The Comfort Lies in All the Things You Can Do”
The Australian Drive‐in—Cinema of Distraction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10195240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ben Goldsmith (0000-0003-3532-1018, Griffith University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 153-164 |
| Publication date | 1999-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Popular Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3840 • E-ISSN: 1540-5931 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0022-3840.1999.3301_153.x |
| OpenAlex | W1534333005 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
The drive-in is a uniquely American invention. With its need for a great deal of land, a culture dominated by the automobile, and an affluent population, the United States is one of the few countries able to support a large, thriving ozoner industry. It is because of these specific needs that almost no other country adopted the drive-in, even though most things American are widely imitated in other lands. At best, most countries have had only a token drive-in or two, ranging up to a handful, at any one time. (Segrave 104)
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2016 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |