A Night At The Sunset
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A film following aspects of youth culture against the backdrop of the beloved and now-closed Sunset Drive-In in Skokie, Illinois, featuring many of the actors from the original Chicago production of the musical Grease.
Credits
Paul Newell (director); Varo Krikoryan (producer); Bob Coleman (cinematographer); Russ Badger (actor); Jeff Gout (actor); Paul Newell (actor); Tim Hester (actor); Sean Dolezal (actor); Kathy Casmanoff (actor); Hedda Lubin (actor); Kevin Papuga (actor); Kathv Cashman (actor)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Newell, Krikoryan, & Coleman Collection
Notes: Night at the Sunset features various kinds of young ‘delinquents’ and other young attendees at a drive-in theater.The cast of Night at the Sunset is notable for containing many actors from the original production of Grease at Kingston Mines Theater, as well as the acting director of the production, Russ Badger. (Paul Newell himself had been an actor in the original musical cast as the replacement for the role of Kenickie.) The film emulates some of the same '50s romanticism through the fashion, the drive-in theater, an Elvis impersonation dream sequence, and a sock hop-style scene in the finale.
Subjects: Youth
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Skokie
Language: English
Cfa elements: Distribution Print, 932 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/39849
Notes: Night at the Sunset features various kinds of young ‘delinquents’ and other young attendees at a drive-in theater.The cast of Night at the Sunset is notable for containing many actors from the original production of Grease at Kingston Mines Theater, as well as the acting director of the production, Russ Badger. (Paul Newell himself had been an actor in the original musical cast as the replacement for the role of Kenickie.) The film emulates some of the same '50s romanticism through the fashion, the drive-in theater, an Elvis impersonation dream sequence, and a sock hop-style scene in the finale.
Subjects: Youth
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Skokie
Language: English
Cfa elements: Distribution Print, 932 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/39849
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:25