License to Drive

PG-13

1988

1 hr. 30 min.

Comedy

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24%

25 Reviews

Tomatometer

62%

10,000+ Ratings

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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.

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Critics Consensus

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.

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Karen M

It's really a great movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Angel O

This movie is hilariously stupid. I saw it as a 15 yr old at the Drive in when it came out right along side BIG back in 1988. First time since but this time I took a couple of vape hits & laughed my ass off the whole way through. Sure it gets a little slow at the end but come on, most movies do. Feldman had just a side kick role here but was still great & Haim was spot on as usual with his natural comedic goofiness. I'll be watching this again but prob won't wait 35 years this time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/27/23

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Andrew K

Sure as hell hasn't aged well.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/18/23

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bootsdad13 U

Great father son moments in this one too. Funny, and underrated.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/29/23

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StephenPaul C

The worst 1.5 hours ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/11/23

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Patricia C

One of my top 5 movies ever!!! I remember watching this at 3 years old and falling in love with this movie and Corey Haim... This is a comfort movie for me!!!! It's hysterical!!! I love watching it with my boys!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/23

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Greg Beeman

Director

Corey Haim

Les Anderson

Corey Feldman

Dean

Carol Kane

Mrs. Anderson

Richard Masur

Mr. Anderson

Heather Graham

Mercedes Lane

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Joe Pollack

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

This arrant nonsense, obviously aimed at children who aren't yet 16 but who have the fantasies, goes beyond all bounds of intelligence and grace.

Jun 17, 2021

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Chris Chase

New York Daily News

There is a good deal of adolescent swaggering and belching, and I would guess 12-year-old males would be the picture's chief admirers.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 17, 2021

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Juan Carlos Coto

Miami Herald

License to Drive takes too much license with its nuttiness, playing wacky moments to the point where the comedy sputters.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 17, 2021

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Stephen Hunter

Baltimore Sun

It's not lightweight, it's no-weight.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 17, 2021

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Dated '80s teen comedy has car crashes, drinking, cursing.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 24, 2017

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TV Guide

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.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 6, 2007

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Greg Beeman
Screenwriter: Neil Tolkin
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, Davis Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.1M
Sound Mix: Surround

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