Drive Me Crazy (1999)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

John Schultz

Writers (WGA):

Todd Strasser (novel)
Rob Thomas (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

High School | Dating | House Of Mirrors | Bikini | Classroom

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Melissa Joan Hart	...	Nicole Maris
Adrian Grenier	...	Chase Hammond
Stephen Collins	...	Mr. Maris
Susan May Pratt	...	Alicia DeGasario
Mark Webber	...	Dave Ednasi
Kris Park	...	Ray Neeley
Gabriel Carpenter	...	Brad Seldon
Ali Larter	...	Dulcie
Lourdes Benedicto	...	Chloe Frost
Keri Lynn Pratt	...	Dee Vine
Natasha Pearce	...	Sue Ryan
Jordan Bridges	...	Eddie Lampell
Keram Malicki-Sánchez	...	Rupert
Mark Metcalf	...	Mr. Rope
William Converse-Roberts	...	Mr. Hammond
Faye Grant	...	Mrs. Maris
Derrick Shore	...	Tom
Andrew Roach	...	Big Fred
Joey Lopez	...	Student TV Director
Jessica Frandsen	...	Drena
Kristy Wu	...	Liz
Lee Holmes	...	Joshua
Jacque Gray	...	Kathy
Ivey Lloyd	...	Pretty Girl
Terry Walters	...	Diner Waitress (as Terry Cain)
Lauren Reneé Boyer	...	Vixen #1
Elizabeth Hart	...	Vixen #2
Doug MacMillan	...	Mr. Webb
Mary A. Daniels	...	Faculty Sponsor
Holly Swain	...	Nordic Blonde
Maya Ford	...	Electrocutes Bass
Torry Castellano	...	Electrocutes Drums (as Torrance Castellano)
Allison Robertson	...	Electrocutes Guitar
Brett Anderson	...	Electrocutes Vocalist (with The Donnas)
Marc Valasquez	...	Pit Band Lead Singer
Brendon Te	...	Pit Band Guitar
Tone Te	...	Pit Band Drums
Darby Bailey	...	Pit Band Bass
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hillary J. Walker	...	Party Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
John Schultz

Writing credits (WGA)
Todd Strasser		(novel "How I Created My Perfect Prom Date")
Rob Thomas		(screenplay)

Produced by
Nancy Paloian	....	co-producer (as Nancy Paloian-Breznikar)
Amy Robinson	....	producer

Original Music by
Greg Kendall

Cinematography by
Kees Van Oostrum

Film Editing by
John Pace

Casting by
Sheila Jaffe
Georgianne Walken

Production Design by
Aaron Osborne

Art Direction by
Erin Cochran

Set Decoration by
Melissa M. Levander		(as Melissa Levander)

Costume Design by
Genevieve Tyrrell

Makeup Department
D.S. Andreason	....	assistant hair stylist
Kris Evans	....	makeup department head
Annie Johnson	....	additional assistant hair stylist
Julie Kreger	....	assistant hair stylist
Bern Kubiak	....	assistant makeup artist
Colleen LaBaff	....	hair stylist: Melissa Joan Hart
Greg T. Moon	....	key makeup artist
Carol Strong	....	additional assistant hair stylist (as Carol A. Strong)
Sandra Woodring	....	assistant makeup artist
Julie M. Woods	....	key hair stylist (as Julie Woods)

Production Management
Leigh Shanta	....	production manager
Linda Warrilow	....	production supervisor
Aaron Downing	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Miriam Footer	....	second second assistant director (as Miriam Epstein)
Jim Goldthwait	....	second assistant director
Paul Martin	....	first assistant director (as Paul N. Martin)

