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At The Mahoning Drive-In Theater, we’re all about traditions, returning season after season, recalling fond memories while making new ones. One of our favorite traditions growing up was the yearly TV broadcast of THE WIZARD OF OZ, and we once again are excited to welcome everyone back with our own continuation of that tradition, our annual opening weekend, featuring 35mm presentations of THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) and WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) on the giant Mahoning screen!
Gates Open at 6p. Show starts at Sundown! Be sure to arrive early for a dazzling array of photo ops, costumed characters, raffle prizes, and special surprises!
**TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY IS BACK!**
..You say you suffer from Weekday Mahoning Malaise?!
Well, let us put a sprocket in your pocket and splice up your life with the return of Tunnel Vision Tuesdays!
The Groundbreaking Genre Series Returns with ultra rare screenings each week curated from The Exhumed Films Vault!!
Every Tuesday night this season, Exhumed Films cracks open their vaults to present a scintillating single feature to widen your eyes, quicken your pulse, and get you in bed before the witching hour. From horror to exploitation, sci-fi to action, all will be served up on 35mm, splashed across the mighty Mahoning screen, with an extended trailer reel of profoundly pleasing previews.
Series begins.. Tuesday April 6th:
GODZILLA vs MECHAGODZILLA (on 35mm)
Remake Double-Take is back…to creep, and leap, and glide and slide across the floor…That’s right, THE BLOB oozes across the giant outdoor screen on April 9-10, as the Mahoning Drive-In Theater, in association with the legendary Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA (home of the world renowned Blobfest), present a double feature so indescribable, so indestructible, nothing can stop it!
A portion of proceeds from this night of all-consuming terror will go to The Colonial Theatre’s ongoing fundraising efforts to ensure many more decades of Blobfests and entertainment to come.
Come on out for two big-screen Sci-Fi classics, and more surprises on the lot than you can shake a Blob-encrusted stick at!
Join us on Tuesday April 13th:
For George Romero's THE CRAZIES (on 35mm)
Join us on April 16th & 17th as one of our most requested films returns to The Mahoning.. But this time we're kicking it up a notch: ANDRE GOWER, star of The Monster Squad, joins us both nights for a once in a lifetime fan experience.. And he is bringing along his incredible documentary "WOLFMAN'S GOT NARDS" (which focuses on the fandom surrounding Squad for over 30 years) to share as the 2nd Feature each night!
So gather up your squad, load up the car and come ready to Rock Until You Drop! We have a full line-up of fun planned for both nights! Be sure to get your tickets in advance to assure your space.
For the first time ever Exhumed Films will present an all 35mm trailer program at the Mahoning Drive-In Theater, and it’s going to blow your mind!
As fans know, Exhumed Films is big on packing their programs full of vintage previews, and if you love trailers this is going to be one show you don’t want to miss!
Exhumed Films has compiled a 2 1/2 hour-long program, in the style of Garagehouse Pictures’ best-selling TRAILER TRAUMA series, consisting of mega-rare, newly-acquired previews never before seen at an Exhumed Films screening at the Mahoning Drive-In Theater or anywhere else!
SEE the most jaw-dropping moments from over 80 crazy films! We’ve got cult favorites and deep cuts that run the gamut from Horror, Action, Comedy, Exploitation, Martial Arts, Asian, Sexploitation, Sci-Fi, Euro-trash... you name it!
You’re going to want to bring a note pad to jot down film titles that you’re going to want to check out later! This is going to be an epic one-night-only event that will not be repeated ANYWHERE else!
Exhumed Films returns to the Mahoning Drive-In Theater with the “It Came from the 80s” horror movie weekend! Two nights of triple-bills showcasing demonic forces from beyond and tiny killer terrors! Horror fan favorites and rarely screened gems presented from glorious 35mm film prints (except where noted). All films will be preceded by a collection of curated vintage horror trailers.
Friday, April 23rd:
•FROM BEYOND (1986)
•THE KEEP (1983)
•AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION (1982)
Saturday, April 24th:
•CHILD’S PLAY (1988)
•BASKET CASE (1982) *DIGITAL*
•OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN (1983)
Gates Open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Tickets: $10 (per person)
General+Overnight: $20 (per person)
They were tales of dusty streets, with glints and squints as cold as the steel that started and ended many an argument. Their heroes may have had no names, but their Techniscope tales branded themselves in our memories, once upon a time when melee maestros like Leone and Corbucci triggered a whole new style in adventure, weaving tales of anti-heroes, villains, and bloody revenge. They took the building blocks of American westerns, adding Italian style and subversion under the Spanish skies that substituted for the American west, filling the eyes with striking imagery and the ears with unforgettable themes.
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater invites you to kick off your spurs and don your ponchos under the stars for Spaghetti Sundays, where we’ll unspool these quick-draw classics on 35mm, filling the giant Cinemascope screen once again with those vivid vistas and larger-than-life pistoleers.
Be sure to bring the whole posse out for Spaghetti Sundays, to ensure they keep chugging along, like a hijacked train full of gold!
Join us on Tuesday April 27th:
For John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981)
(on 35mm)
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is proud to announce our live-action retro Disney debut on April 30-May 1 with “DarkSide Of Disney”, a double feature celebrating the shadowy edges of the Magic Kingdom with two 1980s kindertrauma classics, RETURN TO OZ (1985) and THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS (1980), both presented on Rare 35mm, direct from the Disney vault!
The evening starts with a trip back over the dark side of the rainbow with RETURN TO OZ, starring Fairuza Balk as a disbelieved Dorthy, sent off to an institution to rid her of her “delusions” of Oz, only to be whisked wonderfully back to that enchanted land once more to save the inhabitants from the evil Nome King!
Next up, we journey deep into the fearsome forest to meet THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS, featuring Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, and Kyle Richards (sister of ESCAPE and RETURN TO WITCH MOUNTAIN’s Kim Richards, and modern-day reality TV star herself), in a supernatural thriller about sisters who discover an other-worldly entity in the seemingly peaceful preserve behind their house.
While both films were originally rated PG and intended for family viewing, be aware that some smaller children may find aspects of this double feature scary, as did the now-adult children who remember these films to this day for the same reasons! Don’t miss the rare ability to see Disney live-action classics on 35mm on the big screen!
HEY YOU! YES, YOU.. Is There Anybody Out There!?!
Join us on Sunday, May 2nd as The Mahoning Drive-in Theater proudly presents Pink Floyd’s “THE WALL” on glorious 35mm!
We have had some of the Happiest Days Of Our Lives on the lot and know you will love our planned preshow.. We will be filling those Empty Spaces with a classic rock DJ set & amazing themed raffles.. Gates Open at 6pm.
Once we say Goodbye Blue Sky, we will kick into themed trailers before showtime.. Get swept up in the sights and sounds of Floyd & say Goodbye Cruel World for a few hours.. Forget about what is Outside The Wall of warm nostalgia and escape into this Cult Cinema Marvel.. Showtime at Sundown.
This Event is ONE NIGHT ONLY!!
So, Run Like Hell to your friends and family to let them know that this one must be experienced In The Flesh;)
Join us on Tuesday May 4th:
For Clive Barker's NIGHTBREED (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person) - General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
On May 7-8, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater kicks open the crypt and sharpens the stakes once more, with an all-Hammer edition of Vampyrty! That’s right, it’s time to dust off your capes and sharpen your fangs as England’s legendary House Of Horror clears out the belfry with four glamorously ghoulish classics sure to raise the undead!
