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Neil Tolkin (written by)
Release Date:
6 July 1988 (USA)
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Tagline:
Some guys get all the brakes!
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A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver's test. full summary | add synopsis
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Taylor Lautner: The Lost Interview!
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Corey Haim to return to the screen
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Fasten your seat belts, this is one awesome ride!
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Corey Haim | ... | Les Anderson | |
| Corey Feldman | ... | Dean | |
| Carol Kane | ... | Mrs. Anderson | |
| Richard Masur | ... | Mr. Anderson | |
| Heather Graham | ... | Mercedes Lane | |
| Michael Manasseri | ... | Charles | |
| Harvey Miller | ... | The Professor | |
| Michael A. Nickles | ... | Paolo | |
| Nina Siemaszko | ... | Natalie Anderson | |
| Grant Goodeve | ... | Natalie's DMV Examiner | |
| James Avery | ... | Les' DMV Examiner | |
| Grant Heslov | ... | Karl | |
| Michael Ensign | ... | School Teacher / Bus Driver | |
| Helen Hanft | ... | Miss Hellberg | |
| Christopher Burton | ... | Rudy |
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To Live and Drive in L.A. (USA) (working title)
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88 min
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Neither Corey Feldman nor Corey Haim had a driver's license and were in the middle of obtaining it during the filming of the movie.
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Revealing mistakes: When the drunk man falls asleep and Les is trying to get in the car, you can see the stuntman turning his head toward Les several times, obviously making sure he is keeping the car in the right place.
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Miss Hellberg:
Wait a minute. Stand back children, don't trout me, I'm a living time bomb!
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Referenced in Little Monsters (1989)
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TIME STARTS NOW
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When most people think of the seminal 80's teenage actors and films, the first thing that comes to mind are the 'brat pack' films. Sure, those were excellent films and very talented actors, but with all the focus on those actors sometimes the gems get overlooked. License to Drive is surely on of those gems.
License To Drive, one of only a few films that stars both Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, is a perfect 80's teen comedy. Shot at the height of both of the Coreys careers, while they were both still in high school, the film captures their youthful spirit perfectly. License to Drive is hilarious and outrageous while still remaining simple and easy to follow.
Haim plays Les Anderson who like every high school kid has nothing but girls and cars on his mind. But this isn't just any girl. Les has his eye on the most beautiful girl in school. The bombshell is played by a very young and beautiful, Heather Graham. When Les is lucky enough to score a date with the bombshell, the only obstacle he must overcome is his pending drivers license test so that he can take his fathers car to pick her up in.
Like most high school students, Les slept through drivers education class and when the time comes, he fails his drivers test. But the fun has just begun. Les isn't going to let this stop him. He takes the car anyways. Uh oh... this never turns out right. The night takes a turn for the worse when Les's best friend (Corey Feldman) shows up with 'a plan.' Another bad sign. Well the night just gets wilder and wilder and ends up with Heather Graham drunk as a skunk locked in the trunk of a car, police roadblocks, crazed militants running the streets and some really mean and angry drag racers to boot.
License To Drive really has it all. It's a perfect 80's teenage comedy. The DVD has loads of extra goodies including interviews with the stars and tons of deleted footage.
Fasten your seat belts, you're in for one totally awesome ride!!!