What is Going Attractions / Dementia 13 about?

GOING ATTRACTIONS: THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF THE AMERICAN DRIVE-IN MOVIE Two of America’s greatest loves - cars and movies - intersect at drive-in theaters; in the years following World War II, thousands of them spread across the country. Though the popularity of drive-ins began to decline in the late 1960s, a few hundred still remain, and this new documentary explores the enduring appeal of watching films under the stars. DEMENTIA 13 Director Francis Ford Coppola’s low-budget feature debut was one of the few pictures to effectively meld a contemporary PSYCHO-type scenario with Gothic horror motifs. When John dies of a heart attack, his widow, Louise (Luana Anders), knows she won’t get any part of his mother’s inheritance if the family finds out he’s dead. She travels to the family castle in Ireland to finagle her way into a fortune, but must deal with John’s family.

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What is Going Attractions / Dementia 13 about?: GOING ATTRACTIONS: THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF THE AMERICAN DRIVE-IN MOVIE Two of America’s greatest loves - cars and movies - intersect at drive-in theaters; in the years following World War II, thousands of them spread across the country. Though the popularity of drive-ins began to decline in the late 1960s, a few hundred still remain, and this new documentary explores the enduring appeal of watching films under the stars. DEMENTIA 13 Director Francis Ford Coppola’s low-budget feature debut was one of the few pictures to effectively meld a contemporary PSYCHO-type scenario with Gothic horror motifs. When John dies of a heart attack, his widow, Louise (Luana Anders), knows she won’t get any part of his mother’s inheritance if the family finds out he’s dead. She travels to the family castle in Ireland to finagle her way into a fortune, but must deal with John’s family.