Over 500 cars piled into the Vineland Drive-In to watch a sneak peek of Dave Franco’s directorial debut horror film «The Rental» opening July 24
In an experience that could’ve only happened during a global pandemic, IFC Films and ArcLight Cinemas hosted a premiere of Dave Franco’s directorial debut “The Rental” Thursday at the Vineland Drive-In.
Over 500 cars packed into the drive-in theater in City of Industry, California, to watch Franco’s indie horror film on all four of the Vineland’s screens. And because they couldn’t (or weren’t supposed to) get out of their cars to watch the film and the Q&A, audiences honked and flashed their headlights in celebration of the film’s premiere.
Seeing any public event amid the coronavirus pandemic is a bit surreal to begin with, but the circumstances surrounding the screening and the subsequent Q&A for “The Rental” felt especially unique. Shortly after the movie, Franco along with the stars of the film Alison Brie, Dan Stevens, Sheila Vand and Jeremy Allen White each appeared over a video chat projected onto the drive-in screens, each from their own separate car (White was not present at the premiere and called in remotely).
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You could hear the echo of car horns and flashing lights as each cast member took their turn to speak, and for all you knew, the stars could’ve been camped out in the car just next to yours.
