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License To Drive

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License To Drive (1988)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:3

Rotten:14

Average Rating:3.2/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Les (Corey Haim) is about to go through one of the most important adolescent rites-of-passage: He's all set to take his driver's license exam. And Les had better pass, cause his younger buddies... Les (Corey Haim) is about to go through one of the most important adolescent rites-of-passage: He's all set to take his driver's license exam. And Les had better pass, cause his younger buddies are depending on him to free them from the onerous malady of parental vehicular dependency. Adding to his pressure is his hot date with Mercedes (Heather Graham), a super-babe, that Les has lied his way into. Les fails the test. But he's not discouraged because when you haven't got it, you can fake it! So he steals his grandfather's near-vintage, baby-blue caddy that's just back from the shop. Once the wheels are out on the road, it's no turning back for the teens on the town. Too bad everything that could go wrong does go wrong, as Les's cool evening out becomes his worst nightmare. [More]

Starring: Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Richard Masur, Heather Graham

Starring: Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Richard Masur, Heather Graham, Carol Kane, Nina Siemaszko, Grant Heslov

Director: Greg Beeman

Director: Greg Beeman

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Although the premise of getting or not getting a first driver's license is a solid-enough base for 90 minutes of teenage comedy, License To Drive misses the point on all counts.

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08/06/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Everything you've ever hated about American teenagers, their music, money, fashion sense, their values, and most of all their pin-ups, in one auto-destructive movie.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
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Time Out

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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

...as a breezy, mindless little comedy, License to Drive undoubtedly fits the bill.

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05/08/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

One of the best teen comedies ever made....an absolute blast!

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05/06/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Film Threat

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01/29/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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02/29/04
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com

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02/04/04
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

Anyone old enough to have a license is probably much too old to be amused by License to Drive.

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05/20/03
Caryn James
Caryn James
New York Times
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02/10/03
Shannon J. Harvey
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Sunday Times (Australia)

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01/20/03
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

It's got the two Coreys...need I say more?

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07/30/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

It's the two Coreys at the height of their popularity; make sure your children avert their eyes… by gouging them out if necessary.

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07/27/02
Rob Vaux
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Flipside Movie Emporium

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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I liked this movie. The Coreys were actually funny in this one.

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07/26/02
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Las Vegas Mercury

About all that's worth noting is that the Caddy gets demolished and that the stars remain intact (though practically everyone will wish that it were the other way around).

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01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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Up until about the halfway mark of this movie, I was having a very good time. Then, somehow, it ran out of energy.

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