License to Drive (1988)

A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver's test.

Director:

Greg Beeman

Writer:

Neil Tolkin

Stars:

Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Carol Kane

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

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

Storyline

Les doesn't have a driving license yet, but to impress his gorgeous date Mercedes he borrows his grandpa's Cadillac for a night out... and has to witness the poor car going through more and more intense maltreatments.

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Plot Keywords:

driving test | teen | drivers ed | face slap | ferrari | 

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Taglines:

Some guys get all the brakes!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 July 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

To Live and Drive in L.A.

Filming Locations:

485 Loring Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$22,433,275 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Davis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Archie's Atomic Drive-In" was a former Johnie's Broiler at 7447 Firestone Blvd. in Downey, CA.

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Goofs

The drunk man vomits in the front floor of the car. Yet later, when Les tries hiding from his dad, he hides where the drunk would have vomited, and emerges from the car with no stains on his clothes.

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Quotes

Dean: Les, that license in your wallet, that's not an ordinary piece of paper, that is a driver's license, and its not only a driver's license, it's an automobile license, and it's not only an automobile license, it's a license to live, a license to be free, a license to go wherever, whenever and with whomever you choose.

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Connections

References The Flintstones (1960)

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Soundtracks

"TROUBLE"
Performed by Nia Peeples

User Reviews

Haimster and Feldog's 2nd best film

One of the better 80's teen flicks in which Haim and Feldman manage to pull off surprisingly good performances. If you are going 2watch any of their movies make it this one as their output in the nineties as not up to scratch. Nice to see a young Heather Graham in one of her first decent roles as the out of reach babe Haim falls for. The film is also complimented by the great soundtrack featuring eighties greats, Billy Ocean, Belinda Carlisle and many others. Look out for a great cameo from Uncle Phil from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air who plays Les' driving instructor. The Scene with the drunk driver is especially funny. This film is made even more hilarious by the fact that Corey Haim drove round LA without a real driving license for many years when he was in his wild child years. They Rock.