the Racists

A vintage Mork from Ork action figure sparks memories of bizarre Mork and Mindy episode where Mork befriends White Supremacists.

The Hitcher (1986)

Siskel and Ebert hate The Hitcher so much, they imagine things that aren't actually in the movie.

The Hitcher is a popular second feature at the Can-View Drive-In, playing in both May and September of 1986

Hot To Trot (1988)

John Candy voices the homophobic, sexed-up horse in Hot to Trot alongside Bobcat Goldthwait.

Filled with all the sexual innuendo and foul language you'd expect to find a 1980's PG rated movie.

Hot to Trot plays at the Can-View Drive-In with the Bobcat Goldthwait-less Police Academy 5 in August 1988

House II: The Second Story (1987)

House II: The Second Story, PG-13 sequel to R-rated original. Features early Bill Maher appearance, Cheers alumni, and Love and Rockets comic book Easter egg.

"House II: The Second Story" plays at the Can-View Drive-In August 1987

Star Wars (1977) at the Drive-In

40th anniversary of Star Wars coming to drive-in theatres across Canada.

Star Wars opens in Ottawa, ON July 22nd 1977

Star Wars part of Dusk To Dawn marathon in Windsor, ON September 1977

Star Wars going strong in Regina, SK October 1977

Amityville 3D (1983)

In the early 80s, not only was Part 3 of any horror series required to be filmed in 3D, but the 3D glasses were part of a scam to pressure audience members to patronize the snack bar.

The cast of Amityville 3D includes Woody Allen's buddy from Annie Hall, Uncle Jesse's girlfriend from Full House, and a teenage pre-plastic surgery Meg Ryan.

The Money Pit (1986)

Before Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, and Bridge of Spies, Tom Hanks made his first collaboration with Steven Spielberg in 1986's The Money Pit. The film comes from that strange era before Hanks was everyone's most beloved movie star, and Siskel and Ebert thought he was a real bum.

The Money Pit comes to the Can-View Drive-In in April of 1986

The Money Pit returns to the Can-View to play as the supporting feature for Howard the Duck in August of 1986

A collection of high-lights of all the shit getting fucked up in The Money Pit

 

Dark Forest (2015)

Independent horror film from Winnipeg, Dark Forest carries on the proud Canadian tradition of exploitation movies.

A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 (1988)

A worthy successor to A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 3, The Dream Master provides the final highlights for Freddy Krueger before the character's destruction into self-parody.

A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 opens at the Lincoln Mall theatre in August 1988

Nightmare 4 director Renny Harlin released two movies summer of 1990, Die Hard 2 and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, which play together on a double-bill at the Can-View Drive-In, July 1990

Opening Crummy Action Figures

Oily plastic and missing weapons confront Red Coat Black Coat when they open Star Trek: The Motion Picture, MASH, and Big Trouble in Little China action figures.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Freddy Krueger fights future Academy Award winners to become one of the late 80's most beloved anti-heros.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 enjoys a lengthy run at the Can-View Drive-In 1987

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 as part of spectacular 4 Feature Marathon 1987