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Bengies
Drive-In
| location | 3417 Eastern Blvd., Middle River, Md. |
| telephone | features/showtimes: (410)
687-5627 or (410) 391-1956 directions/house rules: (410) 686-4698 |
| year opened | 1956 |
| capacity | 750 cars |
| booking policy |
double features (triple features on Friday and Saturday), usually including first-run; Warner Bros. cartoons typically precede features; several dusk-to-dawn shows per season |
| screen size | 52 by 120 feet |
| sound | AM/FM |
| admission | $5-8 (varies; under 11, $2-4; children in car seats free); $3-4 for late arrivals to see last feature; more details here. Outside food permitted with purchase of $7/car permit. |
| operating season | April-October |
| website | www.bengies.com www.myspace.com/bengiesdrivein |
The Bengies can be witnessed
in the climactic scene of the John Waters feature Cecil B. DeMented. For some more fun facts about this drive-in (e.g.,
where
did the name Bengies come from?),
click here.
On the eve of Bengies' 50th birthday, the City Paper
published this
article profiling proprietor D. Edward Vogel and detailing
the theatre's colorful history.
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| Average rating: 2.67 (3 votes) "Need more light on the screen and faster service at the snack bar. Snack bar was extremely hot and not enough food in steamer tables to choose from." 3 -- Mike "The concession area was a sauna. I didn't like the fact that each time I used my Visa checkcard I had to pay a $3 fee (no explanation given) to use my check card to pay for my food. Even though they do not have ATM's on the property so that I could avoid paying the fee." 2 -- Ra "I only went once. I remember they asked if we had food in the car; I said no other than my son's snacks and bottle (he was a year old). They threatened to search the car and that made me feel very uncomfortable. However, I had always wanted to go to a drive-in and enjoyed the experience as it was. Oh and they have guys in the parking lots with flashlights, that was weird also. They point them in different cars from time to time." 3 -- C |
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