Drive Me Crazy (1999)

A high school girl must find a substitute date to escort her to the prom.

Director:

John Schultz

Writers:

Todd Strasser (novel), Rob Thomas (screenplay)

Stars:

Melissa Joan Hart, Adrian Grenier, Stephen Collins

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melissa Joan Hart	...	Nicole Maris
Adrian Grenier	...	Chase Hammond
Stephen Collins	...	Mr. Maris
Mark Metcalf	...	Mr. Rope
William Converse-Roberts	...	Mr. Hammond
Faye Grant	...	Mrs. Maris
Susan May Pratt	...	Alicia DeGasario
Kris Park	...	Ray Neeley
Ali Larter	...	Dulcie
Mark Webber	...	Dave Ednasi
Gabriel Carpenter	...	Brad Seldon
Lourdes Benedicto	...	Chloe Frost
Keri Lynn Pratt	...	Dee Vine
Natasha Pearce	...	Sue Ryan
Derrick Shore	...	Tom

Storyline

Nicole Maris is a popular high school preppy senior in Utah who gets her life turned upside down when her perfect date, Brad, falls for a cute cheerleader from another school a month before the school's centennial senior prom. After recovering from the shock, Nicole comes up with a solution to save her reputation: find a guy to appear like they're going steady and to take her to the dance hoping to make Brad jealous. Nicole then hooks up with her next door neighbor, prankster and trouble maker Chase Hammond, and tries to model him in her own image while he's looking to make his long-term girlfriend Dulcie jealous too. However, both Nicole and Chase don't expect their charade to lead it where they never expected it to.

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Plot Keywords:

prom | next door neighbor | high school | centennial | convertible | 

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Taglines:

They were best friends. Then they fought. Then they faked. Then they fell.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for teen alcohol and drug use, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Movies

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Girl Gives Birth to Prom Date

Filming Locations:

Foothill Boulevard, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£361,361 (UK) (9 June 2000)

Gross:

£1,063,205 (UK) (7 July 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Amy Robinson Productions, Grand March Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the many references to old teen movies is when Nicole suggests that she and Chase cruise down the strip, just like all the kids did in American Graffiti. A yellow deuce coupe like the one driven in the movie can be seen behind them when the stoplight turns green.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the Centennial Dance, Nicole has more than one earring in each ear. A few seconds later when she is talking to Alicia she only has a stud in each ear.

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Quotes

Chase: She's the kinda girl that will call you on your bullshit. She isn't afraid to dance and she offers to pay. She doesn't decide before a date whether or not she's gonna kiss you; she's not earnest, yet she's not completely ironic either... She orders dessert and she can be ready in ten minutes.

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Connections

References Supêsu Inbêdâ (1978)

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Soundtracks

"Bitter Words"
Written by C. Thompson
Performed by Area-7 (as Area 7)
Courtesy of Mushroom Distribution Services (MDS)

User Reviews

You guys are taking this movie too seriously!

It's a teen movie. It's not meant to be analized.

The concept was fairly original. Scheming Teen Socialite plots to get a dream date for the school Centennial Dance (NOT the prom, as most descriptions say) and it falls through at the last minute. Her next door neighbor and childhood former best friend is dumped by his girlfriend. The two of them pretend to be a couple to make their former significant others jealous and ward off the scorn of their friends. She makes him over in her immage (of course: "If you want to get results, you have to go to extremes!").In the process she learns a little from him as well and they fall in love. The movie also has a cast of secondary characters who are interesting.

This isn't Shakespare, folks! It shouldn't be analized to death. It's fun and entertaining. Sit down and watch it and leave the cliff's notes at school.

The actors were great (It's nice to see that Melissa can play something besides Sabrina). Adrian Greere and the rest of the cast were great too.

The soundtrack was great as well. Get the CD: (You Drive Me) Crazy, Unforgetful You, I Want It That Way, It's All Been Done, Stranded, Faith in You, Is This Really Happening To Me, Steps, Hammer To The Heart, One For Sorrow, Sugar, Regret, Original, Help Me Save The Youth of America from Exploding, and we can't forget "Keep on Loving You" by the teen girl rocker group "The Donnas".

You can get this movie for $5.88 at Wal-Mart!