What looks like an ordinary, sparsely landscaped small backyard becomes a wonderland at night for these monthly double features. Two guys named Krzysztof and John started this project humbly with a sheet tacked to the wall of a freestanding garage in the backyard of one of their humble homes, and now it's turned into a "waiting list only" monthly event. This kind of thing could go either way: a couple of cinema nerds deciding to show artsy films in their Central Phoenix backyard with a screen and a projector. Believe it or not, this location stays cool even in the summer heat at night. The kidlets can run around before and between flicks, and they won't bother anyone, while everyone sits out under the stars and experiences the grandiosity of that huge screen. We've seen folks pack up the kids and a picnic (you have to feed them at home anyway, right? Just pack it up and take it with you), a cooler full of kid and adult beverages, camp tables, even blow-up beds with kids in jammies in the truck bed. The movies at Scottsdale 6 aren't your typical dollar movies that have been out for months, either - each night includes a double feature of new-release films.The real best-kept secret of the drive-in, though, is what it offers for families. The price of admission is cheap, too ($6.25 for adults - $4 on Tuesdays - and $1 for children ages 5 through 11), saving patrons big dollars compared to what's spent at a regular theater. Established in 1977, the Scottsdale 6 Drive-In retains all the charm and romance of an old-school drive-in but has, thankfully, lost the bulky speaker boxes and replaced them with the drive-in's own FM radio frequency.
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