The Pandemic and the Rebirth of the Drive In


As the pandemic has raged movie theaters have closed and filmmakers have had to find new ways to get their movies to market. At the same time moviegoers are open to new means of watching movies. Watching a movie online is great and all but it doesn't always match the level of escapism and the experience of going to movie. 

Here, drive-ins have stepped in to fill the void. 

Many stories of have about recently about the resurgence of drive-ins.

And in addition to commercial drive-ins we have also seen a dramatic increase in impromptu drive-ins - much like the Renegade Picture Show was! 

Articles from various news sources:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/10/16/drive-in-movies-pandemic/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-04/did-the-pandemic-save-the-drive-in-movie-theater

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/coronavirus-emptied-movie-theaters-it-s-resurrecting-drive-ncna1225121

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/events/things-to-do/2020/10/21/drive-theaters-seem-huge-resurgence-during-coronavirus-pandemic/5944738002/

https://fortune.com/2020/08/01/photos-drive-in-theaters-coronavirus-pandemic/

https://time.com/5876591/drive-in-movie-theaters-coronavirus/

https://talkbusiness.net/2020/08/pandemic-delivers-the-return-of-the-drive-in-movie-theater/

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/drive-entertainment-sees-resurgence-pandemic-movies-comedy/story?id=70902256

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/23/business/drive-in-movies/index.html

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