A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver's test.
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Greg BeemanWriter:
Neil Tolkin
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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 | |
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Harvey Miller | ... | The Professor |
| Michael A. Nickles | ... | Paolo (as M.A. Nickles) | |
| 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 | |
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Christopher Burton | ... | Rudy |
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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. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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los angeles california | driving test | teenage boy | teenage girl | teen movie |Taglines:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
6 July 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
To Live and Drive in L.A. See more »Edit
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Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$22,433,275Company Credits
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Written by Lorraine Lewis, Mozzi Rowd and Danny Wilde
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Corey Haims hair seems to change throughout the movie. It goes from light brown to medium golden brown,light auburn to dark auburn. In different scenes his hair goes from gelled and styled to dry and fluffy. Towards the end of the movie when he is driving his mom to the hospital his hair his longer. See more »Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Arthur 2: On the Rocks/Short Circuit 2/Coming to America/A Handful of Dust/License to Drive (1988) See more »Soundtracks
Touch and GoWritten by Lorraine Lewis, Mozzi Rowd and Danny Wilde
Performed by Femme Fatale
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I freaking love this movie!Its hilarious!The bit with the drunk just kills me every time.This is an absolute classic,one of the best 80s movies.Haim is SO funny in this(RIP)!and so is Feldman.I laugh so hard every single time I watch it, it just never gets old!Carol Kane does a great job as the pregnant mother and Richard Masur is brilliant.This is a timeless film, I showed it to my friends and they loved it!I may turn them into Corey fans!Heather Graham does a good job in this too, she was quite funny and I like the dress she wears at the party.If you have not seen this movie yet, then rent it,order it,it is well worth it!Id recommend it to Corey fans and comedy lovers.8/10