Malco Summer Drive-In

I first went to Summer Drive-​In in 1972. I don’t recall what was running but I do remember setting in my dads station wagon with my three sisters, mom and dad eating popcorn my mom popped at home and drinking kool aid. We didn’t go much but when I got older it was a great place to take a date or hang out with the friends. We had two drive-​ins back then. The summer and southwest I spent more nights at the southwest because it was closer to our house in white haven but summer was always the one we went to when I ran around with my best friend Tommy that lived in Bartlett. My wife and I still take our grandkids to summer drive in and they love setting outside under the blankets doing the same things my sisters and I did some 40 years ago.

So much fun! We’ve gone several times and always enjoyed it. Kids get in free and adults are only $ 7.50. That’s a bargain already, but considering there is the potential to stay for a double feature, it is even better. Obviously you can bring your own snacks and drinks, so no worries about overpaying for concessions either!
The roads are bumpy, the signage could be better, and sometimes you have to turn the volume WAY up in the car in order to hear the movie, but those are all minor inconveniences for the fun and good bargain this place offers.

As far as drive-​ins go, this is as good as it gets.
4 screens each showing double features of current releases.
You listen to the moive through your car’s sound system.
Crowd was freindly and polite to each other.

First of all, the lines were confusing, and the attendant in the booth told us the wrong screen number. We had to drive around and try to figure out what screen our movie would be showing on and there were no signs indicating this anywhere (or if there were, we couldnt see them), so we had to wait until the movie started to figure it out. Also the parking lot and roads are awful awful awful. It is unfortunate that this is the only drive in theatre in the area.
Will we be back? Only if we desperately need a change of scenery from the regular theatre.

So fun! $ 7.50 for an adult ticket? How excellent and cheap.
4 screens, lots of spots to park. Tune into a specific radio station for audio. I’ve never had such fun at a movie.
There isn’t much else to say. It was awesome. I am not sure there are bathrooms around though.

I love coming here. You pay for one but you are able to see two movies. You need a working radio and I suggest bug spray. Hubby forgot to grab it last time (he surprised me by taking me there for our anniversary and I spent the entire movie smacking myself (literally) for not having it.
Some people bring lawn chairs and sit out as well. I also have friends who made a fun night out of coming to see one movie and tuning their radio to that of another movie. I rarely see movies so that’d be a waste to me but it did sound fun to try at least once (bucket list!).
I do have to say that I do not recommend seeing a dark movie here, such as any of the Batman or Planet of the Apes movies, as the screen is pretty dark by itself. Otherwise, I love it.

I’m a fan of this place simply because we are lucky enough to have a drive in here in Memphis! On top of that it shows several current movies at a time and is open daily! That’s a score in itself.
There was plenty of space here when I went and the attendants were helpful. The signal for my movie went out several times which was annoying and I wasn’t really sure where the concessions or bathroom were (ask when you enter). Aside from this it’s a great place to appreciate a movie in an outdoor setting!
They let me bring my dog — which was a nice treat. If you do this, just be respectful and clean up after your pet. Bring bugspray too — lots of bugs during the sticky summer nights.

Drive-​ins are one of my favorite things to do right before the Summer heat floods across the Mid-​South. Sitting out in the crisp Spring air with your favorite beverage watching movies on a giant screen in a folding chair, pickup truck bed or the front seat of your car is a throwback to the 50’s and 60’s
Grab a couple of blankets, sleeping bags, or lawn chairs and load up a cooler with your favorite snacks and a few beverages and enjoy one of the most cost effective and fun ways to spend an evening with friends.
While it doesn’t offer the perks of surround sound or 3D, two first-​run movies for $ 7.50 is hard to turn your nose up to. They are slowly getting away from post-​mounted speakers, so make sure your car battery is up for the task of powering the radio for the duration of the film.
The snack bar has all of your favorite movie concession stand snack and most everything is reasonably priced. The bathrooms, which can be a hike depending on where you park, are well-​lit and pretty clean for the most part (I can only vouch for the men’s side.)
The only real downside is when people don’t respect the drive-​in rules of common courtesy.
1. TURN YOUR HEADLIGHTS OFF. If you have a newer vehicle, please figure out how to turn them off before showing up at the drive-​in.
2. Clean up after yourself, there’s nothing worse than having to avoid giant patches of glass because people couldn’t be bothered to clean up after themselves at one of the few remaining drive-​ins in America.

This is my new favorite @malcotheatres because it is a step back in time. Yes, it is a little rough around the edges and could use some updating, but there is that nostalgia factor that can’t be beat. Plus you can bring your own food and dog to the movies as well as talk to your friends without being reprimanded… doesn’t get much cooler than that!
I thought that this place would be virtually empty but the parking lot was full the pretty summer night we went. And the concession stand, while a little pricey, had all my faves. I do believe this will be my new hangout and go-​to theater!

I ventured out to the Summer Drive in this weekend, it was and is a place where thousands of fellow Memphians have regaled to the movies and soundtracks of our lives. Wow what a change of pace, we the 3 car loads of friends I went with didn’t want to see the movies that were playing on the 2^nd feature so we moved the cars to another screen. No one complained heck it was revealed that they show movies continuously after the 2^nd movie played a 3^rd started. It was nice hopping into different friends cars and catching up. I felt like a kid again. I brought my own snacks and bug spray. Folding chairs and the like but chose the comfort of my car and air condition eventually!
Check it out guys there aren’t many of these left in this world memphis is lucky to have it!