Rubidoux Drive-In Theatre

The movie part of this drive-​in is fine not amazing but not horrible. But what is horrible their staff working the snacks. Very rude and unfriendly and never enough people. I had to wait 10 mins into my movie just to get stale popcorn from a woman who had no problem serving the next customers when me and two other people had to watch her give them the popcorn we had to wait for.

Restrooms are nasty, workers talking and dancing right in your face at register, van buren drive-​in is so much nicer

Great value but the screens are smaller than the Van Buren Drive-​In. Nice to bring my kids with me, especially when they were younger :)

Stay away from screen three. Reception sucks and they don’t answer their phones at night. You’d think they could boost power to overcome the crappies of their signal. Guess it’s as bad as their customer aervice.

I would give this place 5 stars if they allow dogs! At least dogs in the car… but other then that the drive in is kool the food is okay but over all serves it’s point.

So ghetto it’s glorious! Do NOT expect a high-​end moviegoing experience, Do expect a nostalgic blast from the past that is more fun than a barrel full of monkeys. And the popcorn is good too!

Awesome date night with the hubby. The drive in is underrated! Bring lawn chairs blankets food drinks for a wonderful time under the stars. Also we thought the food from concession stand was delicious and reasonably priced.

Updating my review because of the past few experiences I’ve had here. We came on a Sunday about 20 minutes before the movie started and wanted to get something from the snack bar. There was only one guy working the snack bar, keep in mind it’s a Sunday and pretty busy. He was going back and forth between making food and taking orders AND TOUCHING MONEY and he didn’t change his gloves once. I ordered a pretzel and he took my money then went straight to grabbing the pretzel and putting it in the oven thing. This place has some serious cross contamination and health violation issues. It’s not that hard to hire one more person for the snack bar so that you don’t have a line of 20 people trying to get food before their movie starts! Pretty disappointed in the snack bar aspect of this drive in after that experience. And the wait time in general.

First time coming here after finding out the van buren drive-​in was full. This place seems less crowded and rowdy than van buren. There was no line to pay to get to the parking area. The place we parked had a great view of the screen. Can’t beat the price of $ 9 for two movies (minions and jurassic world). Will definitely come here again.

Love coming here with my husband it’s so romantic but some people really have no consideration for others came to watch the minion movie and there was this big ass truck blocking half our view when it clearly said trucks and vans in the back such rude people the entrance is about $ 9.00 it has gone up it used to be $ 7.00 oh and beware when you buy pop corn their butter literally smells like ass and they will charge you for ice

This place would be even more great if people didn’t smoke weed around children, honestly we use to come here every weekend to watch a double feature. but since this place doesnt do anything about the ratchet people we stopped. people are hot boxing their cars and smoking weed outside… I mean seriously there are kids out here. Wont be coming back!

Awesome place for the movies! Totally worth it. But make sure to bring some food. It’s a little pricey.

This drive in has a GHETTO feeling to it that I’m sure everyone loves. People all over the place, smoking cigarettes, taking up the spots where ure suppose to PARK with their whole family of 10+ ppl all with their lawn chairs & kids running around all over. The parking angle is horrible if ure up front you won’t b able to see because the parking spots are not angled correctly. You’re suppose to be parked at an upward angle so that even if ure upfront ure still raised up in front so your car isn’t blocking the screen, this place however, is NOT like that, parking spots are all flat & people decide they want to wake up whole parking spots with their chairs. I won’t b visiting again :)

Love that you can bring your own anything in here love the price and was surprisingly clean

I like this place and the kids loved it. The restroom were clean and the prices for snacks and food were affordable.
The only problem that I had was that the driver next to my truck was smoking. I hope the manager of this place do something about it. I like this place and I would like to go back an enjoy a movie and fresh air.

I wont be repetitive, but what the other reviews fail to mention is that their concession stand is awesome. Not overpriced popcorn and candy like at the regular movies. Reasonably priced REAL food. They have a grill and make everything from grilled mojarra (fish) to chili cheese fries to ice cream sundaes and churros. I told the guy my husband is super picky, doesn’t like onions or beans, etc and he created some delicious fries with carne asada and cheese that hit the spot. The movie is just a bonus!

Been coming here since high school. 2 movies and you can bring in your snacks, drinks, etc, can’t beat that. They usually play the popular movies but every once in awhile you might not see the movie you want on the play list. Can’t beat it, the whole family of four for 19 bucks, and that’s for 2 movies.

When I was in high school, we would stuff one of our friends in the trunk of the car to save one admission fee. Believe me, if two people fit in the trunk, we would have done it. We’d bring candy and a pizza and sodas. Back then, you rolled down your window a bit to stick a big metal speaker in your car window to hear the movie. The sound was always jacked up and usually crackled.
Now I’m not all rich and fancy, but nowadays I’ve stopped hiding friends in the trunk. I don’t mind paying $ 9.00 per adult to see two movies. I even don’t mind buying a few items from the concession stand… and they have some ghetto concessions like tamarindo shaved ice.
One small complaint is that people smoke here. I’m not used to seeing a movie and smelling cigarette smoke. But since we’re outside, some people smoke and you can smell it.
The most well planned and thought out movie goers will have blankets, pillows, lawn chairs, pajamas, food and drinks. You can bring in a cooler of stuff. Just don’t break out the grill or hibachi. That’s a no no. Another thing that you can’t bring is your dog. So either hide that little mutt or leave him at home. DRIVE SLOWLY when you’re driving around the lot. There’s lots of little kids around.

2 movies for $ 8 sounds great. The problem is you can’t barely hear the sounds because of all the noises on the freeway. I would suggest going to Van Buren drive in instead. You can enjoy the movie without the distractions. I guess that’s why there’s few people on a Friday night compared to a Sunday night in Van Buren. Oh and one more thing the screen here is smaller.

This review is specifically for the swap meet.
I love the swap meet here! I wouldn’t come here for movies as it is very bumpy and not very nice looking. I’ve also eaten here when I come for the swap meet and wouldn’t want this food for my movie experience. Anyway, I always find cool stuff here, once this guy sold me one of the best skillets I’ve ever owned… for 25 cents! What?! It still blows my mind. I also buy up a bunch of the movies on videotape, the going rate at all the people who sell videotapes is 50 cents, I think DVDs are like a dollar. I’ve also bought some tennis rackets here on separate occasions, didn’t regret that. I have bought bras from here and I DID regret that, do not buy bras from here… unless you’re like an A or B cup.
I like that they also have a bunch of places that sell cleaning and hygiene supplies in bulk and my roommates always get the sunglasses, this one guy sells actually pretty good ones for $ 2. Anyway, I would give it 5 stars, but the Van Buren Drive’s swapmeet is even better ;-)