Get a load of this! Not only will IFC Midnight be releasing Brett and Drew Pierce's upcoming creature feature The Wretched on digital platforms and VOD on May 1st, but the film will also be screened at select drive-in theaters nationwide on the same day!
Check out the list of screening locations below.
West Wind Glendale Drive-in, AZ
West Wind Sacramento Drive-in, CA
Ocala Drive-In, FL
Mission Tiki Drive In, CA
Starlight Drive-In Theatre, GA
Sparta Drive-In in Sparta, TN (May 15th)
Jesup Drive-In Twin in Jesup, GA (May 15th)
IFC states that they hope to expand to 321 drive-ins nationwide as they begin to open this spring. Be sure to keep an eye on the official site for more updates.
What a bizarre time we live in, but I truly hope that these drive-in screening that have been popping up as of late will reignite interest in the classic movie going experience!
From the duo behind Deadheads, The Wretched follows a defiant teenage boy, struggling with his parent’s imminent divorce, who faces off with a thousand year-old witch, who is living beneath the skin of the woman next door.
Interestingly enough, IFC lets up know that "Brett and Drew Pierce’s father is actually Bart Pierce, who did the stop motion effects on Evil Dead. A lot of their inspiration came from spending their early years on that set. Evil Dead also played drive-ins as a part of their first run, as it wasn’t rated and had trouble getting into regular theaters. Although this isn’t the exact case for The Wretched, other circumstances have brought this film back to the drive-in and I think it’s a beautiful silver lining during the pandemic – bringing these indie-horror films back to their natural habitat – a family tradition on many levels!”
The film stars John-Paul Howard (Hell or High Water), Piper Curda (I Didn't Do It), Jamison Jones ("True Detective"), Azie Tesfai ("Supergirl"), Kevin Bigley (Netflix's Upload) and Zarah Mahler (Nightmare Cinema).
The film features special effects by Erik Porn ("Fear The Walking Dead"). Chang Tseng and Ed Polgardy produced.
Watch the trailer and check out a retro drive-in ad created by Matt Desiderio, below.
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