Art Department
John Beauvais	....	scenic artist
Craig D. Bentley	....	construction foreman
Holly Brand	....	art department assistant
Nicole Broberg	....	set dresser (as Cole Broberg)
Michael A. Clark	....	construction coordinator
Ryan Cochran	....	swing
James Collins	....	art department assistant
Spencer Cope	....	set dresser
Lisa Eager	....	assistant property master
Mark 'Digger' Green	....	assistant property master (as Mark Green)
Terry Haskell	....	property master
Konnor Jenson	....	set dresser
David Lewis	....	on-set carpenter
Carol Minkel	....	scenic artist
Scott Nordhausen	....	swing (as Scott L. Nordhausen)
Justin Ogden	....	swing
Michele O'Marah	....	art department assistant
Barbara Petz	....	set decorating assistant
L.S. Prickett	....	on-set dresser
Frank C. Pusateri	....	art department assistant
David Rivers	....	lead scenic artist
Janey 'Robyn' Rivers	....	scenic artist
Scott Chase Ruley	....	buyer
Ivan Saunders	....	lead man
Carl J. Stensel	....	set designer (as Carl Stensel)
Adam Tankell	....	graphic designer
John R. Uibel	....	set designer
Steven Vara	....	swing
Carla Woodmansee	....	art department coordinator
Stephanie Bailey	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Pembrooke Andrews	....	assistant dialogue editor
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist (as Greg Barbanell)
Brent Brewington	....	boom operator
Levon Broussalian	....	sound services manager
Jeff K. Brunello	....	sound effects editor
John Chandler	....	foley editor
Paul Curtis	....	adr editor
Paul Curtis	....	dialogue editor
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	supervising sound editor
Mark DeSimone	....	adr engineer
Tania DiPalma	....	playback operator
Marshall Garlington	....	sound re-recording mixer
Adam Gillick	....	assistant sound effects editor
Rebecca Hanck	....	sound effects editor
Michael Kamper	....	sound effects editor
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Loren Nebeker	....	playback operator
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Ann Scibelli	....	supervising sound effects editor
Dan Scolnik	....	foley artist (as Daniel Scolnik)
Rahn Small	....	sound re-recording assistant
D. Chris Smith	....	sound effects editor
Chris Staszak	....	foley recordist
Jonathon 'Earl' Stein	....	sound mixer (as Jonathan Earl Stein)
John C. Stuver	....	adr editor
John C. Stuver	....	dialogue editor
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Thompson	....	foley mixer
James Walton	....	playback operator
Jeffrey R. Whitcher	....	sound effects editor (as Jeffrey Whitcher)

Special Effects by
Ben Josephsen	....	special effects assistant (as Benjamin M. Josephsen)
Rick Josephsen	....	special effects coordinator
Philip Sharpe	....	special effects assistant
Shane L. Stubbs	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Casey Cannon	....	visual effects producer: BFTRE
Lauryl Duplechan	....	visual effects editor: BFTRE
Van Ling	....	visual effects supervisor: BFTRE
Josh Saeta	....	digital artist: BFTRE
Martha Soehendra	....	digital artist: BFTRE
Derick Tortorella	....	technical supervisor: BFTRE
Todd Vaziri	....	lead digital artist: BFTRE

Stunts
Brad Jessey	....	utility stunts
Bill McIntosh	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Dax Anderson	....	additional camera loader
Justin Andrews	....	additional grip
David Blundell	....	lamp operator (as David S. Blundell)
Matt Broten	....	company grip
Caroline Burton	....	additional camera loader
Rachel Chabries	....	additional camera loader
Andy Coe	....	additional grip
James Collinson	....	additional grip
Daniel Courtright	....	company grip
Brandon Ellsworth	....	additional grip
Richard Fezzey	....	key grip
Christopher Gawel	....	company grip
Tim Gibbons	....	additional first assistant camera
Andy Graham	....	first assistant camera
Geoffrey Haley	....	Steadicam operator (as Geoff Haley)
Mark Laskowski	....	additional first assistant camera
Fritz Lindbeck	....	lamp operator
Michael Lund	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Ron Nix Jr.	....	dolly grip
Dennis L. Peterson	....	chief lighting technician
Nicholas F. Peterson	....	lamp operator
Robert 'Dobber' Price	....	second assistant camera
Patrick Reddish	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Pat Reddish)
Chris Reiter	....	best boy lighting
David 'D.R.' Rhineer	....	additional first assistant camera (as David Rhineer)
Duff Rich	....	additional grip (as Duff Edward Rich)
Jesse Rushton	....	lamp operator
Jim Sheldon	....	still photographer
Gregg Simmons	....	additional grip
Adam Smith	....	lamp operator (as Adam H. Smith)
Todd Taylor	....	best boy grip (as J. Todd Taylor)
Gary Trejo	....	additional grip
Daniel Wagner	....	additional grip

Casting Department
Vanessa Sandvig DeHart	....	extras casting assistant
Julia Kim	....	casting associate
Judi McKee	....	casting assistant: Utah
Cate Praggastis	....	casting: Utah

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberly Engelman	....	dresser: Ms. Hart
Nora Hagerty	....	set costumer
Jeana C. Hahn	....	costume assistant
Heidi Higginbotham	....	costume supervisor
Brigit Jones	....	key set costumer
Dalhia Schuette	....	costume assistant
Elizabeth 'Lanny' Sikes	....	costume assistant
Helen Thomas	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Josh Campbell	....	first assistant editor
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Jason Solberg	....	assistant editor
Marc Stone	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Jeff Allison	....	music programmer
Jeff Allison	....	musician: drums
Glenn Auchinachie	....	music editor
Meredith Byam	....	musician
Norwood Cheek	....	music video supervisor
Jake Guralnick	....	musician
Bob Kendall	....	musician
Greg Kendall	....	music consultant (as Greg 'Skeggy' Kendall)
Mike Leahy	....	musician
Malcolm Luker	....	scoring mixer
Manish Raval	....	music supervisor
David Reynolds	....	composer: additional music
David Schlichting	....	musician
Bob Silvia	....	musician
Tom Wolfe	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
William 'Fleet' Eakland	....	transportation coordinator
Eric Solmonson	....	transportation captain (as Eric A. Solmonson)

