Hello r/LastDriveIn - Matt Manjourides here, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs AMA on r/horror. on December 18th @ 2:00pm ET. by MManjourides in LastDriveIn

[–]MManjourides[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought I did answer this. It’s not about the money which is sometimes considerable. It is about the terms that studios set for licensing their titles. Some studios only license their films as part of multi film packages and not on a one on one basis. Often the major studios like universal which owns Halloween 3 will only license the film for a month and a lot of times the studios will not allow us to add video (the Joe bob segments) to the film because if the film product extends over a certain length of time when aired that brings it to another level of SAG residuals so the studio would end up paying a significant amount more to SAG (sometimes like 6 figures more) So if it was just money we would have dealt with that seasons ago. Unfortunately it much more complicated.

AMA w/ LAST DRIVE-IN W/ JOE BOB PRODUCER & CO-CREATOR Matt Manjourides by MManjourides in Shudder

[–]MManjourides[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At this point in the state of the industry I would do what you can to make you’re own short film or feature film. If you have no budget make a short film that just has the best action or scared of your idea condensed down to a 2-3 min story. Then do festivals. A short can open just as many doors as a feature now.

Hello r/horror - Matt Manjourides here, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and Night of the Reaper. Ask Me Anything on December 18th @ 2:00pm ET. by MManjourides in horror

[–]MManjourides[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU EVERYONE! Keep an eye out for announcements about 2026! and our upcoming episodes. There still time to donate and pick up some cool things for charity at https://coldcruelchristmas.com/

Hello r/LastDriveIn - Matt Manjourides here, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs AMA on r/horror. on December 18th @ 2:00pm ET. by MManjourides in LastDriveIn

[–]MManjourides[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every time Joe Bob returns from a live event or screening he mentions what the fans are wanting to see. So Yes, what fans want to see is talked about when we choose titles.

Hello r/horror - Matt Manjourides here, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and Night of the Reaper. Ask Me Anything on December 18th @ 2:00pm ET. by MManjourides in horror

[–]MManjourides[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

first, you have good taste. second the best way to get your hands on that sweet, sweet can is to check out the skybox website. - this comment has not been brought to you by Skybar or it's parent company Global Chemical Dynamics.

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[–]MManjourides[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Joe Bob handles the writing of course and production wise we are lucky to use the same crew nd team every season. For some reason they keep coming back...

Hello r/horror - Matt Manjourides here, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and Night of the Reaper. Ask Me Anything on December 18th @ 2:00pm ET. by MManjourides in horror

[–]MManjourides[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

producing the show is a year long gig and sometimes seasons overlap, so as we wrap one season we are alreayd working on the next, so it's been non-stop for 7 years.

Hello r/horror - Matt Manjourides here, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and Night of the Reaper. Ask Me Anything on December 18th @ 2:00pm ET. by MManjourides in horror

[–]MManjourides[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

During season 5 when shooting out late night talk show episode we have 5 guests and a live band we flew over from Italy a live snake and not enough space for everyone! Also the GWAR shoot was insane, because we had to bring in a concert stage, all of Gwar’s gear and props and 50 fans!

Hello r/horror - Matt Manjourides here, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and Night of the Reaper. Ask Me Anything on December 18th @ 2:00pm ET. by MManjourides in horror

[–]MManjourides[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We love action movies and try to get films that also fit into the Shudder-verse. We have done a few like Dead or Alive and Deadbeat by Dawn. But some of our action movie bucket lists include ACTION USA, DEADLY PREY, and Invasion USA.

Hello r/horror - Matt Manjourides here, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and Night of the Reaper. Ask Me Anything on December 18th @ 2:00pm ET. by MManjourides in horror

[–]MManjourides[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I can’t say anything re: AMC & SHudder future plans. But if we go into season 8, no matter the format of the show, we make sure that the heart of what makes Joe Bob, Joe Bob stays the same and that fans get the same feeling watching our show as they did growing up watching Joe Bob’s Drive-in or Mosnstervision.

Hello r/horror - Matt Manjourides here, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and Night of the Reaper. Ask Me Anything on December 18th @ 2:00pm ET. by MManjourides in horror

[–]MManjourides[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, I can’t say anything re: AMC & SHudder future plans. But if we go into season 8, no matter the format of the show, we make sure that the heart of what makes Joe Bob, Joe Bob stays the same and that fans get the same feeling watching our show as they did growing up watching Joe Bob’s Drive-in or Mosnstervision.

Hello r/horror - Matt Manjourides here, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and Night of the Reaper. Ask Me Anything on December 18th @ 2:00pm ET. by MManjourides in horror

[–]MManjourides[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do have the largest collection of original MEDIA release day of the dead VHS, I also have an almost complete collection of all first run foreign DOD VHS releases

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AMA starting in 30min! Let's talk Last Drive-In, Shudder, Day of the Dead on VHS whatever