List of Drive-In cinemas : South Africa
Bluff Drive-In
Cactus Drive-In, Empangeni, or Heatonville, Kwazulu-Natal
Durban Drive-In, Durban
Menlyn Park Drine-In, Pretoria. Nu Metro. Open for 13 years
Queensburgh Drive-In, Main Road, Queensburgh
Umbilo Drive-in, Oliver Lea Drive, Umbilo, Durban
"Two movies are shown each evening, starting from 8pm. Ensure your car has a radio so you can tune into the movie audio.Unlike normal cinemas, you can bring your own food and refreshments to enjoy during the movies"
http://www.randburgdirectory.co.za/home/entertainment/movies/randburg-drive-in
Last Show, Men in Black 111
Reasons for the closing of drive-ins are:
Social : Lack of support due to other forms of entertainment becoming more widely available
Crime: Some sources say that the crime wave played a part. Drive-Ins were often situated out of town because of noise, and driving around late at night is less safe than it used to be. In house mall cinemas are more secure.
Technology: The drive-ins operated on a film projection system, and films on 35mm reels became increasingly hard to source. Changing to digital was not viable at the time due to cost, and scale. The area was too big & the screens were simply too big.
Perhaps the tightening up of drinking and driving laws are also a factor? People used to enjoy a beer or a glass of wine but now prefer not to drink at all.
Please feel free to add or correct by contacting me.
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