Friday, May 7th:
HORROR OF DRACULA (1958)
BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960)
Saturday, May 8th:
THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1970)
VAMPIRE CIRCUS (1972)
All films presented in 35mm
Gates Open at 6p. - Showtime at Sundown.
General Tickets: $10 (per person)
General+Overnight: $20 (per person)
**WE GOT DISNEY ON 35MM**
Join us on Sunday, May 9th as we welcome back Discount Disney Nights for our 2021 Season!! We are kicking things off with the Live Action/Animated Classic "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?!" - For those who may not be in the know: We have been pushing to access the Coveted Disney Vaults for over 4 years.. As it stands, The Mahoning Drive-in is the only one in the country programming 35mm Disney!!
Do Not Miss this incredibly rare opportunity to watch your favorite Classics on their original 35mm format. Please stay tuned for many more announcements in the coming weeks.
Gates Open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
We will be presenting an extended trailer reel of family friendly faire before our single feature begins. This is your chance to relive your childhood memories, or share these classics with loved ones in the most nostalgic setting around.
Tickets are only $8 per person (children under 4 are free).
We are offering overnight package for this event as well: $16 per person (see our overnight guide at MahoningDIT.com
All events are always Rain or Shine. No Refunds.
*No one under 17 admitted*
Join us for a Rare Screening of David Lynch's WILD AT HEART (Uncut Version on 35mm)
For those not in the know: MPAA told Lynch that this version of Wild at Heart screened at Cannes would receive an X rating in North America unless cuts were made, as the NC-17 was not in effect in 1990, at the time of the film's release; he was contractually obligated to deliver an R-rated film.
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
*No one under 17 admitted*
Last Seasons Fundraising Efforts for our local Chamber went so well.. We're doing it again:)
Come join us as we present a very special THURSDAY screening of FOOTLOOSE on 35mm!
Dress your best and get ready to Cut Loose at The Mahoning! And help support our Carbon Chamber and the Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce! Arrive early for Live DJ set, Themed Eats, Raffles & More!
THURSDAY, May 13th: CHAMBER NIGHT AT THE MAHONING DRIVE-IN THEATER. This event will be filled with fun for your family, friends and neighbors ~ The more the merrier!
Gates Open at 6p - Showtime at Sundown.
General Tickets: $8 per person
General+Overnight is $16 each (includes general ticket)
Thank you to our sponsors: Pocono Mountain Visitors Bureau and Pick Up The Poconos!
We welcome you to Safely Cosplay/Wear your PROM Threads/Go All Out!
Chamber Leaders will pick One winner at random to win Special Prize Giveaway Package.
This is your ONLY chance to catch FOOTLOOSE at Mahoning Drive-In this summer!
*this event is a fundraiser to help support both Carbon/Lehigh Chamber of Commerce.
Saturday SOLD OUT
Take a deep inhale from your oxygen mask, pour yourself a damn fine cup of coffee and step into the Wild World of David Lynch. Three nights, five films, and all the madness from one of the world’s most innovative filmmakers.
Friday, May 14th:
, meet the original Mother of Monsters, Charlotte Stewart (Eraserhead, Twin Peaks, Little House on the Prairie) and watch Lynch’s first feature film Eraserhead (1977) and the haunting Blue Velvet (1986). Along with photo-ops and autographs with Ms. Stewart, there will be a Q&A with the legendary actress hosted by Scott Ryan of Blue Rose Magazine, projected on our giant screen. Don’t forget to dress to impress for the costume contest, happening all three nights, and it wouldn’t be a Lynch weekend without a few surprises, so keep your eyes peeled throughout the night!
Saturday, May 15th:
come visit a place both wonderful and strange as we head to the small town of Twin Peaks and the sprawling city of Los Angeles for a double feature of Fire Walk With Me (1992), the cult classic prequel to the TV series Twin Peaks, and Mulholland Drive (2001), heralded as the greatest horror story of the 21st Century. And what would a trip to Twin Peaks be without a Briggs family reunion? Dana Ashbrook (Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me, Return of the Living Dead Part II) and Charlotte Stewart will be in attendance for photos, autographs and another up close and personal Q&A hosted by Scott Ryan of Blue Rose Magazine. Don’t forget to dress to impress for the costume contest and get ready to fall into a dream as the incredible David Lynch tribute band, “F You, Tammy” performs songs from Lynch’s films and television shows.
Sunday, May 16th:
Put on your stillsuit and let the spice flow. We will be showing Lynch’s 1984 film DUNE!! Watch out for the sandworms as you compete in the costume contest for killer prizes and as always, expect a few surprises of the non-sandworm variety.
All films will be presented in 35mm on our glorious Cinemascope screen.
Join us on Tuesday May 18th:
For Paul Verhoeven's ROBOCOP (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
Get Ready To Make History.. AGAIN!! And Let’s Get Ready To Rumble!!!
The Mahoning Drive-in Theater & LVAC Team Up to bring you 2 nights of all out WRESTLING Entertainment!!
REEL RUMBLE REDUX will feature LIVE WRESTLING Exhibitions Each Night!! That's Right.. We will have a squared circle set up under the Massive Mahoning Screen for some high flying family fun as the sun drops! See the areas best compete for Reel Rumble Glory;)
Be sure to stick around as we're bringing a TagTeam of Classic Films to follow. Plus Lots of Special Surprises/Added Bonuses from LVAC (including a FREE T-SHIRT with Online Purchase of both Fri+Sat Tix!).
Friday, May 21st: (gates at 6p. Bell at 6:30p)
•THEY LIVE (1988)
•?!?Secret 2nd Feature?!?
Saturday, May 22nd: (gates at 5p. Bell at 5:30p)
•BEYOND THE MAT (1999)
•MR. NANNY (1993) *digital*
General Admission: $15 per guest. General + Overnight Pass: $20 per guest.
We allow fans to bring Chairs/Blankets Ringside (please remember masks required).
Tickets Available ONLINE & at gate so do not hesitate to get yours now!
*Live Wrestling Exhibition is presented by LVAC as a free bonus to the planned double feature each night. This portion of the show is always subject to change.
Warm Up For ZombieFest VII with this special screening!
Join us on For The Zombie Classic, BURIAL GROUND (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
ZOMBIEFEST VII is upon us and Exhumed Films and the Mahoning Drive-In Theater proudly present Richard P. Rubenstein’s production of George A. Romero’s living dead masterpiece, DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978), as this year’s event opener!
But not only will we be screening what is arguably the greatest horror movie ever made as a special prelude to our incredible ZOMBIEFEST line-up, we will also have two of the stars of DAWN OF THE DEAD appearing in person!
You read that right, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross — “Roger” and “Francine” (“Fly girl”) — will be joining us for this very special event! Mr. Reiniger and Mrs. Ross will be meeting fans, signing autographs and appearing for socially distant photographs! The show will kick off with an extended reel of George A. Romero trailers and previews of many of the films we will be screening for this year’s ZOMBIEFEST. It goes without saying that this is one event no horror fan is going to want to miss!
General Tickets: $15 (per person)
General+Overnight Package: $25Get your tickets early!
Gates Open at 6p. Showtime at Sundown.
Always Rain or Shine. No Refunds.
Digital presentation.
It’s back! The seventh annual Memorial Day weekend of the living dead returns, and this year it is bigger than ever! Exhumed Films presents ZOMBIEFEST VII at the Mahoning Drive-In Theater — four nights of flesh-eating frenzy on the towering drive-in screen! See ten big blood-soaked features in 35mm* from beyond the grave, plus vintage trailers, guests, raffles, prizes and more!
