Moving Violations (1985)

A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean. Mistreated by inept and cruel police instructors, a smart-alecky teen leads the ... See full summary »

Director:

Neal Israel

Writers:

Neal Israel (screenplay), Pat Proft (screenplay),

Stars:

John Murray, Jennifer Tilly, James Keach

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

Storyline

A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean. Mistreated by inept and cruel police instructors, a smart-alecky teen leads the group in revenge against their tormentors.

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Plot Keywords:

traffic school | police | stolen car | traffic violation | parade | 

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Taglines:

This movie's been clocked at 55 laughs per minute!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Akademia ruchu

Filming Locations:

Craig Regional Park, Fullerton, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$10,600,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

SLM Production Group, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All night time scenes were filmed in the middle of the night over a 2-3 week period.

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Goofs

After Mrs. Houk gets out of the car after having it hit by a train, her glasses change from a 1950's batwing style to a rounder, more modern style

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Quotes

Dana Cannon: [whining] Dad, are we there yet? I'm hungry.
Deputy Halik: Shut up!

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Connections

References Cujo (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Moving Violations"
Performed by Nona Hendryx
Written by Bruce Roberts
Courtesy of RCA Records

User Reviews

Bad Film To Love

Not sure why John Murray didn't do more films - he definitely should have, and hopefully he will do some in the future. True, his acting style is similar to his older brother Bill's, but he's individual enough that he coulda made it big. "Moving Violations" is good. Not great, but it was pretty well directed and it's got its strengths. Actually, it made it into theaters only six months after it was written and filmed - if anything, I'd say that they should have gone back and rewritten and polished up a few things. The plot does get stretched a bit thin over the course of the movie...the best parts come in the beginning and middle. The ending is pretty limp and the whole Judge Henderson/Deputy Halik sexcapade and ensuing car chase sequence just gets boring with all the boffo antics. The character of Scott the Puppeteer, played by Brian Backer (Rat of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High") doesn't develop as well as it should have, and the chick who plays his love interest wasn't written well at all - BUT, Backer's star scene near the beginning with the puppet stage rolling down the hill is a total gut-buster. Despite these few problems, there are enough good gags and Murray definitely keeps the movie afloat. Jennifer Tilly is superb as Amy Hopkins the nimrod rocket scientist. James Keach, Wendie Jo Sperber (who had just done "Back to the Future"), Ned Eisenberg, and Nedra Volz all contribute a lot of positive energy, making "Moving Violations" one of those 'so bad, it's good' movies.