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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1988 DVD Release: 05/03/2005 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 26 Genres: Comedy, Teen Movie

Les (Corey Haim) is embarrassed when he fails his driving test in this routine teen comedy. His buddies are depending on him to provide the wheels for the weekend, but Les is more interested in his Saturday date with Mercedes (Heather Graham). Les secretly steals his grandfather's immaculate 1972 Cadillac for the adventure. The dream date soon turns into a nightmare when Dean (Corey Feldman) bothers Les with camera flashes and cigar smoke, and his sloppy-drunk date dances on the hood of the car with high heels. The car is towed when he parks illegally, and later the teens are chased by revved-up motorheads who challenge him to a race. Carol Kane and Richard Masur play Les' parents. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

Corey Haim - Les
Corey Feldman - Dean
Carol Kane - Les' Mom
Richard Masur - The Father
Heather Graham - Mercedes

License to Drive finally makes its debut on DVD with Anchor Bay's fine Special Edition DVD release. Loaded with bonus features, the disc is a must-have for fans of the film and should prove to be a hot seller on the store racks. Presented in its original 1.85:1 widescreen format with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, the film rips the '80s into big-screen, high-quality life. Extras begin with two separate interviews from the Coreys, each pretty in depth on the production, with Feldman's being a bit on the egotistical side, especially after you hear the real stories as told by director Greg Beeman and writer Neil Tolkin on the audio commentary. Fun, boisterous, and worth every listen, the two act like they're preaching to their kids as they jokingly point out such forgotten artifacts as vinyl records and audio cassettes throughout the film. Another gem on the disc comes in a full 13-minute deleted scene, which was shot but then tested poorly before production was called back for excessive reshoots (they opted instead to go with the drunk driver scene after the roadblock, oddly enough!). Other than that, add in two trailers and another pair of TV spots and you have the whole disc, complete with informative liner notes. Fans could ask for little more from 20th Century Fox and Anchor Bay on this exceptional DVD. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide