- "I'm not scared of the dick."
- ―Kelley
| "Drive In" | |
|---|---|
| Series American Horror Stories Season 1, Episode 3 | |
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| Air date | July 22nd, 2021 |
| Writers | Manny Coto |
| Director | Eduardo Sánchez |
| Producers | Ryan Murphy; Brad Falchuk; Alexis Martin Woodall; John J. Gray; Manny Coto; Tanase Popa; Susan McConnell; Todd Nenninger; Lou Eyrich; Eryn Krueger Mekash; Reilly Smith; Todd Kubrak; Melissa Jones; Genevieve Fontaine |
| Starring | Rhenzy Feliz; Madison Bailey; Ben J. Pierce; Naomi Grossman; Leonardo Cecchi; Kyle Red Silverstein; Amy Grabow; Adrienne Barbeau; John Carroll Lynch |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Rubber (Wo)man (Part Two)" |
Next "The Naughty List" |
"Drive In" is the third episode of the American Horror Stories anthology series, which is a spin-off of the FX Network television program American Horror Story. It was directed by Eduardo Sánchez with a script written by Manny Coto. It premiered on Hulu on Thursday, July 22nd, 2021.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rhenzy Feliz | Chad |
| Madison Bailey | Kelley |
| Ben J. Pierce | Dee |
| Naomi Grossman | Rabid Ruth |
| Leonardo Cecchi | Milo |
| Kyle Red Silverstein | Quinn |
| Amy Grabow | Tipper Gore |
| Adrienne Barbeau | Verna |
| John Carroll Lynch | Larry Bitterman |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Brandon Papo | Tillis |
| Courtney Hawkins | Ticket taker |
| Stephanie Stanton | Reporter |
| Catherine Adell | Lanie |
Notes & Trivia[]
- American Horror Stories was created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.
- This episode is rated TV-MA. It contains strong language, sexual situations and violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
- The tagline for this episode is ""A horror movie where the horror isn't on-screen."
- This is the first episode of American Horror Stories directed by Eduardo Sánchez. It is his only episode from season one of the series.
- This is the first episode of American Horror Stories written by Manny Coto. He also writes "The Naughty List", "Ba'al", and "Feral".
- Ben J. Pierce is a non-binary actor in real life and plays a homosexual character in this episode.
- Director Eduardo Sánchez is best known as the co-director and co-writer of The Blair Witch Project in 1999. He also directed the "A Ride in the Park" segment from V/H/S/2 in 2013, and has also directed episodes of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series and Lucifer.
- Naomi Grossman's character, Rabid Ruth, fills the role of the "Doomsayer" archetype in this episode.
- Actor John Carroll Lynch is also known for playing Twisty the Clown in the "Freak Show" story from American Horror Story as well as real-life serial killer John Wayne Gacy in "Hotel", and fictional serial killer Benjamin Richter in "1984".
Allusions[]
- The cursed movie featured in this episode is called Rabbit Rabbit. According to this episode, the title comes from an old British superstition. At the beginning of every month, on is supposed to speak the words "Rabbit Rabbit", after which, they will receive thirty days of good luck.
- The TV show that is playing in the beginning of the episode is The Joy of Painting featuring Bob Ross.
- Verna makes reference to having worked a projector for Stanley Kubrick for the screening of A Clockwork Orange.
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