Programming highlights for december.
MARTIAL ARTS MONDAYS
Every Monday night, beginning @ 9pm ET
Drive-In Classics kicks it kung-fu style with martial arts-themed programming, every Monday night beginning at 9pm ET.
THE SNAKE, THE TIGER & THE CRANE
A Drive-In Classics Premiere – December 6 @ 9pm ET
Riots, rebels and action in the Ming Dynasty. Stars Lo Lieh, Yen Nan-Hsi and Shih Tien. (1979)
YOGA AND THE KUNG FU GIRL
A Drive-In Classics Premiere – December 13 @ 9pm ET
A man and woman employ a novel martial arts technique known as Shien Yie Kwon kung fu, a combination of yoga and kung fu, to defeat their foes. Stars Chi Kuan Gin and Pai Ving. (1978)
CHASE STEP BY STEP
A Drive-In Classics Premiere – December 20 @ 9pm ET
Brother and sister team up to escort a shipment of gold to rebuild their town after a great disaster. Stars Chee Feung and Wong Gray Sheong. (1982)
KILLER OF SNAKE, FOX OF SHAOLIN
A Drive-In Classics Premiere – December 27 @ 9pm ET
Carter Wong stars as a man whose father and daughter are threatened by a Snake God that is well-versed in martial arts. Also stars Lily Ho, Cheung Lik and Cheung Pi San. (1978)
GIDDY UP!: COWBOY PREMIERES
JORY – December 21 @ 9pm ET
A boy is forced to become a man when he is left orphaned in the Old West. Stars Robby Benson and Linda Purl. (1973)
A GUNFIGHT – December 22 @ 9pm ET
Two strangers decide to stage a real gunfight and sell tickets, winner takes all. Stars Kirk Douglas, Johnny Cash and Keith Carradine. (1971)
SHE CAME TO THE VALLEY – December 23 @ 9pm ET
This film follows the struggle of a female settler as she becomes involved in a political conflict during the Spanish-American War. Stars Dean Stockwell and Margaret Price. (1977)
CHRISTMAS EVE: SWORD AND SANDALS
REVENGE OF THE GLADIATORS – December 24 @ 9pm ET
A brave warrior faces the dangerous task of freeing a princess from her barbarian captors. Stars Mickey Hargitay, Jose Greco and Renato Baldini. (1962)
CHALLENGE OF THE GLADIATORS – December 24 @ 10:45pm ET
Infamy and cruelty sweep Nero's empire as a senator turns the country into a bloody arena over his lust for Nero's gold. Stars Rock Stevens and Gloria Milland. (1964)
CHRISTMAS DAY AT THE DRIVE-IN
BLACK CHRISTMAS
A Drive-In Classics Premiere – December 25 @ 9pm ET
College coeds are stalked by a crazed killer during the holiday season. Stars Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder and Andrea Martin. (1974)
BLAXPLOITATION NIGHT
December 29, beginning @ 9pm ET
FIVE on THE BLACK HAND SIDE
A Drive-In Classics Premiere – December 29 @ 9pm ET
A domineering head of a middle-class African American family is forced to rethink his values when his previously docile wife joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behaviour. Stars Clarice Taylor and Leonard Jackson. (1973)
DISCO GODFATHER – December 29 @ 10:45pm ET
Tucker Williams is an ex-cop turned nightclub DJ who is motivated to start violence after he finds out his nephew is mixed up in drugs. Stars Rudy Ray Moore and Carol Speed. (1979)
HELL UP IN HARLEM – December 29 @ 12:30am ET
A Harlem gangster recovers from an injury and attempts to reorganize his gang and overcome his rivals. Stars Fred Williamson, Julius Harris and Gloria Hendry. (1973)
THE COREY'S TRIPLE BILL
December 30, beginning @9pm ET
A night dedicated to eighties' heartthrobs Corey Haim and Corey Feldman.
THE WATCHERS – December 30 @ 9pm ET
A boy takes in a stray dog, later finding out that it is an ultra-intelligent runaway from a genetic research lab who is being tracked down. Stars Corey Haim, Barbara Williams and Michael Ironside. (1988)
DREAM A LITTLE DREAM – December 30 @ 10:45pm ET
A bike accident leaves the minds of an old man and a young woman switched. Stars Corey Feldman, Corey Haim and Meredith Salenger. (1989)
NATIONAL LAMPOONS LAST RESORT – December 30 @ 1am ET
Corey Haim and Corey Feldman come to the rescue when evil land developers threaten the existence of a beach resort. Also stars Geoffrey Lewis. (1994)
STEAMY NEW YEAR'S EVE
December 31, beginning @ 9pm ET
Drive-In Classics' Trish d'Lish hosts a kinky New Year's Eve triple bill on Steamy Windshields.
BIG BUST OUT – December 31 @ 9pm ET
Seven women escape from prison, only to be captured by a man who sells them into white slavery. Stars Karen Carter and Vonetta McGee. (1972)
BIG DOLL HOUSE – December 31 @ 10:30pm ET
Women prisoners on a tropical island struggle against loneliness and frustration. Stars Pam Grier, Judy Brown and Robert Collins. (1971)
FASTER PUSSYCAT, KILL! KILL! – December 31 @ 12:15am ET
Russ Meyer’s cult classic about three psychotic go-go girls in search of cheap thrills and an old man’s secret treasure. Stars Tura Santana, Haji and Lori Williams. (1965)
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