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Overview

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Director:
Greg Beeman
Writer (WGA):
Neil Tolkin (written by)
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Release Date:
6 July 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Some guys get all the brakes!
Plot:
A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver's test. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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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
Harvey Miller ... The Professor

Michael A. Nickles ... Paolo

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
Christopher Burton ... Rudy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
To Live and Drive in L.A. (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
Ben Affleck tried out for the role of Les Anderson. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the beginning of the movie, we see Les talking to Dean on the bus getting ready to ask Mercedes out. When the bus drives away, it disappears between shots. more
Quotes:
Les: I am so dead they're going to have to bury me twice. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Little Monsters (1989) more
Soundtrack:
SWEET SURRENDER more

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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
License to Drive, 23 April 1999
Author: Tim Cox from Marietta, OH

John Hughes-like teen comedy with the always nauseating Haim starring as a high schooler who fails his written driving exam but tries his expertise at driving anyways to woo a beautiful woman. Masur is the most entertaining thing in this all too familiar style film as Haim's father.

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