Friday, May 28:
DEMONS 2 (1986)
CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS (1972)
LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE (aka. LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE) (1974) *Digital presentation.
Saturday, May 29th:
ZOMBIE (1979)
RAW FORCE (1982)
I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943)
Sunday, May 30th
DELLAMORTE, DELLAMORE (aka. CEMETERY MAN) (1994)
HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY (1981)
THE CHILD (1977)
**INVITE YOUR FRIENDS**
General Tickets: $15 (per person)
General Tickets for Sunday: $10 (per person)
General+Overnight Package: $25Get your tickets early!
Gates Open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown
Join us on Tuesday June 1st:
For COBRA '86 (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
At this time of year, it’s important that we all give thanks…for Hanks! On June 4th and 5th, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater celebrates an actor as American as apple pie, with a weekend-long filmic feast of some of the tastiest treats from the career of one of cinema’s most beloved actors of the last 50 years, Tom Hanks!
Join us for a filling foursome sure to satisfy, let your belts out a notch or two and dig in to some of Tom Hanks’ most memorable roles, from bewildered baseball managers, to lonely widowers and horrified homeowners, all presented on glorious 35mm!
Friday, June 4:
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992)
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993)
Saturday, June 5:
‘BURBS (1989)
THE MONEY PIT (1986)
We hope you’ll join us around the Cinemascope screen for a filling weekend of Tom Hanks goodness sure to satisfy!
General Tickets: $10 (per person)
General + Overnight: $20 (per person)
Gates Open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
They were tales of dusty streets, with glints and squints as cold as the steel that started and ended many an argument. Their heroes may have had no names, but their Techniscope tales branded themselves in our memories, once upon a time when melee maestros like Leone and Corbucci triggered a whole new style in adventure, weaving tales of anti-heroes, villains, and bloody revenge. They took the building blocks of American westerns, adding Italian style and subversion under the Spanish skies that substituted for the American west, filling the eyes with striking imagery and the ears with unforgettable themes.
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater invites you to kick off your spurs and don your ponchos under the stars for Spaghetti Sundays, where we’ll unspool these quick-draw classics on 35mm, filling the giant Cinemascope screen once again with those vivid vistas and larger-than-life pistoleers.
Be sure to bring the whole posse out for Spaghetti Sundays, to ensure they keep chugging along, like a hijacked train full of gold!
Join us on Tuesday June 8th:
For KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
Troma is teaming up with The Worlds Greatest Drive-in (according to Uncle Lloyd) to create an unparalleled horror/comedy/scifi/grindhouse experience featuring SIX Troma-tizing films over two nights! Plus Shorts between each feature!
Special guests, music, giveaways, raffles, cosplay, short films each night! And, yes. LLOYD KAUFMAN will be here LIVE BOTH DAYS!! In his words, “it killed me to miss last seasons event-but nothing will keep me away from The Mahoning this year” Stay glued as more exciting updates are just around the corner!
Tickets are $10 per person. Overnight+General Packages are available for $20 per person!
FRIDAY, June 11th:
-The Toxic Avenger 2
-Cannibal: the Musical
-Surf Nazis Must Die!
SATURDAY, June 12th:
-Shakespeare’s Shitstorm *digital presentation
-The First Turn On
-Class of Nuke Em High
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown!
Join us on Sunday, JUNE 13th as we push a new series: Discount Disney Nights!! We are continuing the series with the Live Action Classic "HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS" - Starring box office star Rick Moranis in a fantastical practical effects world!
For those who may not be in the know: We have been pushing to access the Coveted Disney Vaults for over 4 years.. As it stands, The Mahoning Drive-in is the only one in the country programming 35mm Disney!!
Do Not Miss this incredibly rare opportunity to watch your favorite Classics on their original 35mm format. Please stay tuned for many more announcements in the coming weeks.
Gates Open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
We will be presenting an retro trailer reel of family friendly faire before our single feature begins. This is your chance to relive your childhood memories, or share these classics with loved ones in the most nostalgic setting around.
Tickets are only $8 per person (children under 4 are free).
We are offering overnight package for this event as well: $16 per person
Join us on Tuesday June 15th:
For THE BROOD (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
ONE NIGHT ONLY! CRITTER-CON!
On Friday, June 18th:
The Mahoning Drive-in Theater is happy to host Creature Feature Convention for a Very Special Night full of Tiny Terrors, Celebrity Guests, Vendors, Themed Sets, & MUCH MORE!!! The Creature Feature experience is well established from the Gettysburg Area & we are thrilled to give them a space to Bring 20+ vendors & the INCREDIBLE CHIODO BROTHERS to The Mahoning lot...
We will be opening Gates Early at 3pm to allow fans extra time with their heroes for Autographs/Photographs and luxury to shop our vendors under the screen. We will have Stephen, Charles, & Edward in the house all day & night for an Unforgettable Fan Experience! The legendary effects team behind Critters, Killer Klowns, Team America, Ernest Scared Stupid, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, & soooo much more will be signing fan items until sundown!
Once the sun sets, the Krites comes out to feed! We will present a retro trailer presentation leading into CRITTERS (1986) on 35mm. After our classic 10 minute intermission: The Chiodo Brothers will be Live on screen for a Rare Q&A with fans. This will lead into our 2nd feature, CRITTERS 2 (1988), also on original 35mm.
This will be a Fan Experience that you will not soon forget, with cosplayers, photo-ops, original screen used props, & an opportunity to support the incredible team at Creature Feature coming off an incredibly challenging time. This is also a way to give our beloved vendors the love they deserve.
Join us on Tuesday June 22nd:
For MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
(on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
On June 25-27, Exhumed Films and the Mahoning Drive-In Theater will present the end of the world as you love it: DRIVE-IN APOCALYPSE! Hop aboard your souped-up futuristic hot rod and fasten your seat belts as we journey into dangerous, post-apocalyptic “future” worlds of killer robots, roving bands of outlaw psychos, dystopian competitions, vampire cults and Life Clocks on the verge of running out! Eight classic cult favs shown in 35mm, with apocalyptic-themed trailers running before the films all weekend long!
Friday, June 25:
THE TERMINATOR (1984)
CHERRY 2000 (1987)
ROBOT JOX (1989)
Saturday, June 26:
THE RUNNING MAN (1986)
DEATH RACE 2000 (1975)
THE BRONX WARRIORS (1982)
Sunday, June 27:
THE OMEGA MAN (1971) -
LOGAN’S RUN (1976)
After years of pushing.. We will finally be able to present T2 on the Massive Mahoning Screen!!
Tuesday June 29th:
For the cinematic epic.. TERMINATOR 2 Judgement Day (on 35mm)!!!
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
Throw on your gis and tighten your belts, as The Mahoning Drive-In Theater prepares to sweep the leg with the ultimate 80s teen triumph trilogy!
It’s the saga of a simple boy from Newark, transplanted to Reseda, who through the mentorship of a wise handyman (and backyard cleaning chores) finds his moment of truth to become the best around.
On July 2-3, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater presents THE KARATE KID I-III, two nights of triple features that inspired a generation to don headbands and crane-kick their way to victory.
See Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio form a bond that stands with the greats in cinema as they face foes from William Zabka to Thomas Ian Griffith, all with simple wisdom and ancient techniques. Start waxing the car and painting the fence, to be in top condition and show no mercy until the final reel!
