Pickwick Drive-In
1100 W. Alameda Avenue,
Burbank,
CA
91506
1100 W. Alameda Avenue,
Burbank,
CA
91506
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Previously operated by: Pacific Theatres
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News About This Theater
- Aug 13, 2013 — Bricks Flicks at the US 23 Drive-in is tonight
- Nov 25, 2003 — Southern California Cameos
Burbank’s Pickwick Drive-In opened May 12, 1949 with Arthur Franz in “Red Stallion in the Rockies” & Dorothy Lamour in “The Lucky Stiff”. It had space for 781 cars and the screen was 50ft wide. It was first operated by Cal-Pac theatres.
Operated by Pacific Theatres, the theater is perhaps best known as the site of the World Premiere of Mel Brooks’s "Blazing Saddles". Warner Brothers held the premiere at this drive-in and the guests were led in on horses.
The Pickwick Drive-In was closed September 10, 1989 with Tom Hanks in “Turner & Hooch” and Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”. It was torn down in October 1989.
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1989 image added via Rick Watts.
The two films seen in the drive-in scene in the movie Grease are(“The Blob”(i think?), a film staring Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin(opening credits of a unnamed movie seen briefly).
The Pickwick Drive-In was used for scenes in the 1976 movie Kiss of the Tarantula. A brief glimpse of the marquee is shown in the movie.
Opened with “The Green promise”. Site is now Rancho Marketplace Shopping Center.
This opened on May 12th, 1949. Grand opening ad posted as well as the Blazing Saddles world premiere ad.
also used in pee wee’s big adventure.
The Pickwick Seems To Be Its Hotspot During The Time, This Means We Found A Lot Of High Definition Shots Of The Pickwick.
Last day showing on Sunday, September 10, 1989 with “Turner & Hooch” and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101256890/pacifics-pickwick-drive-in/
RIP Dame Olivia Newton John!!!! 😓😓😓😓😓😓😓
RIP Paul Reubens AKA Pee Wee Herman. Finale of “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure” took place at this Drive-In.