Moving Violations (1985)

Director:

Neal Israel

Writers:

Paul Boorstin (story)
Sharon Boorstin (story)

Release Date:

19 April 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

What the creators of "Police Academy" did for law enforcement is nothing compared to what they're doing to traffic school!

Plot:

A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean...

Plot Keywords:

Traffic School | Police | Parade | Sex In Chamber | Traffic Violation

Cast

John Murray	...	Dana Cannon
Jennifer Tilly	...	Amy Hopkins
James Keach	...	Deputy Halik
Brian Backer	...	Scott Greeber
Ned Eisenberg	...	Wink Barnes
Clara Peller	...	Emma Jean
Wendie Jo Sperber	...	Joan Pudillo
Nedra Volz	...	Mrs. Loretta Houk
Fred Willard	...	Terrence 'Doc' Williams
Lisa Hart Carroll	...	Deputy Virginia Morris
Nadine Van der Velde	...	Stephanie McCarty
Ben Mittleman	...	Spencer Popadophalos
Victor Campos	...	Raoul Bienveneda
Willard E. Pugh	...	Jeff Roth (as Willard Pugh)
Sally Kellerman	...	Judge Nedra Henderson

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Brea Civic Center - 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, California, USA

Company:

SLM Production Group

Trivia:

From the time the film was written, filmed and eventually released into theaters, was approximately six months. At the time, 1985, it was considered a monumental feat in studio film making.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dana Cannon is at the front of the class posing as the instructor on the first night of traffic school, the name "Thomas Jefferson" scribbled on the blackboard behind him changes repeatedly between shots.

Quotes:

Deputy Halik: You've changed my life! You've taught me a whole new of looking at the law.
Judge Nedra Henderson: Well come on back to my place. I'll show you a whole new way of looking at my body.

Movie Connections:

References Taxi Driver (1976)

Soundtrack:

EVERY BOY'S GOT ONE

One of the most underrated comedies of all time

I'll go on paper or on-line and say that Moving Violations is one of the most underrated comedies of all time. I don't think it is shown enough for one thing. I can name about 14 friends I have shown this to who have never heard of it, but were needing stitches from laughing afterwards.The movie focuses on a bunch of misfits who have to go to traffic school to get their licenses back. The leader of the group is Dana Cannon played by John Murray (Bill's brother) who displayed a fine comedic talent in his first film. His deadpan deliveries such as Woopsie,You kids have fun, Hey its not an ashtray,and when the tough get going the tough get going in their pants. Cannon and his friends give Halek, the teacher, hell throughout the course. Halek holds a personal grudge to Cannon because he's responsible for screwing up his promotion as a cop. There's even some love interest in the film. The puppeteer, the dieter, the horror movie-maniac, the "doc", the blind old lady all fill their parts very well. This movie has been criticized for being too much like Police Academy,but trust me its as funny. The one-liners are memorable and the gags are plenty. It took me forever to find this film to purchase, hopefully it won't take you as long to rent.