See the seeds of COBRA KAI in the trilogy that started it all, in 35mm, on the giant Mahoning screen!
Join us on the 4th of July for a once in a lifetime fan experience!
We are so excited to bring back one of our favorite Family Fantasies with "The Neverending Story" for a special Holiday Screening on 35mm.. But we are kinda freaking out at the opportunity to host NOAH HATHAWAY (the actor who played ATREYU in the beloved film) for a Photo Opportunity & Autograph Session before the film!!!
Beyond his legendary role in The Neverending Story, you may recognize Noah from his work on Battlestar Galactica, Troll, and countless television series! Please feel free to bring along memorabilia to be signed (at additional cost) & get your photo with Noah! This is an incredibly rare opportunity and we want as many of our fans to experience Noah and this film as possible..
We will be offering FREE OVERNIGHT PASSES to All Children 12 and under! And we are offering Traditional Weekend Pricing for all! So pack up the Tents, Call The Family by name and hop on your Luck Dragon to spend the night with Noah;)
We will be opening Gates At 6pm to allow plenty of time for you to get your Meet & Greets in. You can get comfortable and enjoy Themed Merch, Themed Eats and Live DJ Set as the sun sets. Once the darkness falls we will kick into a Retro 35mm Trailer Presentation before the Film. After the film we invite you to spend the Holiday with us and enjoy the nature of the Pocono mountains.
Join us on Tuesday July 6th:
For JCVD Classic, BLOODSPORT (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
As we’re products of the home video/cable era, nothing hits harder than our love for all things Video Store Culture! And anyone who is a fan of The Mahoning Drive-in Theater knows of The Legend that is.. VHS-Fest!
Well, on July 9th & 10th our ode to the Almighty Slab returns for its 5th consecutive season! And we are so excited to welcome incredible guests both days: including VHS Royalty, LINNEA QUIGLEY, to celebrate 5years with our VHSquad;)
DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS EVENT
The Mahoning Drive-in Theater joins forces with Lunchmeat VHS & SaturnsCore for the premier VHS Event in the country: VHS-Fest V. 2 Days & Nights of Vendors, Music, Guests and LateNight VHSocializing (from a distance;)
Gates Open Early: 5pm
Films begin at Sundown.
Friday, July 9th:
•HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS (1988) *Linnea Quigley appearing Live!
•RABID GRANNIES (1988) *Troma Team on site Live!
•BLACK PAST (1989)
Saturday, July 10th:
•KILLING SPREE (1987) *Aspestos Felt appearing Live!
•SAVAGE HARVEST (1994) *director Eric Stanze appearing Live!
•SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA (1988) *Linnea Quigley appearing Live!
Beyond our 30+ vendors: we have Lunchmeat & Saturns Core welcoming Jackie Kelly (actress In Memory Of, Tennessee Gothic) & Jason Christ (writer / actor In Memory Of, Ratline, Savage Harvest 2) at their booth.
Vendor Applications available by request at VendMahoning@gmail.com (Please be aware space is Very Limited & Tape Vendors will get priority)
The Kings Are Back!! On Sunday JULY 11th: Found Footage Festival lands back at The Mahoning Drive-in Theater for another night of VHS antics and guaranteed belly laughs..
Hosts Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show) take you back in time to the pre-internet 90s to resurrect the best "tape traded" videos passed from weirdo to weirdo on VHS..
Highlights include "Pastor Gas," "Metallica Drummer," celebrity outtakes featuring a drunk Orson Welles and a foul-mouthed Richard Simmons, and the greatest news bloopers of the last 40 years.
If you missed out on this show last season than you missed absolute magic.. This season we tacked it on the end of our annual VHS-Fest (July 9-10) to make it easier for VHSheads to extend their stay! Do Not Sleep on Volume 10!!!
Gates open at 6pm.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Admission: $13 (per person)
General+Overnight: $20 (per person)
Stick around after the show for awesome merch & more on screen fun;)
Join us on Tuesday July 13th:
For DRILLER KILLER (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
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Friday 4/23/2021
Gather Your Crew, Take The Oath & Head Down To The Jamboree at The Mahoning
Join us on Tuesday July 20th:
For GODZILLA vs GIGAN (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
It’s time once again to deck the halls, trim the tree, and get the sunscreen ready for Christmas In July! The Holiday spirit returns to the Mahoning Drive-In Theater in the middle of summer, but with a dark twist – due to popular demand, we present Christmas In July: Horror Edition!
That’s right, two nights of terror-filled double features sure to make you go “Oh, Oh, OH!” and spread Holiday fear, with four Christmas-set horror classics, all on 35mm (Thanks to are partners on this event: Exhumed Films)!
On fearsome Friday, a sinister Santa stalks the streets in the notorious 80s slasher SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984), featuring a memorable cameo by Linnea Quigley! Then a frenzied Father Christmas starts crossing people off the Naughty List permanently in CHRISTMAS EVIL (1980), John Waters’ favorite Holiday film and easily the best killer Santa movie starring Fiona Apple’s father.
On Saturday, we present a moving portrait of hereditary insanity, SILENT NIGHT, DEALDY NIGHT PART 2 (1987), a film that forever immortalized taking out the trash, followed by the all-time Christmas creeper, BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974), directed by Bob Clark, who’d go on to make A CHRISTMAS STORY nine years later!
Discount Disney Nights return with a little bit of Christmas In July!Join us on Sunday, July 25th as we crack open the Disney Vaults once again..
Come on out in your best Christmas sweater, decorate your vehicle, and clink glasses of egg nog as we give the gift of Disney's THE SANTA CLAUSE (1994) on 35mm!
Tim Allen stars as an average man who accidentally finds himself as the guy in the big red suit, elves and reindeer at his command, with a LOT of presents to deliver.
Will he fumble his way to success and save Christmas? Or will children the world over wake up empty-treed?
Join us on Tuesday July 27th:
For VIGILANTE (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
Exhumed Films presents SCHLOCK-O-RAMA V at the Mahoning Drive-In Theater on July 30-Aug. 1. Join us this year as we salute our favorite Schlockmeister, William Castle, with five Shocking motion pictures — and five Schlocky gimmicks! Plus, we’ve also got Tod Browning, Ed Wood, Woman-eating plants and Invaders from Outer Space — ALL on glorious 35mm film!
As if ten films wasn’t enough, each movie will be preceded by some of the most Stupendous original 50s/60s sci-fi/horror trailers that YOU WILL EVER SEE!
Friday, July 30th:
FREAKS (1932)
GLEN OR GLENDA (1953)
THE WOMAN EATER (1958)
MACABRE (1958)
Saturday, July 31st -
William Castle-Mania!:
THE TINGLER (1959)
13 GHOSTS (1960)
MR. SARDONICUS (1961)
HOMICIDAL (1961)
Sunday, August 1st -
Super Sunday Sci-Fi Spectacular:
WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
Gooble gobble, freaks! This Summer, witness the Strangest, most Startling Schlock Show of them all!!!
The Drive-in Will Never Die!
Thanks to all of you, our planned August 2nd “Save The Mahoning Drive-In” rally is now a “We Saved The Mahoning Drive-In” celebration!
Join us on Monday, August 2nd for a FREE mystery movie double feature! Come out and share hugs and high fives with two films celebrating the power of the underdog!
Gates will open at 5pm. Although this is a free event, we ask that you reserve tickets via TicketLeap.
All will be invited to speak and share your Mahoning stories. The Mic Will Be Yours! We will also be inviting the VIP's who had our back and planned to be by our side..
Overnight Passes are free to all to encourage you to stay for our Tunnel Vision Tuesday Screening of "Wizard of Gore" on 35mm.
Naturally, our full snack bar and merch tent will be open for business as usual.
Showtime at Sundown (9:30ish)
Space is limited to Sell Out Numbers.
Join us on Tuesday August 3rd:
For WIZARD OF GORE (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
Are you ready to get WEIRD?
On Aug. 6th & 7th Exhumed Films and the Mahoning Drive-In Theater have got you covered!
REEL WEIRD WEEKEND returns for the 2021 season with four legendary cult classics from two legends of cult cinema: Alejandro Jodorowsky and John Waters! See EL TOPO, THE HOLY MOUNTAIN, FEMALE TROUBLE and DESPERATE LIVING — all in glorious 35mm on the giant drive-in screen!
Plus, we’ll have weird, wild and trashy trailers playing before each film, and other surprises! This is one event YOU SHOULD NOT MISS!
Friday, August 6th:
Alejandro Jodorowsky’s
EL TOPO (1971)
&
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (1973)
Saturday, August 7th:
John Waters’
FEMALE TROUBLE (1974)
&
DESPERATE LIVING (1977)
Gates Open at 6p. Showtime at Sundown.
Join us on Sunday, August 8th as we continue our Discount Disney Days for our 2021 Season!! We are rolling into the depths of darkness with an ultra-rare screening of the 1979 classic THE BLACK HOLE!
We’re thrilled to have Exhumed Films co-presenting DDD with us for the first time with this event! If you ever wanted to explore the depths of space and madness with Robert Forster, Anthony Perkins, Yvette Mimieux, Maximilain Schell and Ernest Borgnine, with robots voiced by Roddy McDowall and Slim Pickens, this is the film for you! SEE cutting-edge special effects that take you aboard mammoth space vessels and INSIDE the titular BLACK HOLE, set to a memorable John Barry score, via a vintage 35mm print! It’s the film many of us enjoyed on video, unseen in theaters for decades! You had the lunchbox, now see the movie!
Gates Open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
We will be presenting an extended trailer reel of family friendly faire before our single feature begins. This is your chance to relive your childhood memories, or share these classics with loved ones in the most nostalgic setting around.
Tickets are only $8 per person (children under 4 are free).
Join us on Tuesday August 10th:
For ROLLING THUNDER (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
Join Us on August 13th & 14th as The Mahoning Drive-in Theater proudly presents: KEITH COOGAN LIVE!!! That's right; we will be having the man himself on the lot for 2 unforgettable nights filled with fun for the whole family!!!
Let Keith be your guide as we relive some of his most iconic roles from 2 of his most beloved works! From the Love Struck Brad Anderson to the Baked Up Kenny Crandell.. Get yourself a Babysitter if needed & bring some Dirty Dishes.. Because we are in for a blast;)
Before the films begin: Keith will be set up for Fan Photos, Signing Autographs & Personal Memorabilia. We will have Live DJ sets with themed music, Limited Edition Merch, Photo Ops & More!!
Once Sun Sets: A reel of classic trailers before ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING (1987) hits the Massive Mahoning Screen! An On Screen Q&A will follow our traditional Intermission Countdown (40min). Then we kick into DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD (1991) to wrap up each night!
All Films Presented On Original 35mm.
Gates Open at 6pm. Showtime at Sundown.
Join us on Tuesday August 17th:For John Carpenters BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
Join Us on Thursday August 19th for a One Night Only Celebration Screening of FRANKENHOOKER (1990).
A few short weeks ago, Troma Entertainment acquired the Rich Library of titles from North American Pictures.. Many incredible titles that will now be available via all Troma Outlets..
To Celebrate we have decided to shine a light on one of those titles, FRANKENHOOKER from 1990. Patty Mullen Stars as the Ultimate Creature of The Night!
Frank Henenlotter (BasketCase, Brain Damage) directs this beloved cult classic (which has become a Mahoning Favorite).
On August 20-21, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater lets the bunny out of the box with CAGE MATCH: A NIC CAGE MARATHON, two nights of ragin’ Cage double features!
We’ve selected the A’s (not the bees!) of Nicolas Cage’s vast body of work, presenting the light and dark side of one of the most idiosyncratic performers of our time.
Friday night is for lovers, with two films showing off the tender side of Cage, leading off with a classic 80s tale of neon-crossed lovers, with Nic as a punk in love with a VALLEY GIRL, set to a new wave soundtrack. Then we head southwest for The Coen Brothers’ RAISING ARIZONA (1987), in which Cage portrays a dimwitted kidnapper who winds up on the run when a gaggle of goofballs seek to seize sweet baby bounty.
Saturday night’s alright for fighting, with Nic knocking out a dual role (as himself and co-star John Travolta), in John Woo’s mug-swapping action extravaganza FACE/OFF (1997), followed by the bombastic Bruckheimerness of a mulleted Cage charisma in the airborne actioner CON AIR (1997)!
Join us for a night of classic Disney magic, as Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson battle Nazis with whimsical witchcraft in the beloved live-action/animated hybrid BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS (1971)!
You’ll beWitched! You’ll beDazzled! You’ll witness a most magical adventure, in a rare 35mm presentation on the Mahoning’s giant outdoor screen!
So hop out of bed and onto your broom (or automobile, whichever is faster) and head on out for our Discount Disney Nights presentation of a family classic, not seen theatrically in decades!
For those who may not be in the know: We have been pushing to access the coveted Disney Vaults for over 4 years.. As it stands, The Mahoning Drive-in is the only one in the country programming 35mm Disney!! Do not miss this incredibly rare opportunity to watch your favorite Classics on their original 35mm format. Please stay tuned for many more announcements in the coming weeks.
Join us on Tuesday August 24th:
For the Horror Classic
CANDYMAN (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
Exhumed Films and the Mahoning Drive-In Theater want you to GO APE! on August 27th & 28th!
It’s been 6 years since our first GO APE event, now it’s happening again, and you do NOT want to miss it! See all five original PLANET OF THE APES films in 35mm, together for one weekend!
The 1968 film —starring Charlton Heston and written by “Twilight Zone” creator Rod Serling—changed the face of science-fiction forever, and spawned four sequels…as well as a live-action tv series and a Saturday morning cartoon. In 1974, 20th Century Fox released all five motion pictures together as a “quintuple feature” for a limited time in selected theaters. Now, Exhumed Films and the Mahoning Drive-In Theater are proudly recreating the classic “Go Ape” screenings once more with a rare presentation of all five movies, and other surprises, shown over the course of two drive-in nights! These films have everything: Chuck Heston in a loincloth! Nuclear warhead worshipping mutants! Time travel! Chimps wearing ascots! Ricardo Montalban in a turtleneck! Paul Williams, John Huston, and Sheriff Lobo in the same film! And of course, lots of damn, dirty apes! Come out and join us for this rare event! All humans are welcome!
Friday, August 27th:
PLANET OF THE APES (1968) - A world gone mad!
BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES (1970)- The bizarre world of "Planet of the Apes" was only the beginning...
Saturday, August 28th:
ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES (1971)- Visitors... Or invaders from the Future? Only baby Milo knows and he isn't talking yet!
CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (1972)- The most awesome spectacle in the annals of science fiction! The revolt of the Apes!
BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (1973)- The final chapter in the Apes saga. The most suspenseful showdown ever filmed as two civilizations battle for the right to inherit what's left of the Earth!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15th: Sergio Leone's THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY (on original 35mm).
