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19 April 1985 (USA)
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What the creators of "Police Academy" did for law enforcement is nothing compared to what they're doing to traffic school! more
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A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean...
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One of the most underrated comedies of all time
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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90 min
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Don Cheadle's feature film debut.
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Revealing mistakes: When the puppet stage is rolling down the hill, the legs of a stagehand pushing it from behind can be seen.
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Dana Cannon:
[coming into classroom as if he were the instructor] All right people, settle down, take your seats, thank you...
[to kid wearing red shirt]
Dana Cannon: That means you too, Red.
[to black man with dredlocks]
Dana Cannon: Hey man, I've got all your albums, you're the greatest! All right, everybody stand up, please! Everybody up, c'mon!
[to Wink Barnes, who refuses]
Dana Cannon: You! In the back! You waiting for a special invitation?
Wink Barnes: [leaning back in his chair] You talkin' to me?
Dana Cannon: Yes, you too! Uppity-up-up-up!
[he rises]
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[to kid wearing red shirt]
Dana Cannon: That means you too, Red.
[to black man with dredlocks]
Dana Cannon: Hey man, I've got all your albums, you're the greatest! All right, everybody stand up, please! Everybody up, c'mon!
[to Wink Barnes, who refuses]
Dana Cannon: You! In the back! You waiting for a special invitation?
Wink Barnes: [leaning back in his chair] You talkin' to me?
Dana Cannon: Yes, you too! Uppity-up-up-up!
[he rises]
[...]
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EVERY BOY'S GOT ONE
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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.