Drive Thru (2007)

Horror gets Super Sized when Horny The Clown, the demonic mascot of "Hella-Burger," starts slashing Orange County teenagers with his meat cleaver from Hell.

Directors:

Brendan Cowles, Shane Kuhn

Writers:

Brendan Cowles, Shane Kuhn

Stars:

Leighton Meester, Nicholas D'Agosto, Melora Hardin

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leighton Meester	...	Mackenzie Carpenter
Nicholas D'Agosto	...	Fisher Kent
Melora Hardin	...	Marcia Carpenter
Lola Glaudini	...	Detective Brenda Chase
Larry Joe Campbell	...	Detective Dwayne Crockers
Van De La Plante	...	Horny the Clown / Archie Benjamin
Penn Badgley	...	Van
Sita Young	...	Val Espinoza
Rachael Bella	...	Starfire
John Gilbert	...	Jack Benjamin
Morgan Spurlock	...	Robbie, The Hella-Burger Manager
Edward DeRuiter	...	Brandon Meeks
Haven Lamoureux	...	Tony
Paul Ganus	...	Bill Carpenter
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Bert McCandless

Storyline

Mackenzie Carpenter, a gorgeous 17-year-old girl who would kick your ass for saying so, thinks her biggest problem is dying of boredom in the bucolic wasteland of Orange County...that is until her classmates start dying of massive blood loss and Horny The Clown begins madly stalking her with cryptic messages hidden in 70's kitsch toys. It isn't until Mac discovers her unbelievable connection to Horny and his victims that she realizes, if she's gonna live to see 18, she must come face to face with the killer clown in the bloodiest week Blanca Carne, California has ever known.

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Plot Keywords:

horny the clown | killer clown | blood | meat cleaver | slasher flick | 

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Taglines:

At Hella Burger, It Won't Be The Food That Kills You... But You'll Wish It Did.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, drug use, language and some sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 May 2009 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Hellaburger

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Armada Pictures, Lions Gate Films, Prospect Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Leighton Meester's first feature film where she's first in the credits.

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Goofs

Mackenzie's camera is stolen and when it's returned to her, after she develops the film, there are photos of the first and second murder. But the camera was not stolen from her until *after* the first murder had taken place.

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Quotes

Mackenzie Carpenter: Lenny couldn't find his ass with both hands!

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Crazy Credits

There is no opening logo at the beginning of the film.

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Connections

References Reefer Madness (1936)

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Soundtracks

"Im Licht"
Music and Lyrics by Ralph Rieckermann, ASCAP,
Proskorp Music

User Reviews

Good If Not Taken Too Seriously

Considering some of the reviews here and elsewhere and the lack of any big names, I was more than a little skeptical going into this film. My suspicions turned out to be unfounded, though, as the film was actually surprisingly good.

It's been a long time since I've heard a movie soundtrack where the bulk of the songs were not only performed by people born in the last 20 years, but they were performed well. A good soundtrack is hard to find and adds SO much to a movie. You can have a pretty mediocre film and add a great soundtrack and it ends up being quite watchable.

Some of the acting is a little wooden and the plot is almost laughably cliché. One could argue, though, that a laughably cliché plot was their goal, that they were somehow trying to recreate the far-fetched plot horror flicks of years past. If so, they did it masterfully.

I was expecting a very low budget, but it really didn't look that way. I'm always impressed when low budget movies don't look low budget. The editing was creative, especially the ramping of the kill scenes/killer's movements for increased dramatic effect.

Overall, this movie portrayed something that seems to be in short supply on celluloid these days- youthful exuberance. If you are a teenager, or, if, for 83 minutes you can channel the spirit of a teenager, you're in for a fun ride.

With a little more money and some better writing, I think these directors will be able to do really great things. I'm looking forward to their next project.