16Ba Th ichignsaiyWeekend Magazine -Thursday, October 2, 1997 a 3 {: DRIVE-INS Continued from Page 3B ture, the seclusion of your own car and no one else's kids talking in your ear, what's to question? And no one seemed to, with lines of cars stretching down Ford Road to enter the toll-booth-style entrance, where the money only exchanges hands after a head count. Soon after, Chevys, Pintos and old hatchbacks were lined up in front of the nine screens, choosing to either tune into 91.9 FM for stereo-surround sound - the latest in drive-in sound tech- nology - or to pull the metal speak- er box off the yellow posts and into the nearest window. Still others climbed out of their rusty station wagons and reclined in lawn chairs, taking in the action while enjoying the early autumn air, The kids were free to run down the lane to the bathroom or the conces- sion stand for hamburgers, nachos, The Ford-Wyoming drivein's marquee glows in the darkness. i "I can organize my references with EndNote and have a chance to win a laptop?" shrimp rolls, or 130 oz. popcorn buckets (only $4.40!) to share with the whole gang. Still, not everyone is really in it for the savings or the family feel. As his girlfriend walked by to check that he was only talking to a reporter and not volunteering his phone num- ber, Detroit native Harry Little said he thought most of the people on drive-in dates had ulterior motives for heading to Dearborn's cozy car confines. "Ninety percent of the people don't come to watch the movie," said Little, 23. "Especially if you came in a truck, like I did." "You're right by the movie screen, but you don't watch it at all," he said, hiding a grin before heading back off into the enveloping darkness, towards the screen's glow. Drive-ionfacts: The Ford-Wyoming Drive-in is located at 10400 Ford Road, Dearborn. Open dusk till dawn, year- round. Last showing at 4 a.m. Tickets are $6.25 per adult, chil- dren under 12 are free. On Wednesday and Thursday bargain nights, tickets are $3.25 per adult, and children are still free. * Directions: follow 1-94 East to Exit 210A (Michigan-Wyoming), just past the Big Tire. At the ramp, take the Wyoming exit; pass Michigan-94 and make a left onto Ford Road. When you see bright lights and a bill- board, you're there ETA: 40 minutes. This week's movies include "Soul Food," "The Edge," "Anaconda " "The Peace-maker," iow To Be A Player," "Men in Black," "Breakdown" "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation," "Money Talks," "Spawn," "Wishmaster," "Baps," "Nothing to Lose, "Copland," "The Game," "Hoodlum, "Mimic" and "Air Force, One." *For show Information, call (313) 846-6910.