Crash Course (TV 1988)

Some students taking driver's ed during the summer. Among the students is Riko, a cocky guy; Chad, a guy from a privileged background, who's terrified to get behind the wheel; Vanessa, ... See full summary »

Director:

Oz Scott

Writer:

William A. Schwartz

Stars:

Jackée Harry, Brian Bloom, Harvey Korman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackée Harry	...	Edna Savage (as Jackée)
Brian Bloom	...	Riko Konner
Harvey Korman	...	Abner Fraser
Alyssa Milano	...	Vanessa Crawford
Charles Robinson	...	Larry Pearle
Rob Stone	...	Chadley Bennett IV
Tina Yothers	...	Alice Santini
Dick Butkus	...	Ed Konner
Olivia d'Abo	...	Maria Abeja
Edie McClurg	...	Beth Crawford
Ray Walston	...	Principal Paulson
Nathan Dyer	...	J.J. Maslanski
Julie Payne	...	Maxine Konner
Allen Williams	...	Chadley Bennett III
BD Wong	...	Kichi (as Bradd Wong)

Storyline

Some students taking driver's ed during the summer. Among the students is Riko, a cocky guy; Chad, a guy from a privileged background, who's terrified to get behind the wheel; Vanessa, who's over protective mom who wouldn't allow her to take the course, who went behind her back; and Maria, a spoiled foreign student. Now the principal wants the students to pass so he tells the instructor, who's still not over his wife leaving and is not exactly up to the task, that it's important for the students to pass so he brought in a special instructor, who's very tough. And the principal also tells one of his teachers to let, one of the students Maslanski who's the school football star, pass the test he failed so that he can concentrate on driver's ed. But the teacher, seeing this as an opportunity to expose the principal as not doing his job and thus paving the way for him to be the new principal, makes Maslanski take a make up test.

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Plot Keywords:

teacher | father son relationship | driver's education | foreign exchange student | high school

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Taglines:

They're way over the limit ... and speeding into trouble!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Drivers Ed

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fries Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "Driver's Ed. film" the class watches is actually a series of clips from CHiPs.

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Quotes

Kichi: I got your symbiosis, it's getting me down. It's giving me psychosis and pushing me around. I got your diagnosis with the doctor on the phone. He said to take a small dose and don't be calling me at home. Kichi, Kichi. Just call me Kichi.

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Connections

References Mario Bros. (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Walk like an Egyptian"
(uncredited)
Written by Liam Sternberg

User Reviews

Oz Scott is no John Hughes

Scott's collection of 80's icons cannot save this teen disaster. But then I suppose that's why it was only a TV movie and not a major motion picture. William A. Schwartz (writer) comes up with something closer to "Stewardess School", except this movie is more boring. This movie isn't really stupid, just boring and completely plotless. The only reason to see this might be to see Tina Yothers in an actual role after Family Ties. After this movie and equally dumb "Class Cruise", I guess Mr. Scott wised up and went back to directing sit-coms, which was his best move yet. 4 out of 10