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Poll: Favorite Drive-in Theater or Outdoor Movie Scene
June 6th is National Drive-In Movie Day and marks the official birthday of the drive-in movie theater. The popularity of the drive-in movie theater peaked back in 1958 with 4,063 drive-ins spread across the United States of America. In 2018, only about 400 traditional drive-in theaters remain operating worldwide with most of those located within the United States (348). The unique outdoor experience has allowed that number to hold steady over the past decade. Drive-ins might even be poised for a slight rebound. However, the future of outdoor cinema may lie elsewhere. Entrepreneurs are looking to update the outdoor cinematic experience by using historic landmarks, rooftop locations, air-supported domes and beds to create a fresh spin on the outdoor movie experience and make 'movie night' a special event again.
Which of these select movie scenes set against the backdrop of a drive-in movie theater or outdoor movie screening is your favorite one?
Make Your Choice
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Shirley MacLaine and Hector Elizondo in Valentine's Day (2010)
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Alexandra Paul in Christine (1983)
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Jennifer L. Hamilton in Twister (1996)
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Michiel Huisman and Blake Lively in The Age of Adaline (2015)
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Charlize Theron and Tobey Maguire in The Cider House Rules (1999)
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James Mason, Shelley Winters, and Sue Lyon in Lolita (1962)
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The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
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Red Dawn (1984)
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Syn Cat in That Darn Cat! (1965)
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Brendan McKian, Kaili Thorne, and Corey Jones in Chillerama (2011)
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Val Kilmer in Heat (1995)
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Richard Cordery, Lindsay Duncan, Bill Nighy, and Domhnall Gleeson in About Time (2013)
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John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease (1978)
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Cars (2006)
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Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
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Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
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Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams in Brokeback Mountain (2005)
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James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, and Margaret Wycherly in White Heat (1949)
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Don Johnson, Sam Shepard, and Michael C. Hall in Cold in July (2014)
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Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
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Ned Manning and Natalie McCurry in Dead End Drive-In (1986)
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Kirsten Dunst and Simon Pegg in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
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Joel Coen and Bruce Davison in Spies Like Us (1985)
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Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey in The Wedding Planner (2001)
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Tim O'Kelly in Targets (1968)
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Anton Yelchin and Alexandra Daddario in Burying the Ex (2014)
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Russell Crowe and Hugo Weaving in Proof (1991)
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Daryl Hannah, Peter Gallagher, and Valérie Quennessen in Summer Lovers (1982)
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Billy Crudup and Jack Black in Jesus' Son (1999)
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John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
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Janus Blythe in Drive in Massacre (1976)
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Diane Lane, C. Thomas Howell, and Michelle Meyrink in The Outsiders (1983)
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Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future Part III (1990)
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Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Abby Ryder Fortson in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
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