FilmFatale Review of Drive in Massacre

Drive in Massacre (1976)

Fun Trash, and a Character Named 'Germy'

[5/10 · 24 September 2008]

Technically, "Drive In Massacre" isn't a slasher movie, because it was made a few years before the subgenre took off, but it does come awfully close. Necking couples are being done in with swords at a drive in and two cops try to stop the carnage. This movie really corners the market on sleazy character studies. And it's not much of a massacre. There's a decent decapitation of the first victim, but only a few murders occur in the course of the film. But any flick with an ex circus performer named "Germy" is worthy of a few bonus points. This would still play well at a drive in today. "Drive In Massacre" also boasts a neat abrupt ending...keep an eye on the car next to you if you ever have the pleasure of visiting a drive in theatre. Fun, but nothing special.