Goin' Coen: Fargo / The Big Lebowski
Mahoning Drive-In Theater - Lehighton, PA
The big screen at the Mahoning Drive-In Theater was a double feature of incredible films from the Coen Brothers that I love more every time that I see them: Fargo and The Big Lebowski.
Mahoning Drive-In Theater - Lehighton, PA
The big screen at the Mahoning Drive-In Theater was a double feature of incredible films from the Coen Brothers that I love more every time that I see them: Fargo and The Big Lebowski.
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If anyone is in need of ceremonial services on the lot, I accept payment in the form of hot dogs and nachos from Mama Beth and the French Fry Kids. Satisfaction guaranteed or your empty tray back.
That rug really tied the concession stand together, did it not?
I didn't taste any cream soda in the special beverage of the night, but it still hit the spot.
It's a shame we didn't get the hot air balloon cloud on Opening Weekend for The Wizard Of Oz.
The first movie of the night was the film that should have won Best Picture at the 69th Academy Awards, the 1996 modern classic: Fargo. I saw this movie for the first time when it was released to the rental stores on VHS when I was 16 years old, so this was the first time that I've been able to see it on the big screen.
It started raining towards the end of Fargo, so we ended up spending the rest of the night in the car. They played The Hungry Elf reel during intermission. This character seems to freak out just about everybody in our front row group for some reason. I don't think he's so bad.
The second half of the double feature was one of my top five favorite movies of all time, the 1998 masterpiece The Big Lebowski. I was a little late to the party because I didn't discover this film until the mid 2000's, but with the number of times that I've watched this since then, I think that I've made up for lost time. We got to see this once before at the Mahoning at a Tunnel Vision Tuesday screening in July 2022. This is one of those movies that I'll go out to see on the big screen any time that it's playing anywhere near me.
We stopped for gas on the way home after the show and ended up having our own bizarre Coen Brothers moment in Tamaqua. While I was fueling up, I heard what sounded like a kid screaming and crying from somewhere across the street. This wasn't at all quiet or normal. It sounded like something you'd hear at a haunted house, and it went on uninterrupted for the entire time that we were there. I have no idea what was going on, and I don't want to know, but it seemed like a fitting end to the night.