They were tales of dusty streets, with glints and squints as cold as the steel that started and ended many an argument. Their heroes may have had no names, but their Techniscope tales branded themselves in our memories, once upon a time when melee maestros like Leone and Corbucci triggered a whole new style in adventure, weaving tales of anti-heroes, villains, and bloody revenge. They took the building blocks of American westerns, adding Italian style and subversion under the Spanish skies that substituted for the American west, filling the eyes with striking imagery and the ears with unforgettable themes.
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater invites you to kick off your spurs and don your ponchos under the stars for Spaghetti Sundays, where we’ll unspool these quick-draw classics on 35mm, filling the giant Cinemascope screen once again with those vivid vistas and larger-than-life pistoleers.
Be sure to bring the whole posse out for Spaghetti Sundays, to ensure they keep chugging along, like a hijacked train full of gold!
Exhumed Films will present an all 35mm trailer program at the Mahoning Drive-In Theater once again, and it’s going to blow your mind!
As fans know, Exhumed Films is big on packing their programs full of vintage previews, and if you love trailers this is going to be one show you don’t want to miss!
Exhumed Films has compiled a 2 1/2 hour-long program, in the style of Garagehouse Pictures’ best-selling TRAILER TRAUMA series, consisting of mega-rare, newly-acquired previews never before seen at an Exhumed Films screening at the Mahoning Drive-In Theater or anywhere else!
SEE the most jaw-dropping moments from over 80 crazy films! We’ve got cult favorites and deep cuts that run the gamut from Horror, Action, Comedy, Exploitation, Martial Arts, Asian, Sexploitation, Sci-Fi, Euro-trash... you name it!
You’re going to want to bring a note pad to jot down film titles that you’re going to want to check out later! This is going to be an epic one-night-only event that will not be repeated ANYWHERE else!
Just when you thought CAMP BLOOD VII couldn’t get any more terrifying, we’re now adding a special Thursday night “pre-show” 40th anniversary screening of FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 (1981) in 35mm!
As if that isn’t enough, Exhumed Films and the Mahoning Drive-In Theater will also be bringing actor Bill Randolph and Lauren-Marie Taylor out for the event! The guests will be meeting fans, signing autographs and appearing for socially distant photographs on Thursday night, and will also stay over for night one of CAMP BLOOD VII!
Tickets to CAMP BLOOD VII are selling fast, so get yours now while they last, and don’t sleep on these pre-show tickets!
CAMP BLOOD FOREVER!
On Sept. 2-5, Labor Day Weekend, the ultimate slasher horror event is back, and it’s going to be a scream… yours! Exhumed Films and the Mahoning Drive-In Theater proudly present Camp Blood VII! Grab your gear and get here for four nights of spine-tingling fright on the giant outdoor screen!
This year we’ll have ten panic-packed features, plus actors Bill Randolph and Lauren-Marie Taylor on Thursday (with FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2) and Friday, and Tom McLoughlin, director of FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI: JASON LIVES, and author Grady Hendrix on Friday and Saturday. Mr. Hendrix will be performing a live presentation in support of his latest novel, THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP on Saturday night!
CAMP BLOOD VII-
Schedule of events:
ALL films presented in 35mm.
Friday, Sept. 3:
**With Director Tommy McLoughlin, as well as FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 Actors Bill Randolph & TBA in attendance and Grady Hendrix!**
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME
HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW
Saturday, Sept. 4:
**With New York Times Bestselling Author Grady Hendrix in person performing a live presentation in support of his latest novel THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP!**
SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE
SCREAM FOR HELP
EYES OF A STRANGER
Sunday, Sept. 5:
SILENT RAGE
TEN TO MIDNIGHT
JASON X Camp Blood Lives!
Join us on
Tuesday September 7th:
For Brian De Palma's SCARFACE (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)..
You say you suffer from Weekday Mahoning Malaise?!
Well, let us put a sprocket in your pocket and splice up your life with the return of Tunnel Vision Tuesdays!
On Thursday, September 9th, join Greg Sestero (“Mark” in Tommy Wiseau’s cult classic THE ROOM, writer of the book THE DISASTER ARTIST) in person at The Mahoning Drive-In Theater for an interactive screening of THE ROOM (2003), the indie sleeper that has sold more spoons than Jell-o pudding and forever changed how people named “Mark” are greeted.
In addition to one of the most unforgettable films you’ll ever experience, a sneak peek of Greg’s newest film, MIRACLE VALLEY, will be presented, along with a documentary on THE ROOM, Sestero’s latest film, BEST (F)RIENDS, and an introduction and Q+A projected onto the massive Mahoning Screen!
Experience one of the most unique cinematic visions of the last 20 years, the midnight movie phenomenon THE ROOM as never before, alongside its costar! Don’t get torn apart missing this one!
This September 10-11, It’s time to go BACK…to BACK…to BACK TO THE FUTURE!
Join Marty and Doc as they zip back and forth from the 80s to the 50s to the 2010s to the 1880s and back again, as BACK TO THE FUTURE I-II-III unspool on 35mm, filling The Mahoning’s massive CinemaScope screen!
All 3 Films. Both Friday & Saturday.
It’s two nights of classic time travel cinema, loaded with raffles, food specials, and other surprises sure to make even the most chicken-hearted slacker yell, “Great Scott!”
General Tickets: $10 (per person). General+Overnight: $20 (per person)
If you feel uptight on a Sunday night, Eight o' clock, Simplex is the only light. You need a flick to pull you through, Makes you laugh, tells you what you got to do… You got to GET UP!
Everybody's gonna see a real fun flick! GET DOWN Everybody's gotta get ahold of tix! You gotta lose your mind with DETROIT ROCK CITY (1999)! So get ready to shout it out loud on Sunday, September 12th as four flaming youths in 1978 with nothin’ to lose get away to see the hottest band in the land, KISS, at Cobo Hall in DETROIT ROCK CITY, in one of the funniest rock-steady comedies of the 90s!
It’s the late 70s as seen through the eyes of four soldiers in the KISS Army, doing whatever they can to overcome parents, teachers, criminals, and disco to see their heroes in greasepaint, with a soundtrack filled with wall-to-wall rock and roll, KISS in-jokes, and celebrity cameos! You’ve got great expectations, and we’ll deliver!
FREE Medium Popcorn for all who attend wearing KISS make-up! All-KISS preshow DJ set! “Instant Record Collection” raffle, courtesy of Double Decker Records in Allentown!
Special surprises onscreen after the film! Don’t suffer the sweet pain of missing DETROIT ROCK CITY on 35mm, and KISS the weekend goodbye by rocking and rolling all nite at The Mahoning Drive-In Theater!
Join us on Tuesday September 14th: For David Cronenberg's masterpiece RABID (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)..
You say you suffer from Weekday Mahoning Malaise?!
Well, let us put a sprocket in your pocket and splice up your life with the return of Tunnel Vision Tuesdays!
It’s time once again for our classic monster smash to rise from the tomb, as Universal Monster Mash V creeps across the mighty Mahoning screen, this September 17-18!
DRACULA! FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER! DEVIL WORSHIPPERS! THE WOLFMAN! THE MUMMY! THE INVISIBLE MAN! BELA LUGOSI! LON CHANEY, JR! BORIS KARLOFF! VINCENT PRICE! GEORGE ZUCCO!
Two nights of triple features presented in glorious black and white and 35mm! Take a terrifying trip back with us to the elegant, eerie, macabre madness of classic Universal Studios monster/thrillers, with six films over two nights, including two mammoth anniversaries to be celluloidily celebrated!
Friday, September 17th: DRACULA (1931) – 90th Anniversary Screening! GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN (1942) – Lon Chaney, Jr. as the monster! THE BLACK CAT (1934) – Karloff and Lugosi, together for the first time!
Saturday, September 18th: THE WOLFMAN (1941) – 80th Anniversary Screening! THE MUMMY’S TOMB (1942) – Lon Chaney Jr’s debut as the title creature! THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS (1940) – with Vincent Price!
Calling all Crime Stoppers! The City is being held in a stranglehold by the henchmen of Big Boy Caprice, and only one lawman can stop the wave of terror… DICK TRACY (1990) screens on 35mm on Sunday, September 19th, as part of our Discount Disney Nights series!
See Warren Beatty bring Chester Gould’s classic comic strip character to life in six dazzling colors (emulating the original colors of vintage Sunday comic strips), with a cast no less dazzling: Madonna! Al Pacino! Dustin Hoffman! Henry Silva! Mike Mazurki! It’s a stunning big-screen comic strip come to life, bringing the 1930s into the 1990s, seen in the 2020s on a 1940s screen!
Don’t be a mug and miss your chance to see this rarely-screened 90s Disney classic on the majestic Mahoning screen and cheer on the funny pages’ number one crimefighter as he cleans up the streets!
And you will not want to miss a minute of GARGOYLES 1972 on Tuesday September 14th:
This incredibly rare screening will be in original 35mm.
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)..
You say you suffer from Weekday Mahoning Malaise?!
Well, let us put a sprocket in your pocket and splice up your life with the return of Tunnel Vision Tuesdays!
The evil that had you screaming… “they’re only movies… they’re only movies” is back! This Sept. 23-26, Exhumed Films presents WEEKEND OF TERROR VI at Mahoning Drive-In Theater! Brace yourself for four big nights of crazed psycho killers on the loose! Tension as taut as steel wire! This year we have nine films to completely shred what’s left of your nerves, a special Thursday night pre-show, and some very special guests to join in on all the cinematic mayhem!
On Thursday and Friday night, we will have Michael Berryman, the star of THE HILLS HAVE EYES and DEADLY BLESSING, in attendance meeting fans, signing autographs and appearing for socially distant photographs, and on Saturday night we’re having a TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE family reunion with Ed (“The Hitchhiker”) Neal, Allen (“Jerry”) Danziger, and John (“Grandpa”) Dugan) in attendance!
If it’s all TOO MUCH for you to take, you’ll be able to hide behind your very own “Shock Shield”! Due to the intensity of this program, we have engineered our very own “Shock Shield” to protect attendees from the massive onslaught of visual extremities seen on screen. A different “Shock Shield” will be available in limited quantities on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night while supplies last.
Thursday, Sept 23:
***With actor Michael Berryman
in person!***
DEADLY BLESSING (1981)
Friday, Sept. 24:
***With actor Michael Berryman
in person!***
THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977)
HENRY: A PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986)
POOR PRETTY EDDIE (1975)
Saturday, Sept. 25:
***With actors Ed (“The Hitchhiker”) Neal, Allen (“Jerry”) Danziger, and John (“Grandpa”) Dugan in person!***
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW
MASSACRE (1974)
EATEN ALIVE (1976)
AXE (1974)
Sunday, Sept. 26:
SNUFF
I DRINK YOUR BLOOD (1971)
Join us on Tuesday September 28th for Andrzej Zulawski’s POSSESSION (1981) on 35mm! Is it desire or violation? Devotion or bondage? Your hidden fears will be aroused when Exhumed Films presents Andrzej Zulawski’s critically-acclaimed POSSESSION (1981), starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill in a story of marital dissatisfaction brought about by forces not necessarily of this world, in a film so harrowing and unforgettable, you may never go out alone at night again!
Murder. Evil. Infidelity. Madness. All on 35mm, on the largest outdoor screen in Pennsylvania!
Get set for TARANTINO-A-GO-GO on Oct 1-3!
Exhumed Films and the Mahoning Drive-In Theater are thrilled to present three super-cool nights of films by Quentin Tarantino!
Five badass features full of unforgettable dialogue, dark humor, stark violence and bad mofos, plus three spectacular secret features that were significant influences on the films playing each night!
Just like QT’s films are tributes themselves, TARANTINO-A-GO-GO will be a tribute within a tribute, and is going to be an event you DO NOT WANT TO MISS!
Friday, October, 1st:
Themed trailer reels before each feature!
TRUE ROMANCE (1993)
PULP FICTION (1994)
Plus: A special secret skull-cracking third film!
Saturday, October 2nd:
Themed trailers all night!
KILL BILL 1 (2003)
KILL BILL 2 (2004)
Plus: A special secret bone-smashing third hit!
Sunday, October 3rd:
Preceded by trailers from 1969 and a special short!
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)
Plus: A special secret second family feature!
Join us on Tuesday October 5th for a chilling tale of pure terror in PUMPKINHEAD (1988).
Starring Lance Henriksen & Directed by Special Effects Wizard Stan Winston.
Kick off Spooky Season with this unforgettable classic on 35mm, on the largest outdoor screen in Pennsylvania!
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
*All shows are rain or shine. no refunds. no transfers.
Freddy’s just around the corner, and he’s coming for you!
This October 8-10, Exhumed Films and the Mahoning Drive-In Theater present FREDDY FEST 3. Three nights of hideous horror to haunt your dreams! Each night begins with a Freddy flick, then we go beyond Elm Street to feature films that either ripped off the NOES franchise or were the result of its success.
We will have some incredible guests TBA, FREDDY FEST event merch, raffles and much more so whatever you do, DON’T FALL ASLEEP!
Friday, October 8:
•NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
•Prom Night 2: Hello, Mary Lou
•DESTROYER
Saturday, October 9:
•NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: THE DREAM WARRIORS
•DEADLY FRIEND
•MAHAKAAL (1994)
Sunday, October 10:
**Preceded by trailers for films from 1989, for an “as if you were there” drive-in experience!*
•NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD
•THE HORROR SHOW (1989)
Friday & Saturday Pricing:
General Tickets: $15 (per person). General+Overnight: $20 (per person)
Sunday Pricing:
General Tickets: $10 (per person). General + Overnight: $15 (per person)
Gates will open at 5p on Friday & Saturday to allow for time with guests! Gates open at 6p on Sunday.
Showtime at Sundown.
Join us on Tuesday October 12th:
For Wes Craven's THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
*All shows are rain or shine. no refunds. no transfers.
Bring out your ducklings for a special one night only 35mm screening of THE MIGHTY DUCKS (1992) on Thursday, October 14th, a benefit for the Carbon Chamber and Economic Development Corporation!
It’s another family night to come together as a community and celebrate a 90s Disney classic, as Emilio Estevez coaches a ragtag group of inept iceketeers from hockey hacks to Flying Victors.
Once again we present a rare 35mm print from the Disney Vault for you and your family to enjoy under the stars!
So don’t be a cake-eater! Lace up those skates, Gather your team & Come out to The Mahoning Drive-In Theater and cheer on the Mighty Ducks with a “Quack! Quack! Quack!”, and support your local Chamber!
Gates open at 6p with themed eats & Live DJ set!
Showtime at Sundown!
General Tickets: $8 (per person). General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
.All events are rain or shine! No Refunds or Transfers
It’s time to set the water clocks back a thousand years and dust off the chainmail as Medieval Mahoning returns, on October 15-16!
