License to Drive

1988, Comedy, 1h 30m

25 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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Despite a hard-working cast and a premise that will appeal to its teenage target demographic, this deeply silly comedy only has a License to Drive audiences to seek out better films. Read critic reviews

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Teenager Les Anderson (Corey Haim) thinks his life can't get any worse after he flunks his driver's exam, but he's wrong. Even though he didn't receive his license, Les refuses to break his date with the cool Mercedes Lane (Heather Graham), and he decides to lift his family's prize luxury car for the occasion. Unfortunately, Mercedes sneaks some booze along and passes out drunk, and a confused Les makes the bad decision of enlisting his rebellious friend, Dean (Corey Feldman), to help.

Cast & Crew

Corey Haim
Les Anderson
Corey Feldman
Dean
Carol Kane
Mrs. Anderson
Richard Masur
Mr. Anderson
Heather Graham
Mercedes Lane
Michael Manasseri
Charles
Harvey Miller
The Professor
Grant Goodeve
Natalie's DMV Examiner
Parley Baer
Grandpa Anderson
Greg Beeman
Director
Neil Tolkin
Screenwriter
Andrew Licht
Producer
Jeffrey A. Mueller
Producer
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Critic Reviews for License to Drive

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Full Review… Joe Pollack St. Louis Post-Dispatch Full Review… Chris Chase New York Daily News Full Review… Juan Carlos Coto Miami Herald Full Review… Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Full Review… Michael H. Price Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Full Review… Kathy Huffhines Detroit Free Press Full Review… Stephen Hunter Baltimore Sun Full Review… Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Full Review… Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Full Review… David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Full Review… Caffeinated Clint Film Threat Full Review… Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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