Drive-in critic Joe Bob Brigg s sparks national uproar
Dallas Times Herald columnist John Bloom created the redneck Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In persona in 1982. The syndicated feature, praised for honesty and offense, has drawn both praise and protests from readers and newspapers, boosting a nationwide following and driving drive-in theater revival discussions.
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Lethal Injection film shot in Texas City and Huntsville
The warden confirms a condemned man is dead as eight restraints are removed from a hospital gurney in Texas death chamber. Larry Harris portrays a killer in the film and works detail Texas execution procedures with Warden Jack Pursley advising Aldo Ray on playing a warden. The plot follows Mike Snyder, a convicted robber who confronts dreams of escape and execution, interwoven with reality and a dream sequence.
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