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License to Drive
1988
Les and Dean are two teenagers longing to live life in the fast lane. Fun, freedom and girls will all be theirs - if only they can get a driving license. So when Les fails his raod test, their dreams are shattered and the boys set off on a collision course of comic disasters. Read more
| Starring | Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Carol Kane, Richard Masur |
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| Director | Greg Beeman |
| Genres | Comedy |
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License to Drive
Les and Dean are two teenagers longing to live life in the fast lane. Fun, freedom and girls will all be theirs - if only they can get a driving license. So when Les fails his raod test, their dreams are shattered and the boys set off on a collision course of comic disasters.
| Starring | Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Carol Kane, Richard Masur |
|---|---|
| Director | Greg Beeman |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: unknown Production year: 1988 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (2)
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Believe it or not, after their roles in Joel Schumacher's glossy vampire picture The Lost Boys, everyone thought Corey Haim and Corey Feldman were destined to have substantial movie careers, at least while teenage girls showed an interest in their boyish looks. A year later, they teamed up to make this dippy comedy about a teenager (Haim) who fails his driving test but continues cruising, and has no end of mishaps. There are some laughs to be had and the Coreys are fine, although, a decade on, it's clear that they were relying here more on their looks than their talent neither has made much of an impact since.
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Heavy-handed and tiresome teenage farce; it works on a mechanical level, managing to maintain an accelerating momentum of incident, but rarely produces even a smile.
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Most helpful member's review
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
One of the most underated teen films of the 80's
Stop reading this, click to add it to your selection and come back..........
Right, I'm well chuffed to find that this is hopefully getting a DVD release. In my view this is Feldman' finest hour, on true comedy form. Haim is also okay but spends most of the time setting up lines for feldman.
I used to watch this film as a kid all the time. The gags come thick and fast. The uber simple plot unashamably panders to 80's American Suburban way of thinking. Everything is big, loud and brash, a knowing nod is even included to the blatant promotion of materialism and excess.
The film is very simple and will win no awards for originality. :-
- Geek somehow manages to get date with highschool hot totty.
- Needs to impress so 'borrows' his Granfathers car
- It all goes pear shaped, laughter ensues.
- Will he get the girl at the end? What do you recon???
Bottom line is this film is good, almost clean, no brain fun. Worth a watch if just for the stonking 80's soundtrack and Heather Graham in a pink dress so 80's it'd put Debbie Gibson to shame. -
Most recent members' review
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LOVE THIS!!
This is one of my all time guilty pleasure movies from the 80's. Was a big fan of the coreys back then and would def buy it if it came out in the UK as a DVD.
Extremely funny with some very good performances. Rent It!! -
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License to Drive
Les and Dean are two teenagers longing to live life in the fast lane. Fun, freedom and girls will all be theirs - if only they can get a driving license. So when Les fails his raod test, their dreams are shattered and the boys set off on a collision course of comic disasters....
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