License to Drive

A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver’s test.

• Director:Greg Beeman
• Genre:Comedy
• Runtime:90 minutes

Cast

Corey Haim : Les Anderson
Corey Feldman : Dean
Carol Kane : Mrs. Anderson
Richard Masur : Mr. Anderson
Heather Graham : Mercedes Lane

The film is about Les Anderson (Haim), a 16-year-old who is trying to get his driver’s license. He has a crush on one of the more popular and attractive girls in school, Mercedes Lane (Graham).

After failing his driver’s exam, Les does take the road test (and passes), following a computer surge that he unknowingly caused. His test scores are retrieved, though, and his new license is torn up. Les lies to his parents and friends, convincing them that he has passed the test. Unfortunately his parents do find out the truth, though. As a result, Les is grounded. That night he sneaks out of the house with his grandfather’s prized 1972 Cadillac for a night on the town with Mercedes. After showing him how the city looks from far away on a hill, she tells him that her father used to bring her there. Mercedes then gets drunk and passes out, causing minor hood damage to the car.

Les panics and goes to his friend Dean’s house, where Dean (Feldman) fixes the dents in the car’s hood. His other friend Charles has a camera. Dean persuades Les to go out for a joyride, unaware that Les does not have a license. The three end up getting into all kinds of trouble and hilarity ensues.

Of course, the next day, Les does get in trouble with his father after coming back home (from dropping Charles, Dean and Mercedes off at their homes). Then his mother shouts that she’s in labor. Luckily, Les is able to drive his father, little brother Rudy and his mom to the hospital – in reverse. But after they get there and Les’s mother is taken into the hospital, a crane falls and crushes the Cadillac. Both Les and his dad are shocked. But later, thankfully, Les’ grandfather laughs it off when he reveals that he had totaled Les’ father’s BMW. Read more

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