Outdoor Movies in Philadelphia's Guerilla Drive-In

Philadelphia's Guerrilla Drive-In screened The Wild Bunch from the back of a BMW R1150 motorcycle sidecar rig -- the sidecar converted into a self-contained cinema unit with a projector, screen, DVD player, and generator, all running off a deep-cycle battery. Organizers printed the screening location on fake parking tickets placed on windshields in the neighborhood.

The Guerrilla Drive-In is part of a network of urban free outdoor cinema operations that deliberately avoids commercial venues -- churches, schoolyards, empty lots -- to keep screenings spontaneous and community-rooted. “We want people to step back from the commercial flow and just enjoy a movie together somewhere unexpected,” said one organizer.