License to Drive

19881988
PG-13PG-13
1h 28min

Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, and Heather Graham in License to Drive (1988)

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

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

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License To Drive

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Heather Graham in License to Drive (1988)

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Corey Haim and Heather Graham in License to Drive (1988)

Heather Graham in License to Drive (1988)

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Corey Haim and James Avery in License to Drive (1988)

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Helen Hanft in License to Drive (1988)

Helen Hanft in License to Drive (1988)

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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. —Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

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Taglines
- Some guys get all the brakes!
Genre
- Comedy
Certificate
- PG-13
Parents guide

Trivia
Neither Corey Feldman nor Corey Haim had a driver's license when filming started.

Goofs
The license plate on the caddy changes from "GRANDPA" to "GRANPA" in various scenes.

Quotes
Dean: Natalie! I was wondering, if you were driving 55 miles per hour and you collided with a runaway train, would it make ANY improvement on your face?

Alternate versions
To receive a PG certificate, 7 seconds were cut from the original UK video version with the removal of the line "You mustn't fuck with the Department of Motor Vehicles." The line was reinstated for the 2012 UK DVD, which is rated 12.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Arthur 2: On the Rocks/Short Circuit 2/Coming to America/A Handful of Dust/License to Drive (1988)

Soundtracks
Drive My Car
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Produced By Stephen Bray and Michael Verdick
Performed by The Breakfast Club
Courtesy of MCA Records

Top review

Another 80s fave of mine.

This is one of the best films to ever feature the two Coreys. Yep, this is back when they were still cool. The movie has all sorts of funny situations and (intentionally) funny dialogue that actually works. I really love the scene involving the drunk. That may be a bit gross, but I still laguh. Really folks, it's the Summer, run to the video store and pick it up. Get your 80s fix.

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billybrown41
Jul 27, 2001

Release date
- July 6, 1988 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- To Live and Drive in L.A.
Filming locations
- Johnie's Broiler - 7447 Firestone Blvd., Downey, California, USA
Production companies
- Twentieth Century Fox
- Davis Entertainment
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Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $22,433,275
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,850,934
- Jul 10, 1988
Gross worldwide
- $22,433,275

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 28min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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