Film buffs sit snugly in cars watching a drive-in movie, munching popcorn on a lovely recent fall night.

Michelle Hutson, 52, has been coming to the Family Drive-In since childhood, enjoying what is now a dying form of quintessentially American entertainment.

With a sigh, she notes she might soon see the last picture show as the nearly 70-year-old outdoor theater -- one of the few remaining drive-ins in the Washington area -- is on its way out, too.

"I'm about to be a grandma again for the second time. And it's heartbreaking to know that she may not be able to experience that," Hutson said.

The owners of the land under the Family Drive-In announced a few months ago they want to sell it, asking $1.5 million, said theater owner Andrew Thomas.

If he bought the land at that price, it woul

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