Other crew
Joshua S. Ashdown	....	production assistant: day player
Christopher Barnes	....	set production assistant
Suzanne Bingham	....	script supervisor
Susan J. Bonno-Buckner	....	post-production accountant
Timmie Brennan	....	assistant location manager
Carol Sue Byron	....	payroll accountant
Danielle Charbonneau	....	production assistant
Michael J. Christensen	....	additional lamp operator
Lynn Cier	....	location scout
Hillier Collins	....	production assistant
Jeffrey Condie	....	craft service assistant
Andrew Dansby	....	assistant: Ms. Robinson
Gregory Earls	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Philip Eichner	....	set production assistant
Harrison Keith England	....	additional set production assistant
Amy Lynne Garcia	....	assistant to director
Judd Hillman	....	additional lamp operator
Treasa Kessler	....	craft service
Jennifer Lence	....	set production assistant
Ric Levin	....	additional lamp operator
Robert Lowe	....	additional lamp operator
Delwin Mills	....	additional set production assistant
Gaylen Nebeker	....	playback supervisor
Richard T. Olson	....	set production assistant
Luke Peterson	....	additional lamp operator
Lareen S. Pierce	....	craft service assistant
Audra Rodgers	....	production coordinator (as Audra Cervantes)
Jason Rodgers	....	additional set production assistant
Ryan Shopay	....	additional lamp operator
John Slezak	....	additional lamp operator
David B. Smith	....	location manager
Kristina Soderquist	....	production accountant
Roz Soulam	....	extras coordinator
Mike Steaheli	....	set medic
Rorie D. Van Klaveren	....	accounting assistant
Anne Wasilewski	....	additional set production assistant
Melissa Wright	....	craft service assistant
Monica Wynveldt	....	clearance coordinator
Karen Yokomizo	....	first assistant accountant
Holly Swain	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Eric Vaughan	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Amy Robinson Productions
• Grand March Productions
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (presents) (as Twentieth Century Fox)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (Argentina)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (Germany)
• Egmont Entertainment (2000) (Finland) (video)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Special Effects

• Banned from the Ranch Entertainment (BFTRE)

Other Companies

• Redman Movies and Stories  condors and lifts
• Jive Records  soundtrack
• Mike Clark Construction  construction equipment

Also Known As:

Girl Gives Birth to Prom Date (USA) (working title)
Next to You (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #36571) | Finland:K-14 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | New Zealand:M | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Sweden:Btl | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Foothill Boulevard, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

Amy Robinson Productions

Trivia:

The "main street" of the show is Ogden, Utah's historic 25th street. The Union building shown in the background of that scene is a historic train depot. It houses museums today.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning of the Centennial Dance, Nicole has more than one earring in each ear. A few seconds later, she only has one earring in each ear.

Quotes:

Nicole: You know, I still have the letter you wrote me in 7th grade.
Chase: Burn it.
Nicole: You said, uh - You said you hated me, and there was sonething in there about how the only way you'd ever touch me again was if you came down with leprosy.
Chase: Sorry about that.
Nicole: Don't be. I deserved it. I'm the one who should be sorry. Chase, when your mom got sick...
Chase: Please Nicole lets not do this.
Nicole: I want to, I've wanted to say this for 5 years now. When your mom got sick, I couldn't bear to go over to your house it was too hard, I was too scared. I just wanted to cry all the time. Everytime I saw her, everytime I saw you. Even when we were together, you wouldn't say anything you would just sit there. So when you started wigging out in school, skipping, pulling fire alarms, I just acted like I didn't know you.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Soundtrack:

Sugar

not quite like those OTHER teen movies

I think the story of it all is fresh and natural- like what you'd see at my high school, and it teaches you (yes I actually learned something from this movie) that the right person for you may have always been there to begin with, even with all of his imperfections. Adrian Grenier plays Chase Hammond very well with a lot of sarcasm, wit and intelligence. If he went to my high school I'd have snatched him up right away! :) Melissa Joan Hart's character (Nicole) starts out shallow but eventually grows a heart bigger than her high school ego. This movie altogether isn't necessarily the best movie ever made, but it is a funny and serious romp through the final days of high school (love, crushes, the final school dance, peer pressure)- harmless but sweet and full of characters that are likeable and might remind you of people you once knew.