In association with The Sword Tag Society, who will be presenting demonstrations of medieval combat during the daylight hours under the screen, we will be screening 35mm prints of the classic family fairytale frolic THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987), followed by A KNIGHT’S TALE (2001), a medieval romantic comedy with modern musical numbers starring Heath Ledger!
So come one, come all, be ye baron or bordar, and enjoy a castle-storming, jauntily jousting knight under the stars. Horses will be ridden! Swords will be unsheathed! Swashes WILL be buckled!
Both films will play Friday and Saturday, with Sword Tag Society displays of daring do, including a fighting ring, archery demonstrations, interactive displays, and vendors, raising pulses before the sun drops each night.
He went to camp, saved Christmas, and rode again, but now, ERNEST GOES TO THE DRIVE-IN!
Through nine films and countless TV commercials in the 1980s and 1990s, Jim Varney brought to life one of the most iconic handymen/annoying neighbors/adventurers of the era, Mr. Ernest P. Worrell, and for ONE NIGHT ONLY, Sunday, October 17th, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater dips into the Disney vault and presents two classic family films featuring that fumblingly friendly fool, ERNEST GOES TO CAMP (1987) and ERNEST SCARED STUPID (1991), both on 35mm, with accompanying Ernest movie trailers!
First up is Ernest’s maiden voyage in a studio feature, ERNEST GOES TO CAMP, in which the hapless handyman attempts to tame a group of youthful delinquents while saving the camp from developers. Will he success? Will the youth and camp be saved?
Next, it’s Ernest battling an evil troll in a detour into Halloweirdness in ERNEST SCARED STUPID, featuring effects by The Chiodo Brothers!
Join us for a fall night filled with frolic and frights, for a special rarely-screened 35mm double feature from the Disney vaults, knowhutimean?
Join us on Tuesday October 19th:
For CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
*All shows are rain or shine. no refunds. no transfers.
On October 22-23, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater gets in the Haloweenie spirit with The Weird World Of Tim Burton, two nights of darkly delicious delves into demented dreamlands!
On Friday night, we get snippy with EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1990), in which Johnny Depp plays a mechanical man from a dreary world who comes face to face with sunny suburbia, in a heartwarming, hairstyling, visually stunning comedy.
Then, sharpen your scythe and beware the sound of the sinister gallop as the Headless Horseman stalks SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999), with only Johnny Depp as an intrepid investigator standing between the townsfolk and a barbaric beheader.
Saturday begins with a nightmare….of holiday cheer and chills! Henry Selick’s classic stop-motion animated adventure THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993), written and produced by Tim Burton, weaves Christmas and Halloween together into a musical fantasy family favorite sure to give goosebumps, be it from fright or frost, with a musical score and lead performance by Danny Elfman. *Incredibly Rare 35mm screening!
The night concludes in grandly ghoulish style with Michael Keaton in BEETLEJUICE (1988), the horror comedy classic that reintroduced the world to “The Banana Boat Song” and teaches the valuable lesson, when your house is haunted, maybe calling another ghost in to fix things isn’t the best idea.
All films screen on 35mm, with Tim Burton previews each night.
**TOMBSTONE (1993) on 35mm**
Corral your deputies and OK a ride to The Mahoning Drive-In Theater on Sunday, October 24th for our Discount Disney Nights 35mm screening of the western classic TOMBSTONE (1993)!
Don your dusters and wax your mustaches as Wyatt Earp and his brothers, joined by Doc Holliday, take on the Clantons and the Cowboys in a gunfight whose shot would continue to echo through time, long after the last bits of dust had settled in the titular town.
Director George P. Cosmatos (RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II, COBRA) directs a stunning array of stars (both movie and tin) including Kurt Russell, Bill Paxton, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Dana Delaney, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Charlton Heston and more in this stylish telling of the events that led up to the legendary Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, and its bloody aftermath, writ large across the CinemaScope screen.
Join us as we close out TVT 2021 on Tuesday October 26th:
For GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE & GARDEN OF THE DEAD (on 35mm)
Gates open at 6p.
Showtime at Sundown.
General Ticket: $8 (per person)
General+Overnight: $16 (per person)
*All shows are rain or shine. no refunds. no transfers.
On Friday, October 29th, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater presents RICCI’S PIECES, two early eerie works of Christina Ricci, for a safely spooky (and altogether ooky), family friendly, 35mm Friday fright at the movies!
First up is the classic 90s big screen adaptation of THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991), featuring Ricci as that sweet sicko Wednesday Addams, daughter of dementedly delightful Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia as Morticia and Gomez!
After a brief intermission, we continue with the friendliest ghost ever to grace the silver screen, CASPER (1995), who becomes Christina’s poltergeisty pal!
Both films presented on 35mm. Gates open at 6pm, show starts at 7:30.
* In Tradition to our Halloween Weekend: We invite fans to dress their vehicles & Costumes for a chance to Win A Special Give-Away!! *
October 30th is Mischief Night! What better way to celebrate Halloween eve than with a fiercely familial female fear-fighting fright fest?
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater presents “Janet & Jamie”, the perfect prep for spooky season! It’s a mother-daughter dance of dark delights as we present a 35mm double feature of two iconic scream queens who know their way around a butcher knife, Janet Leigh and her iconic offspring, Jamie Lee Curtis!
First up, mama knows best as Janet engages in a little Arizona embezzlement and scoots off for a quiet night's sleep at the Bates Motel in Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO (1960)!
If your slashed nerves survive that ruddy respite, prepare for MORE of the night HE came home, with HALLOWEEN II (1981)! Michael Myers continues his Haddonfield Halloween murderthon, following Jamie Lee to the hospital and slashing their overstaffing problem.
We invite you to enjoy themed eats, music, photo ops and our Annual Costume Contest!! So Come Dressed To Impress for a chance to win fabulous prizes!
Both films presented on 35mm, with vintage horror trailers.
Exhumed Films and the Mahoning Drive-In Theater present Halloween night with Dee Wallace!
On October 31st, join us for a double feature of CUJO and THE HOWLING in 35mm with actress Dee (ET, CRITTERS, POPCORN) Wallace in person!
Dee will be meeting fans, signing autographs and appearing for socially distant photographs, and we could not be happier to have her as a guest!
Autographs, which include a photo, are $40.
TRUNK-OR-TREAT AT THE MAHONING! Since it is Halloween, attendees are encouraged to decorate their vehicles for some trick or treating before the show starts! The best decorated car will be awarded a prize pack!
We will be holding a Halloween costume contest and prizes will be given to the audience favorite!
Plus, come in costume and receive special discounts on items at the Exhumed Films and Mahoning merch tables!
Limited edition t-shirts and posters created by Justin (Haunt Love) Miller will be available! —
Sunday, October 31st, 2021:
**With Dee Wallace in person!**
CUJO (1983) - Lewis (ALLIGATOR) Teague’s often overlooked, suspenseful scare-fest is one of the best adaptations of a Stephen King novel yet made! A beloved family pet becomes infected by rabies, spelling terror for its owners and local residents, not to mention an unsuspecting mother and her small child.
THE HOWLING (1981) - 40th anniversary screening of Joe Dante’s 1981 werewolf classic! After a traumatic encounter with a violent psychopath, a news woman sojourns at an isolated mountain retreat, but soon learns that the residents are not all that they seem to be! Screenplay by John Sayles and Terence H. Winkless, based on the Gary Brandner novel.
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